Public computers the easy way
December 17, 2019 1:19 AM Subscribe
I have about 10 computers here using public wifi, so not on their own network. There's a couple of things I would like to do (not save passwords etc) and I would love to know a) what I am forgetting to do and b) how to do it simply or better.
So, I'm going in and turning off "save passwords" and "let users log into chrome" etc, but I would prefer to just be able to run a bat and get all my settings running in chrome, is that a thing? Please point me right!
We reinstall the computers occasionally so being able to quickly streamline a setup would be delicious, I've used Ninite, but it has it's limitations. We are on windows 10 and the users just use a regular guest account. We don't want to run the computers as kiosks as they are in a context where downloading and installing is necessary. We also don't want people to have their own logins as they are all local logins and you might not use the same computer from one time to the next.
I am unsure if there would be a value to trying to build a small network here and also unsure if I may/should. Unsure of how for that matter either, but I assume that would let us roll all this stuff out to all the computers at the same time. I long for the days where you just had a ghost image to run!
So, I'm going in and turning off "save passwords" and "let users log into chrome" etc, but I would prefer to just be able to run a bat and get all my settings running in chrome, is that a thing? Please point me right!
We reinstall the computers occasionally so being able to quickly streamline a setup would be delicious, I've used Ninite, but it has it's limitations. We are on windows 10 and the users just use a regular guest account. We don't want to run the computers as kiosks as they are in a context where downloading and installing is necessary. We also don't want people to have their own logins as they are all local logins and you might not use the same computer from one time to the next.
I am unsure if there would be a value to trying to build a small network here and also unsure if I may/should. Unsure of how for that matter either, but I assume that would let us roll all this stuff out to all the computers at the same time. I long for the days where you just had a ghost image to run!
SysPrep then clone and deploy. Tempted to mention looking into ADMX Chrome customization too.
posted by Static Vagabond at 4:38 AM on December 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
Sysprep allows you to delete all information related to a specific operating system, including unique identifiers (SID, GUID, etc.), resets the Windows activation and to install apps and drivers in the Audit mode.So setup computer as needed, sysprep it--- clone it, deploy. voila.
Everything configured in the operating system before you run Sysprep (installed software, desktop, system personalization, and network settings, File Explorer, installed and pinned on the start screen Metro apps and other parameters) will remain untouched.
posted by Static Vagabond at 4:38 AM on December 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
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the Chrome browser deployment guide may have some good info for the Chrome specific question: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iu6I0MhyrvyS5h5re5ai8RSVO2sYx2gWI4Zk4Tp6fgc/edit#heading=h.ds4ylwzd7pdd
posted by nalyd at 3:36 AM on December 17, 2019 [6 favorites]