Fortres 101

The safety of public access computers can become a serious concern, as it is not uncommon for these machines to become the target of all sorts of possibly dangerous changes, installations and downloads from the part of end-users.

Thanks to Fortres 101, you can lock the PCs in a specific state and prevent any alterations from being made, either intentional or accidental, thus ensuring that the computers remain essentially the same, for as long as you need them to.

During installation, you will be required to provide an 'Admin' username and password, after which you will have to reboot the host system for the changes to take effect.

Subsequently, Fortres 101 runs minimized in the system tray, where you can access its main window by double-clicking its icon.

The categories of changes that can be blocked with the help of this program are grouped into tabs, specifically: ‘Basic Settings’, ‘Desktop Settings’, ‘Windows 8’ (depending on the system), ‘File & Registry Settings’, ‘Kiosk Mode’, ‘Internet Settings’, ‘Startup and Shutdown’, ‘Special Applications’ and ‘Diagnostics’.

In the case of each group, various settings are listed and they can either be enabled or disabled, depending on your particular needs. Similarly, you can ‘Use Baseline Security’ for the current group, or you can override it. Once you configure the machine in a certain way, end-users will no longer be able to alter the host PC or damage it in any way.

Moreover, Fortres 101 allows you to manage users, with the option of giving them ‘Admin’ access rights, thus creating the possibility that some configurations may be changed. These too can be password-protected.

Fortres 101 proves to be a useful and efficient piece of software that owners of public access computers can resort to, should you want to keep them safe from unwanted changes or potential damage.