The Windows operating system for PCs is primarily intended for use on normal desktop and office PCs. However, there are also various specialized applications where Windows is also used: These include kiosk terminals, which are public-facing PCs that are restricted for running only a specific application. Another example are so-called digital signage player PCs, where the computers are used to control information and advertising screens (usually without interactive operation).

Although Windows offers with the "Assigned Access Mode" a possibility to limit the usage to just one application, only so called Windows Store applications can be selected here. Conventional Win32 desktop applications ("EXE") are not supported. Therefore, this mode is useless for most use cases.

mirabyte, a software development company specialized in digital signage and kiosk software, offers the "FrontFace Lockdown Tool", a freeware application which closes this gap and with which Windows PCs can be configured very easily.

The brand new version 5.0 now also supports Windows 11.

Various settings and configuration options can be selected via an intuitive user interface, such as automatically starting the PC without entering a password, blocking critical keyboard shortcuts such as CTRL+ALT+DEL or disabling energy-saving functions and the screen saver. The settings can be saved as profiles and can easily be used for provisioning additional PCs in the same way.

As a portable application, the FrontFace Lockdown Tool is ready to use and does not need to be installed first. This allows to run the application directly, e.g., from a USB stick. The FrontFace Lockdown Tool is truly a multi-tool for administrators who need to configure Windows PCs for specialized use cases.

The FrontFace Lockdown Tool can basically be used with all Windows-compatible kiosk and digital signage applications. However, it harmonizes particularly well with mirabyte’s own FrontFace software, which can be used to implement both interactive kiosk applications and non-interactive digital signage applications professionally – without requiring any programming knowledge!

The FrontFace Lockdown Tool is free (freeware) and compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11. The download is available on the mirabyte homepage:

https://www.mirabyte.com/en/frontface/lockdown-tool/

Über die mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG

mirabyte ® was founded in 2005 and is an independent, entrepreneurial software development company (ISV) based in Hamm (Germany) with innovative products and services in the field of digital signage and interactive kiosk systems. mirabyte’s solutions and products are successfully used by customers from a wide range of industries worldwide.

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG
Geisthofskönig 12
59071 Hamm
Telefon: +49 (2381) 87185-30
Telefax: +49 (2381) 87185-50
https://www.mirabyte.com

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E-Mail: press@mirabyte.com
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