Manage Windows kiosks

Knox Manage implements the native kiosk functionality in Windows 10/11 to provide deployment and provisioning of your Windows devices as kiosks.

Windows kiosks are split between two types — single-app and multi-app. Single-app kiosks continuously run one app in full screen, while multi-app kiosks offer a selection of apps that the device user can choose from. Here’s a detailed feature breakdown between the two:

¹ Requires Windows 10 version 1809 or higher.

Single-app kiosk interface

A single-app Windows kiosk provides a full-screen interface of either a web browser or an app, with no multi-tasking capability. Here’s an example of a single-app kiosk interface using Microsoft Edge:

Multi-app kiosk interface

A multi-app kiosk offers a desktop-like interface, with a curated selection of apps, multi-tasking capability, and a taskbar:

Kiosk use cases and experiences

There are four kiosk experiences for your device users that you can choose from, depending on the use case:

When the core experience is a web browser, you can choose between two browsers:

1. Microsoft Edge Browser with two InPrivate browsing modes available:

   • Public Browsing Mode — An unrestricted browsing mode where most web browser features are available. The user can end the session, which clears the browsing data.
   • Digital/Interactive Signage Mode — A non-browsing mode limited to one web page where the user can’t exit the session.

2. Microsoft’s Kiosk Browser² which provides a standard browsing experience, customization of the browser buttons, and the option of restricting web page access to specific sites.

² Not to be confused with the Knox Manage Kiosk Browser.

See also

• Set up a Windows kiosk