A Customizing through the registry
You can further customize the behavior and settings of HP Easy Shell through the registry.
Display user name
Follow the instuctions outlined here to display the user name of the user.
To display the user name of the user:
▲ In the registry, create the following string key-value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\UI .
DisplayUsername=True
Customizing title category names
Categories can be renamed through the registry. You must create a string key-value DisplayName .
To change category names, modify the following registry keys:
● [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\Apps]
DisplayName=Applications
● [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\Connections]
DisplayName=Connections
● [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\StoreFront]
DisplayName=StoreFront
● [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\Sites]
DisplayName=Websites
Delay Easy Shell start up
You can create a string key-value to delay the start up of HP Easy Shell. HP recommends a delay of 5 seconds to resolve errors that might occur when some apps start in kiosk mode.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell]
DelayStart=5
Virtual keyboard style
Virtual keyboard style can be changed through the registry by creating a string key-value.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell]
VirtualKeyboardStyle=1
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Accepted values are 0 or 1.
Delay browser embed
If the embedded browser window does not resize properly, create the following string key-value to delay the browser window embedding.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\Sites]
EmbedDelay=2
Accepted value: 2 or higher.
By default, the value is 2. Increase the value to delay the embedding.
Creating custom connection error messages
Follow the instructions outlined here to create custom connection error messages.
Administrators can create custom error messages for when a connection fails.
▲ The registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\protocols contains subkeys for the default connection protocols: CitrixICA , RDP , and VMware . With the subkey specified, create a string key-value with the name ErrorMessage . For the data, enter the text you want to display.
For example, to create a custom error message for RDP:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\protocols\RDP
ErrorMessage=Please contact your administrator.
Internet Explorer registry restrictions
Modify the following registry key to restrict the built-in web browser and the full Internet Explorer browser.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Restrictions
The following table describes the registry settings that apply to HP Easy Shell:
Table A-1 Registry settings
Registry entry
NoSelectDownloadDir
NoBrowserContextMenu
NoViewSource
NoOpeninNewWnd
NoPrinting
Description
Disables the Save command in the File Download dialog box.
Disables the right-click context menu in the browser.
Disables the View Source command in the right-click context menu.
Disables the Open in New Window command in the right-click context menu.
IMPORTANT: Links that are coded to open a new window will still do so.
Disables the Print command.
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