System Tab
System
The System page allows you to configure the system-wide options:
Task Manager
• Disable Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del) – select this option to disable the Task Manager. This prevents the user from accessing the Task Manager and ensures currently running tasks and processes can only be ended by an authorized user.
Windows Explorer
• Disable right-click – select this option to prevent users from accessing commands such as View, Paste, Copy, and Properties in Windows Explorer.
• Disable UNC paths – select this option to prevent users from accessing shared network resources.
• Disable folder manipulation – select this option to prevent users from manipulate the folders on the system.
• Disable drag and drop – select this option to prohibit users from moving files and folders to different locations. This option also disables selecting text and images by dragging the mouse pointer in all applications.
• Disable RunAs – select this option to enable or disable the RunAs option when Kiosk is enabled. This option is enabled by default.
Control Panel
The Control Panel page provides options for restricting the display of Windows Control Panel applets. Windows Control Panel can be accessed by the user but the icons may be selectively hidden.
• Show applets – select this option to display each applet found in the Control Panel.
• Hide All applets – select this option to prevent access to every Control Panel applet.
• Hide Selected applet – select the particular applet to hide it.
• Specify applet – specify the name of the applet and click Add.
Desktop & Windows Taskbar
The Desktop & Windows Taskbar page provides options for restricting the use of the computer desktop and Windows Taskbar.
Desktop
• Disable right-click on Desktop – select this option to disable right-click on the Desktop. The user will not be able to access the right-click menu and commands such as New and Properties.
• Disable right-click on Desktop icons – select this option to disable right-click on the Desktop icons. Users will not be able to access commands such as Open. The user will also not be able to delete shortcuts or rename them.
• Hide all icons – select this option to hide all the icons on the Desktop.
• Hide selected icons – select the icon that must be hidden.
• Add Desktop icon – specify the Desktop icon and add it to the list.
Taskbar
• Disable right-click on Taskbar and Start button – select this option to disable right-click on Taskbar and the Start button.
• Hide Taskbar icons – select this option to hide the icons in the Taskbar.
• Disable Action Center – select this option to disable the Action Center.
Drives and File Extensions
The Drives and File Extensions page provides options for restricting access to drives and specified file extensions for each application installed on the computer:
• Disable Selected Drives – select the available drives and file extensions to be disabled by selecting the checkbox next to each one. Use the Select All option if required. Files and directory structures are not visible once this feature is enabled. For example, if all drives are selected, exploring the directories contained within is not permitted.
• Disable Removable Drives – select this option to disable removable drives. This feature prevents the user from seeing any removable drives connected.
• Disable access to user directory – select this option to disable access to the user directory. The users will not be able to browse their own user directory.
 | The Disable access to user directory option will take effect only if the system drive is disabled. |
Disable Selected File Extensions
• Disable – select the extensions that must be disabled. If a file extension is selected, then the file extension will be disabled across all drives.
• Add File Extensions – specify the file extension and click Add to add a new file extension to the list.
Start Menu
Customize access to the Start menu by selecting one or more options:
• Enable Start Menu – select this option to allow access to the Start Menu.
• Disable all Start Menu items – select this option to disable Start Menu completely.
• Disable selected Start Menu items – select this option to disable the selected Start Menu items. Select the checkbox for the specific items/operating system version you want to disable. Following is a list of the Start Menu items that can be disabled:
> Administrative Tools
> Control Panel, Printers and Network Connections...
> Cortana
> Devices Charm
> Documents (Classic Menu Only)
> Downloads
> Favorites
> File Explorer
> Games
> Help and Support
> Homegroup
> Lock Screen / Lock
> Log Off/ Sign out
> Most Frequently Used Programs / Most Used
> My Computer / Computer
> My Documents / Documents
> My Music / Music
> My Network / Network
> My Pictures / Pictures
> Pinned Programs List
> Programs / All Programs / All apps
> Recent Documents/Recent Items
> Recorded TV
> Run...
> Search
> Search Charm
> Set Program Access and Defaults/Defaults Program...
> Settings Charm
> Share Charm
> Shut Down
> Start Button Context Menu
> Start Charm
> Task Switching Bar
> Taskbar and Start Menu
> User Specific Folders
> User's Folder
> Videos
> Windows Store
• Disable right-click Start Menu item – select this option to disable right-click for the Start Menu and prevent the user from accessing the secondary menu. This option is not available for Windows 8.1.
• Enable Classic Style Start Menu – select this option to enable the Classic Style Start Menu.
Windows 8.1/Windows 10 and above
Select the following options if Windows 8.1 is installed on the managed computers:
• Always boot to Desktop (Windows 8.1 Only) – select this option if you want the computers to always boot into Desktop mode. If you do not select this option, the computers running Windows 8.1 will boot into the Start Screen by default.
• Hide Task View (Windows 10 and above) – select the checkbox to disable Task View on Windows 10 and above. The Task View allows you to switch between programs currently running on the computer.
• Disable uninstall of apps – select this option to disable uninstalling Windows 8.1 apps by the user.
• Disable pinning of apps to taskbar – select this option to disable pinning the Windows 8.1 apps to the taskbar by the user.
• Disable right-click on tiles and customization of start screen – select this option to disable the ability to right-click tiles on the start screen and also disable the customization of the start screen by the user.
• Disable Xbox Game Bar (Windows 10 and above) – select this option to disable Xbox Game Bar.
Network Restrictions
Network Restrictions allow you to restrict access to specific URL or IP range.
• Enable – select this option to enable Network Restrictions.
• Specify the URL – specify the URL and click Add.
• Specify IP address (or range) – specify a single IP or a range of IP address and click Add.
• Allow selected – select this option to allow the selected IP addresses.
• Disallow selected – select this option to block the selected IP addresses.
Hot Keys
The Hot Keys node provides options for restricting the use of specified hot keys at the system level. Key combinations that work in multiple applications can be disabled regardless which application is enabled on the computer.
• Select hot keys to disable – select the hot keys that must be disabled.
• Specify Hot key – specify the hot key and click Add to add a hot key to the list.