Netkiosk settings instructions.
We use screenshots taken directly from Netkiosk imperi.

Netkiosk setup on first installation.

Click the menu icon in the top right hand corner and click login.

The new multilingual admin pages.
You can use Netkiosk in any language.

We have added a number of default languages to help you with the settings in your own language. The language options are for the admin settings only, as the user will not need these.

We have quick translate buttons for English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Hindi. For instance, if you select Italian (IT) the next time you open the admin panel, then all settings will show up in Italian. You can also edit the text help file in the default languages, as we have used Google Translate for these, so in case they might contain a few grammar or spelling errors, you can correct them. You can always visit our website for setup instructions.

Using a different language: If your language is not listed, or if we have made a few mistakes, you can simply edit the text boxes to change the admin menu text. Click SAVE/RELOAD, and the settings text is instantly updated.

Edit any underlined text field: You can edit and change any underlined text field to your own or to a different language. Put your cursor on the text and edit it. These are actually text boxes. Next time you open admin settings, your own language will show.

You can switch the admin language settings instantly from English (default) to
German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Hindi.
You can also translate and edit all the settings into your own language.

Configure the Netkiosk settings.

The screen shots below are in English.
In Netkiosk Admin settings, you can change the language to one of the custom languages we have added.
If your language is not listed, you can easily translate the settings help pages to your own language.
You can also edit and translate any of the underlined text to your own text or language.

Set your home page and change the browser layout

This is usually the only website you want to grant access to. Change the default home page to your company or organization’s website.

White list and content filter. This is optional.

Enter the keywords that are allowed in the url. Usually, your main website name is enough, as that is always constant. You can add other website names of the websites you want to give access to.

How does this content filter work?

Netkiosk will detect the allow keyword in the url and will allow the entire website. If the keyword is not found in the url, the user is simply sent back to the homepage you have set in admin settings. That is all there is to it. We first developed this unique content and white list filter way back in 2012, and it has since then proven to be 100% reliable.
For instance, if you also have a Facebook page that is called Facebook/mycompany, then users can visit your Facebook page also. However, as soon as they think they can browse to other parts of Facebook, the mycompany keyword will then no longer be in the Facebook url. The user is then simply sent back to your Netkiosk home page.

Tabbed kiosk browser or full-screen interactive display kiosk mode: Turn on full-screen kiosk mode if you do not want your users to use the tabbed kiosk browser. In display kiosk mode, all menu bars are hidden, making Netkiosk ideal for interactive display kiosks. You have the option to show the floating navigation panel. This may be useful if you run Netkiosk without menu bars. Touch-screen keyboards are, of course, also available.

Open admin login when no admin login button is visible.
To access admin login in interactive display kiosk mode, press Ctrl+i, or if that is not possible (touch screen), press in the bottom left of the screen. More at the bottom of this page.

The secure admin pin

You set your admin pin in the admin panel. After you have set your pin, only admins can open settings with the secure admin pin. The pin can be a maximum of 4 numbers only! Do NOT forget this admin pin! If you can’t remember your pin, contact us. For privacy reasons, we won’t show you here how to restore it.

The idle time reset timer.

You can enable the auto-reset timer. This automatically resets the user’s session after x minutes. A warning popup will appear to tell the user that Netkiosk is about to reset. The user has the option to cancel the reset if they need to continue some work they were doing. Netkiosk will clear all browser history, cookies, and session history on reset.

Reset settings to default: There is also an option to instantly reset all the settings back to default.

A quick close Netkiosk and unlock PC are now clearly visible. (For admin only of course)

Icons and custom bookmarks manager.

You can enable the bookmark menu bar and give access to extra websites. Admin can edit the websites and names here. If the white list is enabled in the first admin tab, make sure you add the bookmark site names to your white list as well. Only the website name (like a keyword) is needed in the white list. Not the entire https:/www. etc. Netkiosk checks the url for keywords, not the entire website.

By default, the user has access to the Print, Camera, Volume, and zoom buttons. Admin can instantly hide these in admin settings.

Custom popup manager.

By default, ALL Windows dialogs and popups are automatically blocked by Netkiosk.
If you want to allow a specific popup, you simply enter the popup window header text here.
The header text usually shows top left in the popup window. You do not need the entire text. Part of it will also work.

Using touch screen keyboards.

Important when using the Windows Touch keyboard on Windows 10 or 11!
Windows Touch keyboard keys hiding on touch screens in Windows 10 or 11?
You need to turn these off for the Windows Touch keyboard to show properly when using Netkiosk imperi.
The reason for this is that the popup blocker detect this text and will therefore close the keyboard.

Turn Off “Show text suggestions as I type”: Under the “Touch Keyboard” section, you’ll see an option called “Show text suggestions as I type.” Toggle this option to the “Off” position. By turning off this setting, you should disable text suggestions on the Touch Keyboard in Windows 11

How to close and shut down Netkiosk.

Latest version. (Currently on our site) A CLOSE NETKIOSK button is clearly visible in admin settings. There is also a Netkiosk shut down option in the menu bar.
When admin presses one of these buttons Netkiosk closes, and the PC is instantly unlocked back to the Windows desktop.

You also have the option to sign out, restart, or shut down Windows directly from within Netkiosk admin settings. Users have no access to this.

How to automatically start Netkiosk when the PC starts.
Show or hide the Ctrl + Alt + Del options Windows menu.

You can instantly enable or disable Netkiosk auto-start. Netkiosk will automatically start after the kiosk user logs in. Netkiosk can run in shell mode, but this is not included by default. The reason for this is that it is a slightly more complex Windows setting that should only be used by IT experts.

For security reasons Microsoft does not allow you to completely disable the Ctrl+Alt+Del shortcuts. Instead, you can hide the icons on the options screen when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del. Simply press Ctrl+Alt+Del OFF to hide the icons or Ctrl+Alt+Del ON to show the icons. For IT experts or anyone familiar with the Windows registry, we have included the Ctrl+Alt+Del registry files in the installation folder of the Netkiosk.

How to open the admin panel in display kiosk mode.

1. Click in the bottom left hand corner to open the admin panel. There is an invisible button in the bottom left corner.
2. You can also press in this area when using a touch screen.
3. You can also press Alt+F5 or Ctrl+i.