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Kiosk mode: Single Edge tab is loosing focus
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EHLTB
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We have a device setup in Kiosk mode. Simply runs an instance of Edge in full screen mode with a single tab pointing to a URL hosted on a local server. GUI is a wired USB keyboard. No mouse. We are finding that the tab is loosing focus. So no keyboard input is recognised. Only way to get focus back is plug in a mouse and click on the page. Not ideal.
Any ideas?
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ShiJieLi-MSFT 9,331 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2023-02-14T06:01:43.5366667+00:00 Hi @EHLTB ,
Are you able to reproduce this issue on other URL/application? Also, you can try the same URL on a different browser under Kiosk mode.
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Laurent Frogger 0 Reputation points2023-09-22T12:38:28.92+00:00 Hello, we have exactly the same problem. Focus with just an usb keyboard is sometimes lost when starting the machine by launching Edge on kiosk. Have you found a solution please?
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Federico LEX 0 Reputation points2024-03-14T14:09:54.7533333+00:00 Hi. I had exactly the same problem.
Checking Windows Event I've found an application error that probably appear after edge startup and that probably stole focus from Edge.
I have found this workaround: Kill Edge with a scheduled task triggered at computer startup with a initial delay using this batch:
*timeout 4 & taskkill /F /IM msedge.exe*As Windows in "Kiosk mode" keep the single app running, after kill, Edge is re-launched by Windows and gain focus again over other application.
HTH + By
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