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Enable usb access for Multiapp Kiosk User

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Sunday, February 11, 2018 10:35 PM

Hi we are upgrading our library computers from windows 7 to windows 10 and I would like to use the Multiapp Kiosk User mode. Configuring the Multiapp Kiosk User is no problem and i can get that to work. However, it also denys access to removable drives like dvd/blue ray and usb.

I would like to enable library users to access usb device storage and sd cards when they are plugged into the computer.

I  am also having issues configuring temp home drive access and set it up to remove files on reboot.

We would like configure it as a local user.

N.B At the moment for we use windows 7 enterprise with deep freeze, a domain user with app locker and group policies to restrict a whole raft of things.

We have also changed our hardware model and they will go straight to the libraries rather than coming to us so having everything setup as a provisioning package and using usb or intune would be easier.

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Monday, February 12, 2018 9:30 AM âś…Answered | 1 vote

Hi,

There are a set of built-in policies on removable storage access and installation. It makes restricting USB mass storage device more easier.

1. Computer Configuration-->Policies-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Removable Storage Access
   User Configuration-->Policies-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Removable Storage Access

It specify read and write permission on all kinds of removable storage device.

2. Computer Configuration-->Policies-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Device Installation-->Device Installation Restrictions

Also check the link below about Policies set by multi-app kiosk configuration.

Prevent access to drives from My Computer

Enabled - Restrict all drivers

/en-us/windows/configuration/lock-down-windows-10-to-specific-apps#policies-set-by-multi-app-kiosk-configuration

Hope it will be helpful to you

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Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:26 PM

Hi Carl

Thank for the help don't know why i didn't see it there myself before. Opened local group policy editor for the non-administrators group, sort for enabled under all settings and there it was. Change to c only and usb drives work. I will create a vhd file for documents and mount it as d drive and then somehow have it wipe on reboot.

Cant see it in the provision settings but can write a powershell script to fix that.

Regards

Kiwi


Friday, March 15, 2019 7:53 AM

Any tips on how you succesfully enabled the ability to view other drives?

I have set "Prevent access to drives from My Computer" to C:\ Drive only in Group Policy.

Potentially i need to set it in Local Group Policy but was unable to access this once in assigned access mode..


Tuesday, June 11, 2019 11:49 PM

I tried this as well and cannot allow USB for the kiosk assigned access account.

Is this going to be expanded perhaps in the "FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions" CSP?