Windows 11 offers users a “Kiosk” mode. Kiosk mode turns Windows 11 into a digital board, an interactive screen or something else.
When a kiosk account is created, Windows 11 is started and an app is started immediately after startup. The kiosk account cannot display anything other than a message or a website. This depends on the type of app you select for the Kiosk account.
The kiosk account is a local account without administrator rights. User account control or UAC must be enabled to use a kiosk account. Also is remote management not possible.
This article explains how to create, change, and delete a kiosk account in Windows 11.
How to set up, change and remove kiosk mode in Windows 11
Create a kiosk account in Windows 11
Right-click on the Start button. Click on Settings in the menu. Then click on Accounts on the left and then on Family and other users.
Then click the “Get Started” button in the Kiosk Setup options.
Enter a clear name for the Kiosk account. This user name use it later to log in to the kiosk account on your computer.
Click next to continue.
Select the app you want to use to display in the Kiosk. This is the only app you can use in kiosk mode.
For example, do you want to set up a kiosk to only use the web browser. Then select the browser app from the list. If you only want to display an image, select the app to open the image. No idea which app? Then click on the link Help choose the right app.
In this example, I select Microsoft Edge.
Then select how you want to use the kiosk. You can choose from “as a digital sign or interactive display” or “As a public browser”.
Because I selected Microsoft Edge as the only app to use in the kiosk, I need to complete the options for this app in the kiosk. These options may differ if you have chosen a different app or option.
You have finished setting up kiosk mode.
Now log out with your user account and log in with the kiosk account you just created.
If you are in kiosk mode, you can log out of this kiosk account by pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL on your keyboard and then clicking Logout in the menu.
Edit kiosk in Windows 11
To edit the kiosk you must be logged in with an administrator account and not the kiosk account.
Right-click on the Start button. Click on Settings in the menu. Click on Accounts on the left and then on Family and other users.
Then click on the active kiosk to edit the options. You can change the type of kiosk such as a digital sign or interactive display. Depending on the type of kiosk, you can then change the different options for this app/kiosk.
Remove kiosk in Windows 11
Around the kiosk delete account click on the “Delete kiosk” button in the kiosk info. The kiosk account will then be deleted from the computer.
I hope this helped you. Thank you for reading!