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How to Create an Internet Kiosk in 10 Easy Steps

October 26, 2006 8 Comments

If you own a business and would like to provide an Internet Cafe to your customers but do not want to worry aboutthem trashing your computer or snooping around your network, there are some things you can do to create a moresecure environment. This secure internet browsing mode is commonly referred to as an Internet Kiosk.

Disclaimer: This article is designed to cover most angles but does not claim to be conclusive in securing Windows (ifthere is such a thing!) What we will essentially do is create an automatically updating machine that grants the useraccess only to Internet Explorer by changing the shell value for that user andby applying local Group Policy to restrict the user.

Steps to Create Your Own Internet Kiosk:

Install Windows XP (Pro is recommended, but not required. This how-to is based on Pro edition) on a NTFSformatted hard drive.

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Install all updates via windowsupdate.microsoft.com and set automatic updates to install automatically in thefuture on a daily basis

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Install your anti virus software of choice and set it to auto update3.Install Flash, Macromedia, and acrobat reader if you so choose4.create a new user account with admin privileges, set the password to never expire and to not be able to bechanged by the user

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log in with that user and make the following registry change:6.click Start -> Run and type regedit and click OKOnce the Registry Editor opens, click File and Export to create a backup of the registry (in casesomething goes wrong). Place this in the C:\Windows folder.

Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Create a new string value called shell (Edit -> New -> String Value)

in the Data portion of this new string value type: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXEClose the Registry Editor and logout of Windows7.Log back in with your original admin account8.Reduce the privileges of the new user account you created earlier to user9.Click Start -> Run -> Type mmc without the quotes. On the File menu click Add/Remove Snap-in. ClickAdd.UnderAvailable Stand-alone Snap-ins, clickGroup Policy, and then clickAdd. This will open the GroupPolicy editor where you can limit user rights to your hearts content. I would recommend dis-allowing controlpanel access, Active Desktop options, Task Manager from Ctrl-Alt-Del, and other obvious settings to ensure thatyour users can onlydo what you say.

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There you have it, 10 easy steps to create your own secure InternetKiosk. When your newly created restricted user logs in, they will only get an Internet Explorer window. No start menuor desktop options.

If you have any suggestions on how to improve the security of your newly installed Internet Kiosk, please share themwith our readers.

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8 responses so far

JimThePCGuy // December 10, 2006 at 2:51 am | Reply

This was a very helpful article; however, Im not sure removing the ctrl+alt+del would be smart concidering theonly way to shutdown or logoff would be to do a hard-shutdown. Please tell me if Im mistaken!

Kate// January 17, 2007 at 9:50 pm | Reply

This is actually the perfect for what I am trying to do with the one exception jim has pointed out. I need to beable to switch from a user that is in kiosk mode (full screen web shell) from the keyboard to my admin screenmany times per work day shared computer. Anyone have any suggestions while I google up some morethoughts?

Fundraiser// January 18, 2007 at 3:59 pm | Reply

A few questions from a blog idiot

How do you keep the spammers from eating you alive? i\ve seen blogs with nothing but spam postings.

How do you keep some left wing extremist from posting racist or defamatory rhetoric? and if you cant stopthem, what are you legally liabel when they do?

can viruses be posted to blogs?

midspot// January 18, 2007 at 4:15 pm | Reply

Fundraiser:

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MIKE // February 22, 2007 at 8:47 am | Reply

So what happens when the user closes IE? I set a group policy setting that does not allow IE to be closed, butanytime there is a pop-up you cant close that either.

midspot// February 22, 2007 at 11:44 am | Reply

yes, that is one caveat of doing this. I also used grp policy to disallow closing, but then I relied on the built inpop-up blocker and the help of Google toolbar to fend off pop-ups




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stan wu // April 2, 2007 at 10:22 am | Reply

this is another way to make a kiosk modemore easyhttp://knoppix.tnc.edu.tw/modules/news/article.php?storyid=240

This is a linux live cd what build in the firefox kioskmode (Google KIOSK)

Rich Gregory // May 26, 2008 at 6:47 pm | Reply

First a question about the Group Policy editor

How do I limit only the user rights for ONE user ID (KIOSK) without restricting any other users on thesystem?

Also, although you mention disabling some items (control panel access, Active Desktop options, Task Managerfrom Ctrl-Alt-Del, and other obvious settings) but you dont say how.

Lastly, shouldnt the Start button also be disabled? (And how?)

Sorry for the newbie-ish nature of the questions but Im completely unfamiliar with this editor!

ThxR

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