How to Enable and Disable Kiosk Mode

With a quick edit to the registry key, you can set your app to Kiosk Mode which prevents users from signing out while still allowing them to switch between accounts that have already been logged in. 

In this article, we'll show you how to enable and disable Kiosk Mode on both Windows and macOS.

Enable Kiosk Mode

Windows

1. Open the Command Prompt.
   
2. Copy and paste the following: reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Logos4" /v KioskMode /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f  and press Enter.

macOS

1. With the Finder active, press Shift+Cmd+G to open the Go to Folder navigation.
   
2. Enter ~/.mono/registry/CurrentUser/software/logos4/values.xml and press Enter.
3. Open the values.xml file.
4. Click at the beginning of the final line, which shows </values>, and press Enter to add a blank line.
5. On the blank line, copy and paste
   <value name="KioskMode"
type="int">1</value>
6. Press Cmd+S to save the file.

Disable Kiosk Mode

Windows

1. Open the Command Prompt.
   
2. Copy and paste the following: reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Logos4" /v KioskMode /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f  and press Enter.

macOS

1. With the Finder active, press Shift+Cmd+G to open the Go to Folder navigation.
   
2. Enter ~/.mono/registry/CurrentUser/software/logos4/values.xml and press Enter.
3. Open the values.xml file.
4. Find the lines that show
   <value name="KioskMode"
type="int">1</value>
5. Replace the 1 with a 0.
6. Press Cmd+S to save the file.