How to Lockdown Windows 10 Devices for Employee or Public Use

1. Organizations are fast shifting from older Windows version to the more advanced options i.e. to Windows 10 devices, which indeed recommends values and benefits they add to businesses and organizations. The new-gen Windows version combines the already existing and useful functionalities with state-of-the-art features while ensuring security. With an array of devices with different shapes and sizes, high-security capabilities, sound app integration, and the new level of browsing experiences, Windows 10 is conquering the workplaces globally, and its necessary for the organizations to use Windows 10 kiosk mode solution that increases the potential of the team by allowing them to concentrate on allocated tasks. Kiosk solution gives you an option to lock the devices into single app mode or multi-app mode depending upon your requirement. The basic things that you will require at the start of the procedure, are: I. To have a MobiLock Pro account II. Access to windows 10 laptop/desktop/Surface device from the MobiLock Dashboard After that, you need to do the following: Create Initial Windows Device Profile(s) To get started with enrollment, the very basic thing to be done is to create a Device Profiles. It enables to group all your device policies together which can be applied to one or more devices when enrolled.

2. Create Enrollment Configuration On creating Enrollment Configuration, you will get a QR Code and a URL. This QR code/URL copied in MS Edge/IE browser will start the enrollment of the enterprise mobile and other Windows 10 devices. Enrollment configuration compiles of basic rules like a. Device naming convention b. Default device profile c. Default license to be applied Enroll your Windows 10 Device(s) With enrollment URL, you can enroll your Windows 10 devices either using Microsoft Edge or using Connect to Work or School App which comes already loaded on Windows 10 devices. Once the device(s) is enrolled it will start appearing on MobiLock Dashboard under Devices section as a Managed device(s).

3. Create & Configure Device Profile(s) Device profile has 2 sections,a. Select Apps – You can configure your application policy from this section, like Application blacklisting wherein you can block selected windows applications to run. b. Select Settings – You can configure additional settings based on categories. Available sub-categories are, i. Branding – Branding allows you to apply home and/or lock screen wallpaper to your enterprise devices. ii. Wi-Fi – Choose to allow or restrict users to connect to Wi-Fi. iii. Edge Browser – Choose cookie policy, specify a start page URL, allow/restrict AutoFill, allow/restrict pop-ups to name a few… iv. Email/Exchange settings – You can select the Email/Exchange Configuration(s) that you have created in Windows utility section so that they will be published to the devices in this Profile. v. General settings – These consists of all the generic settings which enhances the control over devices like whether to allow access of USB port, Bluetooth, to name a few.

4. Apply the Device profile You can apply the device profile right at the time of enrollment by following the above steps or alternatively you can apply it at the later stage as well. Enrolling your devices into MobiLock MDM is not only easy, but it also opens a whole new world of possibilities for you that promises to enhance employee productivity, IT efficiency and operational accuracy. The above-mentioned steps will help you enroll your device(s) and apply device profile effortlessly for your employees and executives to use, without any hassle or tension of misuse or data threat. MobiLock Pro makes it a cake-walk for you to lockdown & manage all your Windows 10 devices from a single dashboard – so you can better focus on your core business while it tackles your Windows 10 device management with simplicity, security and total efficiency. About MobiLock MobiLock is a powerful platform that allows organizations to manage Android, iOS and Windows 10 devices from the cloud. It offers modern mobile device management (MDM), application management (MAM) and content management (MCM) experience for corporate-owned devices. www.mobilock.in