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Embedded Lockdown Manager (Industry 8.1)

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7/8/2014

You can use the Embedded Lockdown Manager (ELM) to configure lockdown features on a Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry (Industry 8.1) or Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) device.

Overview

ELM is a snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). You can use ELM directly on a Industry 8.1 or Standard 8 device, or you can use ELM on a development computer and then remotely connect to a Industry 8.1 or Standard 8 device.

ELM automatically detects which lockdown features are installed on the device, and displays configuration options for only those features. ELM uses Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to detect and change configuration settings.

You can use ELM to configure the following lockdown features:

Feature

Description

Dialog Filter

Prevents undesirable pop-up windows and dialog boxes from appearing on the screen.

Keyboard Filter

Suppresses undesirable key combinations, such as Ctrl+Alt+Delete.

Shell Launcher

Launches an alternate shell instead of the standard Windows 8.1 shell.

Unified Write Filter

Protects physical media from write operations.

USB Filter

Prevents unauthorized USB devices from connecting to USB ports.

Windows 8 Application Launcher

Launches a Windows Store app immediately when a configured account signs in.

Gesture Filter

Blocks undesirable edge gestures. You cannot use ELM to configure this feature in Standard 8.

Connect to a device

If you want to use ELM on your development computer and connect to a remote device, you may need to configure the device to allow remote WMI traffic first. For more information, see Configure a device for remote management.

To connect to a device

  1. In MMC, on the Console Root pane, select **ELM **.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • On the Actions pane, click Connect to Device.
    • On the leftmost pane, right-click **ELM ** and then click Connect to Device.

  3. On the Select Computer dialog box, use one of the following procedures:

    • If you are running ELM on the device you want to configure, select Local computer.
    • If you want to configure a remote device, select Another computer and do the following:
      1. Enter the network name of the remote device, or use the Browse button to search the network for a device.
      2. To use a different account to remotely connect to the device, select Connect as another user.
      3. Click Set User and enter the logon credentials for the remote account.

Important

To connect to a device, you must use an administrator account and the password cannot be blank.

Remove device

Disconnects from the selected device and removes it from ELM.

See Also

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