Friday 25 November 2016

How to start browser in kiosk mode

Chrome and Internet Explorer includes a Kiosk Mode feature that allows you to access Web pages in full-screen mode. 

How to Start Chrome in Kiosk Mode

To start Chrome in kiosk mode, you need to create shortcut for chrome. You may create shortcut by navigation to the chrome installation directory (i.e. C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application) and right-click on chrome.exe. After right click do this: Send to > Desktop.

After creating a shortcut of chrome, do the below step.
  • Go to the properties of the shortcut (using right click on shortcut > properties). 
  • Suppose you want to open web site "www.digneshptl.blogspot.in" in  kisok mode. Then you need to add -kiosk www.digneshptl.blogspot.in in Target filed of the shortcut tab.

        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -kiosk www.digneshptl.blogspot.in



You may put this shortcut in startup to open website in full screen mode at startup.

How to IE in Kiosk Mode

To start IE in kiosk mode, open run using "Windows + R"  type the below command in the box, and then click Ok.


                  iexplore.exe -k url

e.g if you need to open website www.msn.com then command will be "iexplore.exe -k www.msn.com". You may exit kiosk mode by pressing "ALT+F4"

You may also create shortcut and put into startup. So that it will open in kiosk mode at starting of the system.

For more information about IE kiosk mode you may visit Microsoft web site.




With help of www.microsoft.com