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On 08/14/2014 11:35 AM, Chris Amorosi wrote: > Hopefully someone can help me here! > > I have an express 15 minute kiosk intended for quick printing or email > checks. When a user comes up to the station, they have to press a button > on screen to say they read/agree to the user policies of the library > before using the station. Every 5 minutes and on the last minute they are > warned about how much time they have left. At the end of 15 minutes, > everything is closed, the desktop is wiped, and they're booted off. While > a user (and abuser) could simply wait a moment as the station resets and > log back on, usually the inconvenience of losing all their work every 15 > minutes is enough to dissuade them from doing so. > > We currently have a program that works like this, but it will only run on > XP. I'd like to update the station to 7, so I need a replacement. Remote > access would be a plus, but it's not necessary. > > I'm not worried about keeping the station secure because we have Deep > Freeze. All I'm looking for is that timer functionality. I haven't "done Windows" in a while. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725745.aspx We solved this using a 15 minute scheduled task triggered by the logon that would execute shutdown.exe A sign on the machine saying it is shutting down in 15 will be useful. Otherwise you can settle for reasonably priced Kiosk mode software that does all of this. Cheers, ./fxk -- Bank error in your favor. Collect $200.