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Kiosk Mode UPDATED
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A “Kiosk” mode is a feature found in most browsers that limits user access on a computer to specific web pages only. In Kiosk mode, browser windows are full screen and the address, tools, menu, and status bars are hidden from use and not displayed.
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:
- Click Start followed by Run and type:
- %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- 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
- This opens the Startup folder for the current (or every) user profile.
- 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.
- 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).
- Go to System Preferences > Users and Groups (or Accounts in some older versions).
- Click on the user for which you want your browser to run at startup.
- Select the Login Items tab.
- Click on the + (plus) icon.
- Select your browser and click Add.
Chrome OS
Set up full-screen kiosk mode
macOS
Windows
The following steps are for running Google Chrome in full screen Kiosk mode on a Windows machine:
- Right-click on your Windows Desktop and select New followed by Shortcut.
- This opens the Create Shortcut window, asking you to Browse for the “
chrome.exe” file. - Although it can be different (depending on your setup), the file is usually found here:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe - Click Next.
- Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. “Chrome Kiosk Mode”) and click Finish.
- Right-click on the new shortcut on your Desktop and go to Properties.
- At the end of the Target field, following “
chrome.exe”, include this additional flag: “chrome.exe --kiosk http://[enter URL here]”. - Next, click Apply followed by click OK.
If you would like to launch Google Chrome every time your machine restarts, copy the newly-created shortcut and paste it into your Startup folder. (See the Configure your browser to run at startup section above.)
Double-clicking on the newly-created shortcut will launch Google Chrome in full-screened Kiosk mode.
To exit the Kiosk mode, press <Alt+F4> on your keyboard.
The shortcut for Full Screen is <F11>; you can also click the Wrench (“
”) icon in the top-right corner of the browser and select the Full Screen icon (“
”).
When Google Chrome is running in full-screened Kiosk mode, the toolbars are not available; however, you are still shown a reminder at the top of the page that <F11> exits Full Screen mode.
If you've copied this shortcut into your Startup folder (see above), Google Chrome will automatically launch in Full Screen Mode when your computer is restarted.
Mobile
Save Researcher as an app
iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)
Only from Safari can you add a webpage as an app.
- In Safari, go to the webpage you want to save as an app.
- Tap on the square and arrow icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Add to Home Screen and customize the name.
- 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.
There's currently no way to get back to your main Researcher page from Bulletins, and going to Status from Search will open a new tab.
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.
