Windows 10 Kiosk with USB / Removable access and Single-Page-Full-Screen Browser

2020-05-04

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_{Monday, May 4, 2020 1:06 PM}

Hello,

seems like iam the only one in this world, who would like to deploy a
Windows 10 Kiosk with a Single-Page-Full-Screen-Browser and USB ...

I tried a lot of different approaches ...

- Single-App-Kiosk from local settings with Full-Screen-Browser -> no access to file system possible

Single-App-Kiosk via Provisioning Package Designer -> No Startpage configureable (Full-Screen Edge blank page)

In the deepths of the internet i rode: A single-App-Kiosk is not intended to access the file system AT ALL.

So i had to go with a Multi-App-Kiosk and here is the Config witch gets really close to our what i want:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config"
    xmlns:v2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/201810/config"
    xmlns:v3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2020/config"
>
    <Profiles>
        <Profile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C27}">
            <AllAppsList>
                <AllowedApps>
                    <App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" v2:AutoLaunch="true"/>
                </AllowedApps>
            </AllAppsList>
            <v2:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
                <v2:AllowedNamespace Name="Downloads"/>
                <v3:AllowRemovableDrives/>
            </v2:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
            <StartLayout>
                <![CDATA[<LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" Version="1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">
                      <LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />
                      <DefaultLayoutOverride>
                        <StartLayoutCollection>
                          <defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6">
                            <start:Group Name="Webbrowser für DIAS">
                              <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" />
                            </start:Group>
                          </defaultlayout:StartLayout>
                        </StartLayoutCollection>
                      </DefaultLayoutOverride>
                    </LayoutModificationTemplate>
                ]]>
            </StartLayout>
            <Taskbar ShowTaskbar="false"/>
        </Profile>
    </Profiles>
    <Configs>
        <Config>
            <Account>MultiAppKioskUser</Account>
            <DefaultProfile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C27}"/>
        </Config>
    </Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>

After login from the Kioskuser, Edge Starts in Full-Screen-Mode with blank Page. Where to configure the start page in this case? When i give an Argument like

v2:AutoLaunchArguments="https://www.google.com"

nothing happens. Ive also configured the Startpage in local GPO and in the Edge itself.

If i switch the "ConfigureKioskMode"-Option from "not configured" to " ... Privat Browsing - limited features", the browser opens the Startpage but is not in full-screen anymore, which provides the addressbar.

Is there anyone in this world who can help me with this?

Best regards

Sebastian0x10

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_{Tuesday, May 5, 2020 7:19 AM}

Hi Sebastian,

What tool you are using to configure kiosk mode? (Intune, MDM service or others?)

What's your system version? Make sure you are using Windows 10 1903 or Windows 10 1909 as Microsoft Edge Legacy on Windows 10, version 1809 (Professional, Enterprise, and Education) is supported to use URL to configure the Home button, Start page, and New Tab page.

AutoLaunchArguments is used to configure auto launch application, which is not related with configure start page.

For configure start page on local device with GUI, please refer to the link:

How to set up kiosk mode on Windows 10 October 2018 Update

"Ive also configured the Startpage in local GPO "

As the description states, Edge will run as normal when you configured multiple app kiosk mode, so the not full screen behavior is an expect behavior.

Bests,

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_{Tuesday, May 5, 2020 2:16 PM}

Hello and thank you for your reply.

Iam using "windows configuration designer" to configure the kiosk. The kiosk runs on Windows 10 Pro 1909.

As mentioned, iam looking for a kiosk with usb access. The provided link is only for a kiosk with the local settings, but no usb access at all.

"As the description states, Edge will run as normal when you configured multiple app kiosk mode, so the not full screen behavior is an expect behavior."

As i described, the full-screen single-app mode is what i want, but with usb access... impossible?

Within minutes, i configure you a kiosk with a certain startpage in full screen, only using the local settings... no problem. And what about USB access?

_{Thursday, May 7, 2020 8:45 AM}

Hi,

I would confirm with you for your requirement, do you mean want to access USB in kiosk mode? Or want to access kiosk mode through USB?

Bests,

_{Friday, May 8, 2020 7:19 AM}

Hello,

i want to access usb (AllowRemoveableDrives) in kiosk mode.

The Kiosk we are talking about is an Internetterminal for our cloud service. Therefor we want the users to be able to access removables / thumbdrives.

Cheers Sebastian

_{Monday, May 11, 2020 9:24 AM}

Hi Sebastian,

Thank you for your reply.

After compare your xml file with sample provided by Microsoft, I noticed you miss a space with removabledrives, it should be like below:

<v3:AllowRemovableDrives />

As some group policy configured by default to disable access removable drives in Kiosk mode, I recommend to change the following policy and check again.

Computer Configuration-->Policies-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Removable Storage Access

Computer Configuration-->Policies-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Device Installation-->Device Installation Restrictions

User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ Windows Explorer \ User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ Windows Explorer

Bests,

_{Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:10 AM}

Thank you for your reply. Iam sorry but you maybe missunderstood me. The access on removables is working. With the configuration a provided above, the only thing which is not working is the startpage.

local gpo = No
Within PPKG GPO = No
Within XML-Referece as AutoLaunchArgument = No

Windows opens EDGE in Full-Screen, but the page remains blank (grey with white edge symbol),
no matter what i do ..

Greetings Sebastian

_{Wednesday, May 13, 2020 9:42 AM}

Hi,

Even we have not test it on our side as security policy has disabled removable disk, but I think it not conflict between startpage configuration and removable disk.

I would recommend to use the following registry key to configure Edge, and also keep your removable disk configuration as <v2:AllowedNamespace Name="Downloads"/> and <v3:AllowRemovableDrives/> to check it on your side.

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings
ConfigureOpenEdgeWith

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings
ProvisionedHomePages

Please feedback your result to us.

Bests,

_{Wednesday, May 13, 2020 10:41 AM}

ConfigureOpenEdgeWith = 0
ProvisionedHomePages = <google.com>

Ive already tried this in the past because you can configure these settiings in Windows configuration designer.

But i checked it again a few seconds ago. Unfortunetly no success.

Edge is in Full-Screen but remains blank.

_{Friday, May 15, 2020 9:43 AM}

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback.

As we lack of test environment, we can't prepare the test on our side. So we would recommend to test if the issue occur on previous system version such as Windows 10 1903 or Windows 10 1809. Also if start page is necessary for you, please create a ticket with the link below for further analysis. If the behavior was confirmed as Microsoft issue, consult fee will refund to you.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/supportforbusiness/productselection

Thank you for your understanding.

Bests,

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