Main Window
The main screen shows the main menu, the action buttons, and the restriction tabs. To show the main screen press the hotkey, by default: Ctrl-Alt-F12.
File Menu- New Task (Run...): Executes a command.
- Secure: Activates selected restrictions.
- Load Security Profile: Allows you to load one of the included security profiles.
- Load Custom Profile: Allows you to load one your own security profiles.
- Save Custom Profile: Stores selected restrictions in a security profiles.
- Import...: Imports settings and restrictions or custom profiles, from a previously exported data file.
- Export...: Exports --backups-- current settings and restrictions to an external data file.
- Deploy...: Saves configuration and license to a special file that can be used to install -and automatically activate- the same configuration on all your computers easily.
- Hide: Hides Deskman.
- Exit: Closes Deskman.
- Expand All: Expands all restriction branches in all tabs.
- Collapse All: Collapses all restriction branches in all tabs.
- Uncheck All: Deselects all restrictions in all tabs.
- Delete Profile: Allows you to delete custom profiles.
- Add Autorun Entry: Allows you to add a new autorun entry in the Autorun tab.
- Add Browsing Keywords: Allows you to add new keywords in the Browsers tab.
- Add Key Combination: Allows you to add a new key combination in the Input tab to be restricted.
- Add Start Menu Application: Allows you to add a new application entry in the Start Menu tab.
- Language: Allows you to manually select the interface language.
- Settings: Opens the settings window.
- Shut Down Options: Allows you to log off, reboot, or shut down.
- Web Interface: Opens Deskman's web interface, or the settings window, if not available.
- Check for Updates: Opens the License window and checks if there are new versions.
From the Help menu you can access different sections of this User Guide, purchase Deskman, visit our website, etc.
- View License Details: Open this window to view your license, your Deskman version, register your copy or obtain other product information.
- Secure: Activates selected restrictions.
- Web: Opens Deskman via web interface, if available, or brings up the configuration screen.
- Setup: Opens the configuration window.
- Freeze!: Captures running programs.
- Lock!: Stores the list of desktop icons for protecting them.
- Hide: Hides Deskman.
- Main: Restrictions to protect the desktop, Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, the system, the Start Menu, the Taskbar, and access to drives.
- Input: Restrictions to disable system keys, mouse buttons or any other key or key combination.
- Start Menu: Options to enable a simplified Start Menu.
- Autorun: Options to control auto-executable programs.
- Freeze!: Options to allow only a list of running applications.
- Lock!: Options to protect desktop icons.
- Browsers: Options to filter web browsing.
- Log: Shows the latest log entry. Full, detailed log, available via web interface.
- Profile: Shows the security profile in use, if any.
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