Windows 8 Embedded Standard
Setup Guide
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Upon first boot, once the initial configuration process has completed, the Windows 8
embedded thin client will boot to the screen as seen below: This is the Windows
Activation and will only happen at first boot. Click OK to clear the screen.
ThinClientUser:
By default, when you first boot up your new WE8 thin client you are automatically
logged in as ThinClientUser. ThinClientUser has been developed to provide the
network administrator a “locked down” user environment which has no rights to
install, create, modify or delete and is unable to create shortcuts and is not allowed
to run the right click context menu.
User “ThinClientUser” ‐ password “ThinClientUser”
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Logging in as Administrator:
By logging out as ThinClientUser and logging in as Administrator you will be able to
setup install and configure your WE8 thin client for use with the “locked down”
ThinClientUser or any other New users you wish to create.
Note: Newly created users will not be locked down the same way as ThinClientUser.
To log in as Administrator, while logged in as “ThinClientUser” simply hold down the
“shift” key with one hand while clicking on the logoff icon. Do not release the shift
key until the logoff process has completed, you will the presented with a choice to
log on as either Administrator or ThinClientUser. Click on “Administrator” and enter
the Administrator password of admin.
Depending on your keyboards keystroke rate, you may find the logoff process
cycles back and logs in as “ThinClientUser”. If this happens repeat the previous
step keeping the left shift key held down and immediately after you select logoff
repeatedly pressing the right shift key while the logoff process is running. You
may notice the Windows sticky keys notice appearing, if so click No to close and
continue.
User “Administrator” ‐ password “admin”
NOTE: To add third party applications always make certain Write Protection is
disabled prior to installing application. Once the application has been installed and
is working properly you may Enable Write Protection once again. For more
information on Windows Write Protection please see page 13
NOTE: The “ThinClientUser” and “Administrator” passwords are set to never expire,
to change the password expiration or password, you must go into computer
management and the Local Users and Groups to change the passwords.
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Change auto login options
Select Run by pressing the Windows key and the “r” key simultaneously and type
control userpasswords2 - select OK
Auto Log On
Check the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” then
select Apply.
Uncheck the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”
then Select Apply.
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The Automatically Log On box is presented. Enter the user name and password of
the account to auto log on. Select OK.
Disable Auto Log On
To disable the auto log on just once again check the “Users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer”.
Force Users to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to Log On
Go the Advanced Tab and check “Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete” and
select Apply or OK
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Joining the thin client to a domain
Right click on my computer and select Properties
Select Change Settings
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Then click on Change
Click on Member of Domain and complete the domain name. You may change the
Computer name at the same time if you desire.
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Log in with a user account that has permission to join the domain
NOTE: Remember to commit changes in EWF if enabled prior to rebooting or your
changes will be lost.
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NOTE: Once you join a server to a domain, Windows will automatically delete the
AutoAdminLogon value from the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon registry key. This causes the userpasswords2
control to hide the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer"check box.
Add Users:
Add a local user:
Right click on My Computer and select Manage
Select the Users folder - right click and select New User
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Fill in the user information for the user you are creating, then click the create
button.
To add a user to a group select Groups - double click on the group and add the
user.
Add a domain user:
The thin client must be added to the domain first. Go to Windows key + “r” to bring
up the Run dialog and then type control userpasswords2
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Click the add button
Then click the browse button
Enter the domain username.
NOTE: If Write Protection is on make certain you COMMIT changes or they will
be lost.
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Write Protection (EWF) Options
If Enable Write Protection is grayed out, write protection is disabled and everything
is being written to disk.
If Disable Write Protection is grayed out, write protection is enabled and all
changes to the image must be committed to write them to disk.
When Write Protection is enabled, select Commit Changes to Protected Drive to
write the changes to disk.
After making changes you may be prompted to reboot.
To make changes to the Write Protection (EWF) Options, Right click on the Disk
ICON with the green dot.
Select Enable Write Protection.
After making changes you may be prompted to reboot your thin client.
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Shortcuts will need to be placed in the Public Desktop folder. In order to see the
Public Desktop folder you will need to enable Windows Explorer to “Show Hidden
files, folders and drives”.
Once you have “Show hidden files” enabled you will then be able to place shortcuts
in the Public Desktop folder.
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To add a Metro tile shortcut go to the Windows Metro Start Screen, right click
anywhere and then click on the “All apps” incon in the lower right corner of your
screen
Once you have located the application you want to make a metro shortcut for Right
click on that icon and then click on “Pin to Start”
To remove a Metro Tile shortcut just right click on that Application tile and click on
“Unpin from Start”
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