Windows Kisosk - any ideas?

[toast1]

Win10 Kisosk has many problems.

 

It will not allow me to play many video files, only a few, all others are 'not supported'

 

I have to manually choose Repeat every time, as the default repeat function doesn't work.

 

I just did a Clean install on the PC, so the OS shouldn't be corrupted.

 

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I'd like to be able to have a video repeat atuomatically, without having to manualy chose Repeat, every time it goes into Kiosk mode.

Thank you

 

[Oxx]

What media player are you using? Try installing VLC Media Player.  It's free and will play virtually everything.

 

It's available from https://www.videolan.org/

[toast1]

I have this but not available in Kiosk

 

thanks

 

[MJCM]

What about this as a Batch file?

 

https://gist.github.com/5shekel/1153815

 

vlc.exe "inputVideo.mp4" --fullscreen --no-mouse-events --loop --no-osd --no-audio 

 

[The Hammer2021]

17 minutes ago, Oxx said:

What media player are you using? Try installing VLC Media Player.  It's free and will play virtually everything.

 

It's available from https://www.videolan.org/

I have found VLC to be the best player for years.

[toast1]

but not in Kiosk

[toast1]

How can a Batch file be played in Kiosk?

 

[MJCM]

4 minutes ago, toast1 said:

How can a Batch file be played in Kiosk?

 

Does this help?

 

 

[toast1]

No, I'm asking about replay faults and not being able to play certain MP4's

 

thanks

 

[MJCM]

- Post withdrawn - OP explained it in previous post.

[toast1]

I have Windows 10 pro

I want to be able to run a video on the screen, while protecting PC files from access.

Can I do this with Shell Launcher? I've never used it.
Its all about denying access to my files, while playiing a video on the screen.

 

ALSO
I used to just use a different User account, but found that all the files in my D folder were accessable. Do you know any way to secure those files, while logged in as another user?

[MJCM]

6 minutes ago, toast1 said:

I used to just use a different User account, but found that all the files in my D folder were accessable. Do you know any way to secure those files, while logged in as another user?

That is IMHO just a matter of Security!

 

(Posted wrong link (for older version)

 

https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/change-file-permissions-windows-10/

 

YT

 

 

[userabcd]

Have you tried Media Kiosk app or enabled the additional codecs in Windows for their media player?

 

 Windows 11:

You can acquire the package through Windows settings:
Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Optional Features > Add a feature > Media Feature Pack

 Windows 10 version 1903/1909/2004/2009:

You can acquire the package through Windows settings:
Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Optional Features > Add a feature > Media Feature Pack

 

[userabcd]

Add

Code:

mpc-hc "c:\myvideo.mkv" /fullscreen"

in HKLM\...\Run via msconfig.

Whenever a new video needs to be loaded, kill MPC, replace the video, and reboot (or just restart MPC). It has an option for "repeat forever" which is remembered between sessions.

Make sure the kiosk has no keyboard or mouse, and is physically secured.

[toast1]

Thanks for the info

I tried to mess around with Folder Permissions, cold never get it to work, will try again.

 

 

[toast1]

I'll try Media Kisosk

 

What is HKLM?.

What is MPC?

[MJCM]

21 minutes ago, toast1 said:

I'll try Media Kisosk

 

What is HKLM?.

What is MPC?

HKLM = is part of the registry of a Windows Machine (it stands for HKEY_LOCAL_Machine)

 

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry#HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_(HKLM)

 

You need Admin Access to be able to do something there

 

MPC = Media Player (just like VLC)

 

 

 

 

[userabcd]

12 minutes ago, toast1 said:

I'll try Media Kisosk

 

What is HKLM?.

What is MPC?

HKLM = HKEY Local Machine in registry

 

MPC-HK is an open source media player for windows. Don't know if that would work in win10 pro as I see it has not been supported since 2017 so probably best not to use it.

[toast1]

Thanks

[userabcd]

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