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Windows provisioning

In this step-by-step guide we will take you through provision process of your Windows machines.

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A machine running Windows 10 architecture x86 (64 bit Windows) with connection to internet is required! Specifically Windows May 2020 Update (Version 2004, Build 19041) or higher.

On Windows 11 24H2 and after, Microsoft has deprecated WMI command line utility, which is used in the provisioning process. You will need to manually add this optional feature to windows to complete the provision successfully

Pre-requisities​

  • Clean installation of Windows OS
  • PowerShell version 5.1 (or higher)
  • Constant internet connection (Ethernet cable or Automatic connection to Wi-Fi)
  • You can read about SignageOS Compatibility with Windows versions here

Provisioning process:​

Provisioning with exe installer (Wizard)
  1. 1

    Download and run the installer

    Download the latest Windows signageOS Core app installer. And run the .exe file to initialize installation.

  2. 2

    Accept the UAC prompt

    Click YES in the UAC dialog window.

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  3. 3

    Start the installation wizard

    Click Next.

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  4. 4

    Set the Kiosk user password

    Fill in password for Kiosk user and click Install.

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  5. 5

    Confirm and install

    Click Next.

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  6. 6

    Restart the computer

    Restart computer.

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Provisioning with PowerShell
  1. 1

    Download the Core app package

    Download the latest Windows signageOS Core app (.zip)

  2. 2

    Create an installation folder

    Create a folder where you wish to install the app

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    PLEASE NOTE: Do not use the spaces in folder name

  3. 3

    Unpack the zip file

    Unpack content of the zip file into your folder

  4. 4

    Open PowerShell as administrator

    Open Windows PowerShell, make sure you run as administrator

  5. 5

    Set the execution policy

    Run following command:

    Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope LocalMachine -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Force -Confirm:$false
  6. 6

    Review the installation scripts

    All Shell installation and uninstallation scripts are described in the README file located in the unzipped installation package folder

  7. 7

    Navigate to your folder

    Navigate to your folder

    cd ../..

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  8. 8

    Run the install script

    Once you are in your directory, execute command

    .\Install-SignageOS.ps1
  9. 9

    Set the Kiosk account password

    Input your password for Kiosk account once prompted

  10. 10

    Wait for installation to finish

    Once the installation is finished you should be notified

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  11. 11

    Restart the computer

    You can close PowerShell command prompt and restart the computer

  12. 12

    Verify the registration hash

    After restart device should display hash for registration

Next steps​

Learn how to add new device via Box

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Learn how to add new device via REST API!

Continue here

Deprovisioning​

To deprovision device you can extract scripts from our exe installer or you can download these script alone.

Deprovisioning with exe installer
  1. 1

    Extract the installer

    Extract installer executable using 7-Zip.

  2. 2

    Navigate to the extracted folder

    Navigate to the extracted folder to Content.

  3. 3

    Run the uninstall script

    Run Uninstall-SignageOS.ps1 as administrator.

Deprovisioning with scripts archive
  1. 1

    Run PowerShell as administrator

    Run powershell as administrator

  2. 2

    Navigate to the scripts folder

    Navigate to folder with downloaded scripts

  3. 3

    Execute the uninstall script

    Execute Uninstall scripts

    .\Uninstall-SignageOS.ps1

FAQ​

How to get out from the Kiosk app signageOS Core App for Windows runs natively in Windows Kiosk mode. To exit the Kiosk mode and access login screen press CTRL+ALT+DEL.

How you handle Windows Updates Windows updates are disabled by default.

Why is my device not showing any screenshots? This behaviour occurs when a windows native remote desktop software is connected. The screenshots will not be available until the remote user is disconnected.

How to retrieve the password as a system administrator? User needs to be signed in as Admin, Run Powershell as Admin and then run Powershell command:

Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty DefaultPassword

Password should be available afterwards

How to get multiple displays detected as one? For Windows machines it is possible to have a setup with multiple displays detected as one, this is available through native graphics drivers (Nvidia or Intel Graphics). Select your displays and pick option to merge the video outputs into one. Below is example from the Intel variant

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