Desktop

Configure your browser to run at startup

Windows

The following steps will work with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows 10.

To make a web browser launch automatically during startup, create a shortcut to the browser and place it in the Windows Startup folder:

1. Click Start followed by Run and type:
   • %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
2. Please note that this location will only affect your user profile at startup; if you would rather have the browser launch at startup for every user who logs on to the computer, place the browser shortcut in this location instead:
   • %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
3. This opens the Startup folder for the current (or every) user profile.
4. Next, right-click inside folder and choose New followed by Shortcut and provide the path to the browser for which you want to execute at startup.
5. Alternately, you can simply just drag the browser shortcut to this folder too.
   
   

macOS

This will work for OS X Lion (10.7) through macOS Catalina (10.15).

1. Go to System Preferences > Users and Groups (or Accounts in some older versions).
2. Click on the user for which you want your browser to run at startup.
3. Select the Login Items tab.
4. Click on the + (plus) icon.
5. Select your browser and click Add.
   
   

Chrome OS

Mobile

Save Researcher as an app

iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)

Only from Safari can you add a webpage as an app.

1. In Safari, go to the webpage you want to save as an app.
2. Tap on the square and arrow icon at the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap Add to Home Screen and customize the name.
4. Tap Add when you're done.
   
   

Android

Restrict access to only one app

iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)

You can use Guided Access in Accessibility Settings to limit your Apple devices to one app and control which features are available.

Android

Researcher

There are several adjustments you may need to make to your Researcher preferences and settings if you're using kiosks.

Open in same tab

If your browser is locked to a single window or tab, you'll want to make sure your Explore buttons open in the same tab. To do this, go to Tools > Explore Builder and make sure Open in New Tab or Browser Window is unchecked for each button in every Explore pane you're using.

Inactivity timeout

Set Researcher to refresh every five minutes of inactivity by going to Preferences > Researcher > Researcher and changing the Timeout dropdown at the bottom to 5 Minutes. This way, if a patron doesn't clear their screen or log out before leaving the kiosk, Researcher will do it automatically.