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Multi-app kiosk mode now available in Windows 11!

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Jun 12, 2023

Create a customized and locked down experience for your shared devices using multi-app kiosk mode, now available in Windows 11 with the May 24, 2023 Windows Configuration Update.

Create streamlined experiences

Multi-app kiosk mode allows an IT admin to pre-select the apps and functionality available to a user to create a tailored and immersive device experience. Ideal for shared devices, multi-app kiosk mode can create different configurations for different users, ensuring they have access to only what is needed to use the device as intended. The locked down configurations present users with the Windows desktop with which they are already familiar, while limiting their access to reduce distractions and potential for inadvertent uses.

Windows 11 multi-app kiosk mode desktop, showing 3 allowed apps: Edge browser, Calculator, and File Explorer.

Multi-app kiosk accounts leverage the new Windows 11 desktop UI, with only the pre-selected apps available to access. Access to restricted areas through context menus, system tray icons and notification bar are blocked as well.

What's new in Windows 11?

The functionality of multi-app kiosk mode in Windows 11 is the same as it was in Windows 10. The feature no longer leverages the Tablet Mode UI as it did in Windows 10 – it follows the Windows 11 UI principles as would be seen in a personal Windows 11 client device.

Multi-Monitor Support

In Windows 11, multi-app kiosk mode now supports configurations with multiple monitors.

How can I get started?

Currently, multi-app kiosk mode can be configured in Windows 11 via your WMI Bridge provider, or PowerShell.

To check out our updated documentation, see Set up a multi-app kiosk on Windows 11 devices.

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  • jcaviani's avatar
    jcaviani
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 04, 2023

    I was able to get an autologon KIOSK to autolauch Edge and pin it to the Start menu. Now I just have to figure out the behavior of all the Edge arguments. I applied this XML through a custom configuration profile in Intune.

     

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    <AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:rs5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/201810/config" xmlns:win11="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2022/config">
    <Profiles>
    <Profile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}">
    <AllAppsList>
    <AllowedApps>
    <App DesktopAppPath="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" rs5:AutoLaunch="true"/>
    <App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"/>
    <App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"/>
    <App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"/>
    </AllowedApps>
    </AllAppsList>
    <win11:StartPins>
    <![CDATA[
    { "pinnedList":[
    {"desktopAppLink":"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Microsoft Edge.lnk"},
    {"packagedAppId":"Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"},
    {"packagedAppId":"Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"},
    {"packagedAppId":"Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"}
    ] }
    ]]></win11:StartPins>
    <Taskbar ShowTaskbar="true"/>
    </Profile>
    </Profiles>
    <Configs>
    <Config>
    <AutoLogonAccount/>
    <DefaultProfile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}"/>
    </Config>
    </Configs>
    </AssignedAccessConfiguration>

  • TSepponen's avatar
    TSepponen
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 13, 2023

    I would assume not very far from Intune Support, also tested today to create multiapp windows 11 machine. Seems like the auto logon doesnt yet work. When the KioskUser0 tries to log in it just kicks it out. Was able to overcome this by creating new user KioskUser00 and setupped autologon for that.  Auto Logon would also work for KioskUser0 account if that would have been moved to Administrators group but that also disables the blocks so that account would have full access to everything which i would recommend not to do.

     

    Edit: newest Windows 11 update seems to fix the autologon issue, now its working as intented.

  • weilandc's avatar
    weilandc
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 12, 2023

    Wondering if an Intune Support ETA has been established? Actually, just testing it with Windows 11 anyway and it slightly works ;), but Taskbar manipulation is a no-go :(.

  • MichaelW's avatar
    MichaelW
    Brass Contributor
    Aug 08, 2023

    Is there an ETA when this is coming to MS Intune? We really really need this mode in our environment!

    Unfortunately with the current kiosk template a lot of functionality is missing/or just not working (you cant import a .json startlayout for example, microsoft edge wont start because of permission problems, etc.)

  • sufan's avatar
    sufan
    MVP
    Jul 23, 2023

    太好了，多应用的展台模式终于可在Windows 11上运行。

    但目前 Windows 11 配置 Multi-app Kiosk 的文档实在太稀缺了，主要是 XML 的引用格式和规范介绍的太过于模糊，导致在实践中不断的发生错误。希望相关的技术文档能够更全面和完善。

  • TSepponen's avatar
    TSepponen
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 14, 2023

    Finally, has been waiting Windows 11 support for Kiosk´s for so long... Great to see some progress, hopefully Intune support will be coming fast as then could update our Win 10 Multi-app Kiosks finally to Win 11