Metro setup for small children's computer

I'm trying to set up the Metro UI for a small children's computer a a local public library. Each game has it's own icon and ideally, the children could run the game, close the game and the computer would return to the Metro UI for a consistent, locked
down, experience. The kiosk kit would be great, but there are 10-12 games and more to come.
Currently, the desktop sometimes opens when the game closes. How do I start to lock this down? Do I need to look at vitalization?
Brett Upton

Hi,
Apologize for the late reply.
Do you mean to personalize the PC to open games and when close make it back to the start screen, and prevent to go back to the desktop?
Please take a look at the Taskbar and navigation Properties,
under the Navigation tab, the Start Screen part, make sure we have thestatus of When I sign in or close all APPs on a screen, go to desktop instead of start
is UNCHECKED.
See:
More information regarding the taskbar and the personalization, please check:
How to use the taskbar
Personalize your PC
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

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