windows 8.1 assigned access for Desktop App

Question

I have a Desktop Application written in WPF (originally for Windows 7) that I would like to run in Kiosk (Assign Access mode) on a Microsoft Surface Pro 2. The assigned access feature looked perfect, but it doesn't support non-store apps.

I just need a way to prevent the user from switching to another app or getting access to the OS etc.

Possible?

try this, I am not sure it will work or not stackoverflow.com/a/18660950/1230188 — Farhan Ghumra

Darth Jurassic Darth Jurassic · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-26T22:53:12

Make your application fullscreen as shown here: full screen wpf
In your main window constructor subscribe on Deactivate event or override OnDeactivate method:
```
    Deactivated += delegate(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        Activate();
    };
```

You would also want to prevent the window from Alt+F4 closing by handling the Closing event on such a way:

    Closing += delegate(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
    {
        if(!Environment.HasShutdownStarted)
            e.Cancel = true;
    };

After all done, the application is closable only by task manager, sign out and shutdown.

windows 8.1 assigned access for Desktop App

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