kioskengine.html

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 title: Kiosk Engine
 description: 
 published: true
-date: 2024-11-16T03:21:00.052Z
+date: 2024-10-28T02:00:58.531Z
 tags: 
 editor: ckeditor
 dateCreated: 2024-10-21T11:42:08.286Z
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 <p>There is a way to open a menu that allows selecting “Resource Bundles” without the use of a discrete chain of keyboard combinations or UI interactions. You can access this menu by pressing the <code>`</code> key on a keyboard.</p>
 <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:48.03%;"><img src="/kioskengine/select-resource-bundle.png"></figure>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
-<h1>Autobooting to the default Windows desktop environment</h1>
-<p>If you want to prevent the autoboot of kiosk engine and would rather boot to a standard Windows desktop environment, you need to edit the <code>Shell</code>registry key located at <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon</code></p>
-<p>You want to change the value of this key to <code>C:\Windows\explorer.exe</code></p>
-<p>To switch back to the default kiosk engine autoboot, change the value to <code>C:\Program Files\Redbox\KioskShell\KioskShell.exe</code></p>

kioskengine/field-maintenance.html

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 title: Field Maintenance
 description: 
 published: true
-date: 2024-11-16T03:09:02.271Z
+date: 2024-11-10T18:33:49.750Z
 tags: 
 editor: ckeditor
 dateCreated: 2024-10-21T11:12:53.076Z
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-<p>The Field Maintenance Application contains various tools for servicing kiosks. One of the main purposes of accessing this menu is to perform an inventory sync after restocking the kiosk. Another important utility is the HAL Tester which can be used to debug parts of the kiosk such as the carousel and gripper.&nbsp;</p>
+<p>The Field Maintenance Application contains various tools for servicing kiosks.&nbsp;</p>
 <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:44.97%;"><img src="/kioskengine/fmscreen.png">
   <figcaption>An example of the Field Maintenance Application after a login</figcaption>
 </figure>
 <h1>Modifying Kiosk to Allow Field Maintenance</h1>
-<p>The field maintenance screen sits behind a authentication screen that, unlike the Redbox Desktop, verifies credentials with Redbox servers (which are no longer online). To get around this, there are patched DLLs that skip the authentication step. The steps are as follows:</p>
+<p>The field maintenance screen sits behind a authentication screen that, unlike the Redbox Desktop, verifies credentials with redbox servers (which are no longer online). To get around this, there are patched DLLs that skip the authentication step. The steps are as follows:</p>
 <ol>
   <li>Download the patched DLL from the Redbox discord. There will be a revised version of this soon that doesn't require downloading a full DLL.</li>
   <li>Place this file in “C:\Program Files\Redbox\REDS\Kiosk Engine\bin”</li>

kioskengine/redbox-desktop.html

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 title: Redbox Desktop
 description: 
 published: true
-date: 2024-11-16T03:05:34.416Z
+date: 2024-11-10T18:37:05.442Z
 tags: 
 editor: ckeditor
 dateCreated: 2024-10-21T11:18:56.496Z
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 <p><strong>Redbox Desktop</strong> is a servicing application accessible via a keyboard combination or by pressing the “Control Panel Log In” button from the <a href="/kioskengine/field-maintenance">Field Maintenance Application</a>.&nbsp;</p>
-<p>This is an advanced admin panel containing elevated access to the OS, including an Admin command prompt, File Explorer, various hardware and administrative software tools, as well as the ability to stop/start most processes on the machine.</p>
+<p>This is an advanced admin panel containing low level access to the OS, including an Admin command prompt, File Explorer, various hardware and administrative software tools, as well as the ability to stop/start most processes on the machine.</p>
 <p>There are four categories of tools organized as: Kiosk, File System, Computer, and Setup. A list of all utilities is pictured below.</p>
 <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:52.15%;"><img src="/kioskengine/rbdesktop.png">
   <figcaption>Redbox Desktop after a user has signed in</figcaption>