Windows 10/11
You can either run this script in Powershell as an admin, or open Task Scheduler and manually create the task with these parameters. Note for version between 10.3.50 and 10.6.3, the exe will be located at C:\Program Files\Savance\EIOBoard Kiosk\EIOBoardKioskPC.exe
Version 11 onward uses the pathway C:\Program Files\Savance\Savance Workplace Kiosk\EIOBoardKioskPC.exe (Sometimes it will be Program Files (86x))
<# # # Add a Scheduled Task to run the Kiosk on startup # # #>
$A = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute “C:\Program Files\Savance\Savance Workplace Kiosk\EIOBoardKioskPC.exe”
$T = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn
$P = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $env:USERNAME -RunLevel Highest
$S = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -StartWhenAvailable -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 3650)
$D = New-ScheduledTask -Action $A -Principal $P -Trigger $T -Settings $S `
-Description ‘Starts the kiosk application — Savance’
Register-ScheduledTask StartKiosk -InputObject $D -ErrorAction Stoppixelmon
Windows 8
- Open start, type run or press Windows Key +R
- Type %appdata% and press Enter. This should take you to “C:\Users\<User-Name>\AppData\Roaming”.
- Navigate to “\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup”. The full path should now look something like: “C:\Users\<user-name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup”.
- You can now add any shortcuts you want to start when you start your computer.
If your EIOBoard Kiosk is not running on Start Up
- Open up the Registry
- Click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Policies>System
- Modify EnableLUA to DWORD 0x00000000