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inSIGN Kiosk · Windows

Support

inSIGN Kiosk shows one image or one looping video fullscreen on the screen you choose, and keeps it there. It never changes or deletes your file.

Getting started

  1. Click Choose File, or drop an image or a video on the preview.
  2. Pick the screen, and the landscape or portrait icon for how it stands.
  3. Set how the file appears: Rotate, Flip, Fill or Fit, the bar colour, Zoom (then drag the preview to choose the part that shows), and for a video, Sound and Speed. Reset puts it all back to plain.
  4. Turn on Start at Login if the screen should open straight into the show when Windows starts.
  5. Press Start.

In the show: Esc returns to setup, F5 or Ctrl+R reloads the file, and Ctrl+Q quits. The pointer hides after a few seconds.

Common questions

Which files can it show?

Images: JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and WebP. Videos: MP4, M4V, MOV and WMV. Videos play through Windows: H.264 works everywhere, HEVC needs Microsoft’s HEVC Video Extensions, and ProRes is not supported. If a video will not play, convert it to H.264 MP4.

How do I update the sign?

Replace the file with a new one of the same name. The screen changes by itself within a moment, even when the file is on a shared folder that another PC writes to. A file that is still copying, or cannot be opened, never replaces the one showing; inSIGN tries again every few seconds.

Start at Login is not working

Check Windows Settings > Apps > Startup. If inSIGN Kiosk was turned off there, turn it on there; the app cannot override that choice. If the file is on a network drive that is not ready when Windows starts, the show opens anyway and appears as soon as the file can be read.

The screen stands portrait

Choose the portrait icon next to the screen. The preview turns tall, and the show turns its picture to match, even when Windows still drives the screen as landscape.

Does it stop my PC from sleeping?

Only while the show is open: the screen stays on and the screensaver does not start. Back in setup, your normal power settings apply.

I opened it twice

Only one copy runs at a time. Opening it again brings the running copy to the front.

Where are my settings?

In %LOCALAPPDATA%\Inder Studio\inSIGN Kiosk\settings.json. Deleting that file starts inSIGN fresh.

Contact

For support with inSIGN Kiosk, use the contact options on the Inder Studio Contact page.

Please include your Windows version, the inSIGN Kiosk version from About (click the app icon), the type of file you are showing, and what you expected compared with what happened. If there is an errors.log beside settings.json, attach it.

Legal note

Windows and Microsoft Store are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. inSIGN Kiosk is independent and is not affiliated with Microsoft.