HP ThinShell Administrator Guide

Exporting and deploying an HP ThinShell configuration
The HP ThinShell configuration can be exported as a Windows registry file so that it can easily be
deployed to other thin clients.
To export an HP ThinShell configuration to a registry file:
1. Click the Export button in the lower left-hand corner of the HP ThinShell Configuration utility.
2. Select the destination folder, and then enter a name for the configuration.
3. Click Save.
There are several ways that you can deploy the exported registry file to other thin clients:
NOTE: Be sure that HP ThinShell is installed on each thin client.
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Copy the registry file to another thin client, and then double-click the registry file to apply the
settings.
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Use HP Device Manager to deploy the registry settings to multiple thin clients (see the
HP
Device Manager Administrator Guide
for more information).
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Use Group Policy to propagate the registry settings to certain domain users.
Switching to Administrator Mode in Kiosk Mode
HP ThinShell provides an Administrator Mode for use in Kiosk Mode so that you can configure HP
ThinShell without having to log out of the user account.
To switch to Administrator Mode in Kiosk Mode:
1. Click Admin.
2. Select an administrator account in the User Account Control dialog.
NOTE: An error will occur if User Account Control has been disabled in the Windows Control
Panel.
3. Enter the password, and then click Yes.
While in Administrator Mode, you can access any applications and interface components that were
disabled for standard users.
NOTE: Administrator Mode does not automatically grant access to Control Panel utilities that are
disabled for User Mode. To access additional utilities, enable them while in Administrator Mode, and
then disable them before returning to User Mode.
To access the HP ThinShell Configuration utility while in Administrator Mode:
▲
Click Options.
To return HP ThinShell to User Mode:
▲
Click Power > Exit.
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