This article guides you through using our Windows Kiosk app to display your Geckoboard dashboard on devices powered by Windows 10.
What's a Kiosk app?
Kiosk apps enable web browsers (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox etc) to automatically run the application full screen without any browser user interface, such as toolbars and menus. This makes them ideal for installing on devices powering TVs and monitors.
Before you start
For additional security, we recommend your device is connected to your public Wi-Fi.
To install and run our Windows Kiosk app, follow these steps:
- Boot up Windows 10 on your chosen device and login.
Note
On shared devices, make sure you're logging in as an Administrator. Standard Users won't be able to install new applications.
Tip
Create a new Administrator user for your device and use these credentials just for the purposes of setting up the Windows Kiosk app.
- When you've reached the desktop, load any installed web browser.
- In the browser's address bar, type .
It will ask for your permission to download a.VBS(Visual Basic script) file. Click to confirm. - Once the file has downloaded, locate and open the
windows_kiosk.vbsfile.
If the Do you want to open this file? modal appears, click . - If the Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your devices? modal for Microsoft console based script, click .
- A command prompt window will now load with a Geckoboard heading written in ASCII characters.
Read the notes, then press any key and hit Enter to start the process. - You'll be asked if you'd want this user to automatically login each time the device is booted.
Typing + will means you won't need to re-enter your login password.
Typing + will mean you will need to enter your login password each time. If you decide to select No, skip to Step 10. - You'll now see the User Accounts window. Untick the box beside Users must enter a name and password to use this computer.
Click Apply, followed by OK. - Now type and confirm the current user's password in the Automatically sign in window, then click OK.
- If the Google Chrome browser isn't found on your device it will now be installed automatically.
- Google Chrome will boot automatically following installation. You can safely close the browser window or switch back to the command prompt.
- Next you'll need to reboot your computer. Close any other open applications to complete the reboot.
- Depending on whether you selected automatic login, you'll notice the Passcode screen appear. This is the code you'll need to link your Geckoboard dashboard.
Next step
Login to Geckoboard on a different device and use our Send to TV feature to display your Geckoboard dashboard.
Uninstall Windows Kiosk app
To uninstall our Windows Kiosk app, follow these steps:
- In the browser's address bar, type .
It will ask for your permission to download a.VBS(Visual Basic script) file. Click to confirm. - Once the file has downloaded, locate and open the
windows_kiosk_uninstall.vbsfile.
If the Do you want to open this file? modal appears, click . - If the Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your devices? modal for Microsoft console based script, click .
- A command prompt window will now load with a Geckoboard heading written in ASCII characters.Read the notes, then press any key and hit Enter to start the uninstall process.