Multi-app kiosk

Understanding the profile assignment of multi-app kiosk mode on Windows 11

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This week is all about multi-app kiosk mode on Windows 11. That on itself is not something really new and to get started with that, have a look at this post around configuring multi-app kiosk mode on Windows 11. The documentation, however, is getting better and better, by describing more and more capabilities for multi-app kiosk mode on Windows 11. One of the challenges used to be the profile assignment of the multi-app kiosk mode configuration. Especially when looking at an autologon scenario. There are now configurations available to address basically all of the different scenarios that could be required. From autologon, to global assignment, to individual assignments, to group assignments. And from local accounts to Entra accounts. This post will provide a closer look …

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Using offline mode and app access without signing in on Android Enterprise dedicated devices

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This week is all about the recently introduced functionalities of offline mode and app access without signing in. Those functionalities are specifically created for Android Enterprise dedicated devices that are enrolled into Microsoft Entra shared device mode and that are using the Managed Home Screen as launcher for other approved apps. Both of these functionalities are focused on scenarios in which the user is required to sign in to the device before the apps on the device can be used. With these functionalities, however, the IT administrator can enable specific apps to be available even when the device is offline, and even before signing in to the device. That makes sure that the user can still be productive when the device is offline, and can …

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Configuring multi-app kiosk mode on Windows 11

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This week is all about multi-app kiosk mode on Windows 11 devices. Kiosk mode on itself is nothing new, nor is the configuration of kiosk mode. However, until a few months ago, it was not possible to configure multi-app kiosk mode on Windows 11. That’s possible now, except the configuration options via Microsoft Intune are not that straight forward yet. As in, it’s not available via a standardized configuration profile yet. It is, however, already possible to configure multi-app kiosk mode via the MDM WMI Bridge Provider. That provider relies on configuration capabilities within the MDM channel, which means that the configuration can also be achieved directly via Microsoft Intune. Multi-app kiosk mode relies on assigned access to run one or more apps from the …

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