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How to Automatically Start Conferfly in Kiosk Mode When Windows Computer Starts

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How to Automatically Start Conferfly in Kiosk Mode When Windows Computer Starts

Note: This guide is for Windows. For the macOS guide, click here.

Introduction: Set up your Windows conference room computer so Conferfly opens full screen in Kiosk Mode every time it starts, with no one needing to touch it after a reboot.

There are two ways to do this. We recommend the Conferfly app: it has kiosk mode and launch at startup built in, and it comes with its own Chromium browser for joining meetings, so there is nothing to install or configure in Chrome.

Step 1: Install the App

  1. Go to download.conferfly.com and download Conferfly for Windows (.exe).
  2. Run the installer.

IT teams: an .msi installer is also available for managed deployment.

Step 2: Sign In and Lock the Room

  1. Open Conferfly and sign in with your Conferfly account.
  2. Open the room this computer belongs to.
  3. Lock the room, so Conferfly always opens straight to it.

Step 3: Turn On Kiosk Mode and Start on Login

  1. In Conferfly, go to Settings > App Settings.
  2. Turn on Start on Login (launches Conferfly when the computer starts).
  3. Turn on Kiosk Mode (launches Conferfly full screen in kiosk mode).
  4. Recommended: turn on Keep PC Awake, and set a Daily Auto-Reset time so meetings are closed and the room is refreshed every night.

Step 4: Test

Restart the computer. Conferfly should open on its own, full screen, in the locked room.

That's it. No shortcuts, startup folders or browser flags needed, and meetings open inside the app's built-in browser.

Option 2: Chrome or Edge with the Conferfly Extension

Prefer to run Conferfly in a browser? This still works; you just set up the startup behavior yourself.

Step 1: Creating a Conferfly Shortcut

  1. Right-click on the Chrome or Edge app icon on your desktop.
  2. Select “Copy” from the context menu.
  3. Right-click on the desktop and choose “Paste shortcut.”
  4. Rename the shortcut to “Conferfly.”
  5. Right-click on the shortcut and select “Properties.”
  6. In the Target field, append the following:
--autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-popup-blocking --kiosk --kiosk-printing "https://conferfly.com"

The texts in the target field will look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-popup-blocking --disable-background-timer-throttling --kiosk --kiosk-printing "https://conferfly.com"

7. Click “OK” to save the changes.

Step 2: Setting Up Automatic Startup

  1. Right-click on the Start button (Windows icon) at the bottom-left corner of your screen.
  2. Select “Run” from the context menu (or just type “run”).
  3. In the Run dialog, type or copy and paste the following command:
shell:startup

4. Press Enter or click “OK.”

5. This opens the “Startup” folder in File Explorer.

6. Copy or drag and drop the “Conferfly” shortcut into the “Startup” folder.

Step 3: Browser Settings & Testing

1. Chrome: Navigate to Chrome settings > System chrome://settings/system, and disable "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed" .

  • Make sure Chrome is enabled at auto-start in Windows. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, then navigate to Task Manager > Startup to ensure that Chrome is enabled.
chrome://settings/system

Microsoft Edge: Navigate to Edge settings > System edge://settings/system, and disable "Startup boost" & "Continue running background apps when Microsoft Edge is closed".

  • Make sure Edge is disabled at auto-start in Windows. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, then navigate to Task Manager > Startup to ensure that Edge is disabled.
edge://settings/system

2. Restart your computer.

3. After the restart, Conferfly should automatically launch in Kiosk Mode.

Optional step: Go to Browser settings chrome://settings/onStartup and add https://conferfly.com under "Open a specific page or set of pages".

Important: Ensure the Conferfly Room is Always Locked

Always remember to lock the room in Conferfly, ensuring that Conferfly automatically redirects to the designated locked room upon startup.
Also, remember to enable kiosk mode in the Conferfly Extension.

For further optimization of the conference room PC setup, click here.

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