Faronics Deep Freeze and WINSelect Provide Complete Kiosk Endpoint Management

Deep Freeze is Faronics’ patented Reboot to Restore software for system restoration. The software allows users to revert device configuration to its desired state with just a restart. It maintains healthy system state while providing unrestricted access to end-users.

Deep Freeze and WINSelect, two of the core endpoint management offerings by Faronics Corporation, include distinguished features that assist in maintenance and management of multi-user systems like a kiosk. The robust system restoration and desktop lockdown functionalities of the solutions help organizations protect and maintain kiosk configurations.

Multi-user computing environments are often affected by unauthorized downloads, spyware, viruses, and other security threats that emerge as a result of unrestricted system accessibility. A decline in performance and undesired configuration changes are other major concerns that can cause serious damages to kiosk computers and other multi-user systems in the long-term if corrective actions are not taken on time. As a result, certain business operations and industries prefer preventing unauthorized usage of their public-access computers. In the government, banking, retail and few other industries, it is imperative to provide customized access to multi-user systems for ensuring intended usage. Advanced software solutions like Deep Freeze and WINSelect allow organizations enable this with efficacy.

Deep Freeze
The latest version of the reboot to restore solution from Faronics, Deep Freeze 8.5, ensures that system configuration remains safeguarded from a serious damage. The software allows administrators to set a baseline configuration and restore it with every reboot. The Reboot to Restore technology thus ensures that any undesirable change, made inadvertently or otherwise, can be undone with a push of the restart button.

Deploying Deep Freeze is helpful in providing unrestricted system accessibility to end-users as required in case of public libraries. The software shields admin-defined configuration by creating a separate temporary partition for user sessions. Configuration changes and inputs made during a user session are stored in this partition, which is wiped clean when the device restarts. Administrators can, therefore, allow users to access the devices without restrictions. Deep Freeze also has the provision for users to save their files in a separate virtual partition called ThawSpace, which remains unaffected across reboots.

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WINSelect

Faronics’ WINSelect comes with advanced application control and lockdown features that help IT admins gain better control over the multi-user kiosks. It has a simple and easy-to-use interface that enables the transformation of Windows computers into kiosks within minutes. WINSelect allows IT administrators to specify typical configuration for public kiosks per the intended purpose. The kiosk functionalities can be customized as required for specific systems or the entire network. WINSelect ensures that users are allowed to access only the tools and applications required to complete their tasks. The rest are made inaccessible to users. The software thus diminishes the scope of tampering with systems to a great extent. WINSelect also enables admins to secure Windows computers from data theft and possible malware attacks. The software can disable USB ports and block access to the network and web-based storage, preventing users from accessing and/or saving data to external drives or on the cloud.

Other noteworthy features of the Faronics offering include launching pre-decided applications on startup, restricting access to desktop items, and creating time-specific user sessions (with an on-screen countdown timer). However, if required users can also be given the option to extend their sessions. A major benefit of WINSelect is the reduced dependence on Windows GPOs. Faronics WINSelect’s sophisticated and highly customizable functionalities enable organizations to leverage the full potential of kiosk computers without any risk.

Both Deep Freeze and WINSelect can be instrumental in reducing IT intervention. WINSelect is a preventive software that creates a controlled user environment for multi-user computers, averting a wide range of issues that occur as a result of unrestricted access to enterprise computers. Deep Freeze, on the other hand, preserves and restores the pristine configuration with a single reboot. Unless the computer’s hardware has been infected or damaged in some way, a restart will be enough to bring the system back to a perfectly usable state. Various organizations have deployed Deep Freeze 8.5 and WINSelect to create a safe and easily manageable multi-user computing environment. The combined capability of the software provides a greater convenience and efficiency to IT administrators and users alike.

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Faronics was founded in 1996 with the intention of helping customers maximize returns from their existing technological infrastructure. It helps companies manage and secure their IT environments. Headquartered in Vancouver, Faronics has offices in the USA and the UK in addition to a global channel of network partners. Their solutions have been deployed in over 150 countries in more than 30,000 organizations with more than 10 million licenses sold worldwide.

Carl Hand
carl.hand@faronics.com
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Vancouver, BC, V7Y 1G5

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