In IE, in kiosk mode, the browser looks like this: In full screen mode, the browser looks like this:

Normal IE Mode

IE Full Screen Mode

IE Kiosk Mode

As you can see in the image above, Kiosk Mode takes up the entire screen and doesn’t even show the title bar at the very top with the min, max and close buttons. In Kiosk Mode, there is actually no way to maximize the IE window unless you close it completely. ..

It can be hard to use the new Windows 10 operating system because there are no buttons on the screen to help you find what you’re looking for. In full screen mode, you can’t see the other windows on your computer, and in kiosk mode, you can’t close the window. Here’s how to enable each of these modes. ..

Enable IE Full Screen Mode

In order to enable full screen mode in IE on Windows 7 and 8, you must be using the Pro, Ultimate, or Enterprise versions of Windows. This is because you need access to Group Policy editor and that is not available in the Standard or Home editions of Windows.

In Group Policy, open the following: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Authentication and Security Settings Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Authentication and Security Settings\User Accounts Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Authentication and Security Settings

Editors > Preferences In the preferences window, select the following: General > Keyboard shortcuts In the keyboard shortcuts window, select the following: Ctrl+F5 to open a new file in a new tab.

Enforce full-screen mode and then double-click on the item. By default, it is set to Not Configured.

To enable or disable Internet Explorer, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Enabled radio button.
  2. Click OK.
  3. Scroll down to the next section to learn how to navigate around IE using only keyboard shortcuts. ..

Enable IE Kiosk Mode

Kiosk mode will remove the title bar at the very top of the screen, so that only the currently loaded webpage is on the screen.

To open IE in kiosk mode, you need to pass the executable file an extra parameter. You can either edit the original shortcut for IE or you can create a separate shortcut for opening IE in kiosk mode. I prefer the latter method so that I can easily choose normal or kiosk mode without having to keep editing the shortcut.

You can create a shortcut to the kiosk mode by right clicking on the desktop and choosing New – Shortcut.

“The -k part is outside of the quotes.” In the location box, copy and paste the following line exactly as shown, including the quotes. Note that the -k part is outside of the quotes and that is how you want it to be. “The -k part is not inside of the quotes.” ..

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE –k

To create a shortcut to open Internet Explorer in a kiosk-like mode, click Next and type in “Internet Explorer Kiosk” or whatever you like to distinguish the link from the normal Internet Explorer icon on your desktop. Click Finish to create the shortcut. ..

If you’re like most people, you probably use your mouse to navigate around the web. But what if you can’t use your mouse? What if you have a disability or just don’t want to use your hands? In Windows 8 and 10, Microsoft has added a new feature called “Cortana” which can help you navigate the web without using your hands. Cortana is a digital assistant that lives in the search bar on the top of the screen. When you click on it, Cortana will open up a list of options that include: -The current website -A list of websites that are similar to the current website -A list of websites that are related to what you’re looking for -A list of recent websites that have been opened recently (so Cortana can remember what you were looking for) -A list of recent websites that have been closed recently (so Cortana can remember what you were looking for) ..

  1. Go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
  2. On the General tab, under Browsing, click the Keyboard tab.
  3. Under Shortcuts, you’ll see a list of all the keyboard shortcuts for Internet Explorer.
  4. To add a new shortcut, type the command you want to use in the text box next to it and press Enter.
  5. To delete a shortcut, select it and press Delete on your keyboard. ..

Alt + Home – Go to your home screen.

To back out of a web page, press the “backspace” key on your keyboard. ..

Press the Alt key and right arrow key at the same time to go forward one page (next page). ..

CTRL + P – Print the current webpage CTRL + S – Save the current webpage ..

Close the browser window by pressing CTRL + W.

Browsing the Internet in full screen or kiosk mode in IE is actually pretty nice. There are no distractions and it effectively uses all of your screen real estate. ..

Kiosk Mode in Windows 8

If you are running Windows 8.1, you can enable kiosk mode so that only one application is allowed to run at a time. The user cannot go to the Start screen and can’t close the application at all. They cannot access the Charms bar or anything else. To use the two methods mentioned above, a user would need to press the Windows key on the keyboard.

Windows 8 has a special mode called Assigned Access that can be used with any Windows modern app. This means you can’t use it with any desktop app. Luckily, there is a modern version of IE along with a desktop version of IE in Windows 8.1. ..

In the Settings screen, you’ll need to create a new account and enter your name. After you’ve created your account, you can use the kiosk mode to access your files.

Click on the Change PC Settings link at the bottom of the charms bar.

In the Other accounts window, click on the Add an account button. In the Add an account window, enter your login information for your new account and click on the Create button. Your new account will now be displayed in the Accounts window. ..

Windows will try to get you to create a Microsoft account, which we don’t want you to do. Instead, we recommend creating a local account. This way, you can keep your personal information separate from your work information and access your files from any device. ..

If you don’t have a Microsoft account, you can sign in to your local account by clicking the Sign in button at the bottom of this page.

  1. Enter a name for your new account and a password.
  2. Click Next and then Finish. ..

Now that you have added a new local account, log off the current account and click on the account name to sign out.

Log into the new local account and let it setup the profile. You have to do this otherwise the next steps won’t work. Also, if you want to assign a non built-in Windows app to the account, open the Windows Store app and download the app so that it is installed for that user. In our case, we are just going to use the built-in IE modern app.

If you have not already logged in to your account, go ahead and log in. On the Start screen, click on the three lines in the top left corner that say “Log In.” If you are using an administrative account, you will need to set up an account for assigned access. Once you have logged in and the Start screen appears, go ahead and log out. Log back in using the original administrative account you started with. Again, open Change PC Settings and click on Other accounts. This time click on Set up an account for assigned access.

Now, all you have to do is choose the account that you want to use and the app that you want assigned to it.

When you click Choose an app, you’ll see the list only contains modern apps and no desktop apps. I have chosen Internet Explorer as shown below.

That’s it! Now just log out of your account and log into the local account. You’ll see the app loads instantly and there is absolutely nothing else you can access on the system. This truly locks down the PC to one particular app. In order to log off the restricted account, you need to press the Windows key five times.

In Windows 7 and Windows 8, there are different ways to use Internet Explorer. Here are all of them:

  • Classic View: This is the default view in Internet Explorer. It looks like the old browser windows that you may have used in earlier versions of Windows.
  • Modern View: This is the new default view in Internet Explorer. It looks like the modern browser windows that you may have seen on websites recently.
  • Desktop View: You can use this view to see all your open websites on one screen.
  • Start Screen View: You can use this view to see all your open websites on the Start screen. ..