Learn more about how to limit a user's misuse.
Open the Settings tab in the additional menu and click on the Security tab.
High access password
This setting allows you to change the password to the Shell's editing and deactivation functionality.
- If the PC was turned off, the new settings will be applied immediately after the PC is turned on.
- If the PC was turned on, restart the shell by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and select Sign out from the list to apply settings.
Remote control
Allows employees to remotely connect to client PCs. It requires installation of an additional module. More details are provided in the article.
Hidden Disks
The client will not be able to open the selected local disks directly or from game launchers. We recommend setting this restriction only for the C:\ drive.
External Drives
If this setting is enabled, guests will not be able to access files on their personal external drives (hard disks, thumb drives, and phones).
Downloading Files
When this parameter is enabled, users will not be able to download files from Google Chrome in the Shell.
Blocking windows and apps
This setting allows you to prohibit unwanted windows from opening. These can be browser search queries, Windows Explorer, or applications.
How to enable blocking
Specify the name and/or class of the window that you want to force to close to prevent clients from accessing unauthorized sites or important settings.
The window name is the title of the site displayed in the tab. If you want to restrict multiple sites at once with the same request, add an * at the beginning and end of the request.
In the screenshot, 3 different sites have a common query: "SmartShell".
Then for blocking, you need to add:
A window class is a set of attributes that the system uses as a template to create a window.
There are a large number of programs to determine the window class and name (for example, Au3info (https://autoit-script.ru/docs/intro/au3spy.htm) from the creators of the AutoIt scripting language).
Templates that we most often recommend:
| Title | Class | What does it limit? |
|---|---|---|
| Leave it blank | CabinetWClass | Opening Windows Explorer Windows |
| *cmd | ConsoleWindowClass | Blocking the command prompt (and Windows PowerShell) |
| Leave it blank | #32770 |
Open Windows\Save the file Attention: the PUBG launcher will no longer start |
| *Microsoft Edge | Leave it blank |
Blocking browser opening |
| *Content of C:/* | Leave it blank | Blocking the C:\ drive opening with a workaround |
These settings will keep your gaming center safe, but they may affect the launch of games and applications. If you need to fine-tune your security rules, you can contact our tech support team.