Autorun Chrome kiosk app when Chrome OS starts up

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Smekalisty picture Smekalisty · Dec 31, 2015 · Viewed 15k times · Source

When Chrome OS ready, need to click 'App' button and then select the kiosk app, but I want to launch it automatically on startup.

How to set that up?

Answer

Nicholas Kristoffersen picture Nicholas Kristoffersen · Jan 14, 2016

Answer found here: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromebook-central/XTqYPQfZmNc

Please follow the steps below to put Chromebook into Kiosk mode.

  1. Wipe Data on Chromebook (Follow this link for instructions).
  2. After wipe is completed, you will be at the welcome screen. (Input your network information, but DO NOT LOGIN to the Chromebook)
  3. At the login screen, press Ctrl+Alt+K and enable Kiosk mode.
  4. Login into the Chromebook.
  5. Open a new tab in Chrome, and enter chrome://extensions in the address bar (also known as the omnibox). Click enter.
  6. Check the box next to Developer Mode.
  7. Click Add kiosk application, and enter the ID of the Kiosk App you'd like to enable.
  8. Highlight the Kiosk App and select "auto launch".
  9. Press Enter or click Done.
  10. Reboot and when asked, enable app for Kiosk mode.
  11. Now the app will auto launch each time you reboot.
  12. To Turn off Kiosk Mode, begin by rebooting the Chromebook. While the device is starting up, press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+S to interrupt the process and return to the login screen.

Good luck!

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