Click Finish to create the shortcut.īy default, when you click on the link, IE will load up with the default home page. “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE” –kĬlick Next and type in “ Internet Explorer Kiosk” or whatever you like to distinguish the link from the normal Internet Explorer icon on your desktop.
Note that the -k part is outside of the quotes and that is how you want it to be. In the location box, copy and paste the following line exactly as shown, including the quotes. You can create the kiosk mode shortcut by right clicking anywhere on the desktop and choosing New – Shortcut. I prefer the latter method so that you can easily choose normal or kiosk mode without having to keep editing the shortcut. You can either edit the original shortcut for IE or you can create a separate shortcut for opening IE in kiosk mode. In order to open IE in kiosk mode, you have to pass the executable file an extra parameter. Enable IE Kiosk ModeĪs mentioned earlier, kiosk mode will remove even the title bar at the very top of the screen so that the only thing on the entire screen is the currently loaded webpage. Scroll down to the next section to learn how to navigate around IE using only keyboard shortcuts. You will also notice the Help section gives you a detailed description of how the setting will affect IE. By default, it is set to Not Configured.Ĭlick on the Enabled radio button and then click OK. On the right hand side, scroll down until you see Enforce full-screen mode and then double-click on the item. Once you open the editor, navigate to the following location:Ĭomputer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Components – Internet Explorer Also note that full screen mode require IE 7 or higher.įirst, open Group Policy by clicking on Start and typing in gpedit.msc. This is because you need access to Group Policy editor and that is not available in the Standard or Home editions of Windows. Note that you can only enable full screen mode for IE in the Pro, Ultimate, and Enterprise versions of Windows 7 and 8. Let’s talk about how you can enable each of these modes. In kiosk mode, you can’t even close the window normally, but either have to use a keyboard shortcut or bring up the taskbar using the Windows key on the keyboard. It’s also very hard to navigate in full screen and kiosk modes because there is no address bar or anything else.
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