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Jeffrey_Fronius
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Oct 05, 2020

Microsoft Edge Kiosk Mode New Tab/New Window Shortcuts

Hello!   We have devices where we are using Edge with Kiosk mode.  We've discovered that the CTRL+N and CTRL+T shortcuts for new tab and new window work from within Kiosk mode.   We ideally only ...
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    Jeffrey_Fronius
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    Dec 29, 2020
    Good day, checking back on this. Is this enhancement expected for Edge 88 or 89 coming soon? This would help greatly with one of my company's use cases for Edge!
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      Raj_GS
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      Mar 04, 2021

      Jeffrey_Fronius ,

       

      Not sure if you had a chance to review the doc links that Kelly provided. Similar to the Legacy Edge's kiosk offering, Windows Assigned Access feature now supports the new Edge in single app kiosk mode (in Insider builds for a few weeks now) - via Settings UI, Intune, Powershell scripting, etc. When you configure Edge kiosk using Assigned Access's single app mode, you'll notice that we lockdown Ctrl+N. Ctrl+T is not blocked though. In case you had a chance to try this out, let us know what you think!

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      Kelly_Y
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      Jan 06, 2021

      Jeffrey_Fronius Hello!  I'm checking with the Kiosk Mode team!  We'll follow up with any updates about the updated timeframe.  Thank you! 

       

      -Kelly

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        Kelly_Y
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        Jan 06, 2021

        Jeffrey_Fronius The current plan is for the shortcuts to be blocked starting with MS Edge v89.  

         

        For the public browsing experience we are only blocking CTRL+N (opening a new window process). This is tabbed experience so it will require CTRL+T.
        For the digital\interactive experience we are blocking both, CTRL+T (opening a new tab) and CTRL+N (opening a new window process).

         

        Hopefully there will not be any delays but feel free to check back with any questions.  Also, we are planning to update our documentation next week.  Thanks! 

         

        -Kelly

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