Change shell for user windows

September 20, 2010 · 9:34 am

I tried using the tutorial listed here and it should have worked, but it didn’t. I checked my spelling, my registry paths, and my values three times, and I followed every step correctly but it didn’t work. For some reason it’s still going to the key located in HKLM (Local Machine) instead of HKCU (Current User) even though I changed the shell value located in Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\bootto USR:Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

It doesn’t make any sense why it isn’t working.

Note: I’m trying to remove the shell completely for one user on the computer but no one else. Also, I did make sure I was logged onto the right user when I changed the shell value in HKCU.

I’m using Windows XP SP3

I need to create a special account on a computer running Windows 10 Enterprise. This account would launch an application directly on login instead of the default shell and exiting the application should force the computer to restart.

I was able to do this easily on Windows 8.1 Embedded Industry Pro using the configuration console and lockdown features.

Now, on Windows 10 I try to follow the two tutorials on technet WESL_UserSetting and Set up a kiosk on Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education

However, neither of the tutorials work. I have managed to execute the scripts described in them but they have no effect (I’ve modified them so they do not remove the shells set).

Finally I’ve ended up with the following code:

$COMPUTER = "localhost"
$NAMESPACE = "root\standardcimv2\embedded"
$ACCOUNT_NAME = "cmp"

$ShellLauncherClass = [wmiclass]"\\$COMPUTER\${NAMESPACE}:WESL_UserSetting"


$NTUserObject = New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount($ACCOUNT_NAME)
$NTUserSID = $NTUserObject.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]).Value

$NTUser_Shell = Get-WmiObject -namespace $NAMESPACE -computer $COMPUTER -class WESL_UserSetting | 
    where {$_.Sid -eq $NTUserSID}

if ($NTUser_Shell) {
    "`Custom shell already set for [$ACCOUNT_NAME] removing it"
    $ShellLauncherClass.RemoveCustomShell($NTUserSID)
}

$restart_shell = 0
$restart_device = 1
$shutdown_device = 2

$ShellLauncherClass.SetCustomShell($NTUserSID, "cmd.exe", ($null), ($null), $restart_device)

"`nCurrent settings for custom shells:"
Get-WmiObject -namespace $NAMESPACE -computer $COMPUTER -class WESL_UserSetting | Select Sid, Shell, DefaultAction

Executing this script in an admin powershell produces the desired output:

Custom shell already set for [cmp] removing it

Current settings for custom shells:

Sid                                            Shell   DefaultAction
---                                            -----   -------------
S-1-5-21-3842421150-1098587697-2315725148-1002 cmd.exe             1

However logging as the ‘cmp’ user simply shows the standard Windows 10 shell.

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It is possible to change a user’s login shell to a different then explorer.exe in the user’s registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell). For example we can setup it to explore.exe -k serverfault.com and the user can view in kiosk mode only this site.

However, this configuration is done in the user’s profile and there is only on the computer where it is made (roaming profiles unfortunately can not be used in my case).

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I’m looking for an opportunity to realize such in Window sdomain: set a domain user login shell in an active directory to the setting earned on all Windows computers in the domain.

Accepted any ideas. Roaming profiles are not available unfortunately.

UPD. I thought about setting a registry key of the user through the GPP, but:

1. I’m not sure how it works when user first log
2. After the MS16-072 update, there are some problems with the Group policy security filtering only to specific users.