Kiosk application using Shell Launcher with PowerShell causing errors

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Kiosk application using Shell Launcher with PowerShell causing errors

J Y 5

Hello,

I was trying to build a Windows Kiosk application using our custom application built using .NET. I was following the exact steps outlined here (in the PowerShell tab):

https://free.blessedness.top/en-us/windows/configuration/shell-launcher/quickstart-kiosk?source=recommendations&tabs=ps

However, at the last step of the PowerShell script, it throws a general error at runtime:

$obj = Set-CimInstance -CimInstance $obj

I have ensured that the XML is correctly modified, with the path to our EXE, and a unique profile ID.

The corresponding user profile has also been created.

Also, I am using Windows 11 Professional edition.

So, I'm not sure what could be going wrong. Appreciate any leads into it.

TIA,

JY

KristianSmith-MSFT 451 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-07-07T03:07:22.05+00:00

Hi J Y,

Thanks for reaching out on the Microsoft Q&A Forum with your question. As it appears that your question is not related to the Microsoft Open Specification documents, I've removed that tag and added another. Hopefully it helps you reach folks who can help with the issue you're experiencing.

To learn more about the Microsoft Open Specifications, please follow the link below:
https://free.blessedness.top/en-us/openspecs/main/ms-openspeclp/3589baea-5b22-48f2-9d43-f5bea4960ddb

Regards,
Kristian S
Microsoft Open Specifications
J Y 5 Reputation points

2025-07-08T08:47:03.8266667+00:00

Hello,

I"m just adding a snapshot of the error that I get. Appreciate any help on this.

Thanks,

JY
Ed Shepherd 0 Reputation points

2025-09-30T14:54:02.8233333+00:00

Did you get a resolution for this? I Have just run up against the same issue

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KristianSmith-MSFT 451 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-07-07T03:07:22.05+00:00

Hi J Y,

Thanks for reaching out on the Microsoft Q&A Forum with your question. As it appears that your question is not related to the Microsoft Open Specification documents, I've removed that tag and added another. Hopefully it helps you reach folks who can help with the issue you're experiencing.

To learn more about the Microsoft Open Specifications, please follow the link below:
https://free.blessedness.top/en-us/openspecs/main/ms-openspeclp/3589baea-5b22-48f2-9d43-f5bea4960ddb

Regards,
Kristian S
Microsoft Open Specifications
J Y 5 Reputation points

2025-07-08T08:47:03.8266667+00:00

Hello,

I"m just adding a snapshot of the error that I get. Appreciate any help on this.

Thanks,

JY
Ed Shepherd 0 Reputation points

2025-09-30T14:54:02.8233333+00:00

Did you get a resolution for this? I Have just run up against the same issue

Answer 1

OK, so this is how I did it in the end...

I added a local account and added that to admins temporarily
I then downloaded · Autologon - Sysinternals | Microsoft Learn

ran that as admin and added the appropriate details, using "." (no quotes) as domain to signify local account

· Run reg edit as Admin – use Control account for admins

o HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies

§ Create new KEY = “System”

o Create string value with Name as "Shell" with path to exe to launch as shell

"Shell" - "full\path\to\exe\here"

restart and you are done.

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