Running WinCe In Kiosk mode

  • Hi there,


    I want my application to boot from reset. I believe this is call "Kiosk Mode" That is the application window is maximised and has no controls to either close, minimise or maximise the window. The start menu and task bar should also be dissabled and not be visible.


    I have written my application in C# under the .net compact framework v2.0 and running this on WinCe v6.0


    Any help here would be greatfully received.


    Thanks in advance


    Dave Cook

  • Kiosk mode means that no explorer will be started on bootup. Only your application will be loaded.
    Please refere to the following threads to get more information about kiosk mode:
    Auto Start an application
    Start an application from Storage Card without explorer.exe
    Autostart application on SD Card
    Startup folder replacement (explorer.exe)


    Additionatly there are some articales on MSDN concerning this issue:
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  • Dear F+S Support.

    May you please repair the links shown in this article?


    I have a separate question to the kiosk mode.

    Will it work, even if i have dependencies to the explorer.exe and even if i have set an password on the device?


    regards

    Ralf

  • Hello,


    >>May you please repair the links shown in this article?

    << Sorry this is not easy. Very old links lost since we change the forum provider five years ago.

    Im most cases a search will lead to the goal. If not please open a new thread.


    >> Will it work, even if i have dependencies to the explorer.exe and even if i have set an password on the device?

    << No if Explorer is off such features like font linking, autostart folder and so on which are features of Explorer wan't work.

    Password protection for ftpd, httpd and telnetd should work!

    F&S Elektronik Systeme GmbH
    As this is an international forum, please try to post in English.
    Da dies ein internationales Forum ist, bitten wir darum, Beiträge möglichst in Englisch zu verfassen.

  • Hello,


    i don't understand your question! Can you give me more details? Where is the connection between "systempassword" and application? What do you mean by "Systempassword" and how do you set it?

    F&S Elektronik Systeme GmbH
    As this is an international forum, please try to post in English.
    Da dies ein internationales Forum ist, bitten wir darum, Beiträge möglichst in Englisch zu verfassen.