Exit kiosk mode with local account in windows 10 Pro

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Exit kiosk mode with local account in windows 10 Pro

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I tried to set up kiosk mode for my laptop to run WPF single app. Firstly, I turn on Shell Launcher in Turn Windows features on or off and run script in powershell with admin right to open my WPF app then restart device.

After restart and login local account (only this account in my laptop because I don't know must create another account for Kiosk mode), my laptop always displayed a black screen and I can't do anything. What is the problem and how to exit kiosk mode? Currently, only pressing Ctrl + Alt + DEl key is working but still can not exist kiosk mode. Please help me!

Here is the script I'm using:

$ShellLauncherClass = [wmiclass]"\\localhost\root\standardcimv2\embedded:WESL_UserSetting"
$ShellLauncherClass.SetDefaultShell(path to my WPF app,1)
$ShellLauncherClass.SetEnabled($TRUE)

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Answer 1

Hi HuynhMinh64,

I'm Amr, an independent advisor, and will try to help you with this.

There are a few things you can try to do to exit kiosk mode

Method one:

Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to open the Task Manager.

Click on "File" in the top left corner, and then click "Run new task".

Type "explorer.exe" into the "Open" field and press Enter.

This should bring up the desktop and allow you to access your files and settings.

Once you are back in the default shell, you can disable kiosk mode by running the following PowerShell command with administrator privileges:

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" -Name "Shell" -Value "explorer.exe"

This will set the default shell back to explorer.exe and disable kiosk mode.

Method two :

Use the Command Prompt to disable kiosk mode. Once you are in Safe Mode with Command Prompt, type the following command and press Enter:

net user administrator /active:yes

This will enable the built-in Administrator account. Then, type the following command and press Enter:

net stop wuauserv

This will stop the Windows Update service. Finally, type the following command and press Enter:

shutdown /r /t 0

This will restart your computer and exit kiosk mode.

If you don't know how to enter safe mode , please head to this link

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sta...

I hope this helps, please feel free to reply to this if you need any further Assistance.

This is a user-to-user support forum. We're users just like you helping other users to find solutions to their problems.

Best Regard

Amr

Answer 2

Hi agian HuynhMinh64,

Please refer to this link to guide you on how to do that

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/confi...

If you have any further inquiries concerning it, I would recommend posting in the Q&A or Technet forum, as this is the intended audience for these types of queries:

https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/

This is just a consumer forum for home users.

Best Regard

Amr

Answer 3

Anonymous

Hi Amr,

Thanks you so much, the method 1 is working.

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Answer 4

Anonymous

Yeah Amr, I have 1 more concern that why after running the script my WPF app don't opening and black screen displayed instead of. So how to set up Kiosk mode single app for windows 10?

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Answer 5

Anonymous

Hi agian HuynhMinh64,

You are welcome!

I am glad I could help.

If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to ask.

Best Regard

Amr

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