My Recommendations: SecureClient

[MatTheTech]

- Deploy using Intune or whatever software deployment solution you use to the relevant IT rooms, laptops.

- Deploy to default location... I think c:users public it goes too.

- ensure an icon is present in 😄 users public desktop (to save people having to go looking for it!)

- Have a generic exam account which is only enabled for the test durations, and disabled the rest of the time.

have a GPO which is targeted at an OU with that account in it. The GPO should be set to run secure client om file path on login, this means that you login with the account and the software should load automatically making the experience for the user and exams team much easier and straightforward.

- If the software needs updating it will tell you this and ask you to restart the application, do this.

- under the user's account "Autocorrect misspelled words" and "Highlight misspelled words" needs to be turned off. I and other very experienced Tech professionals have tried to do this in GPO with no luck! let me know if you've worked it out!? I hear though that for an Intune only enrolled device, this is possible in Intune.

 

 

[3s-gtech]

If I tried these, it wouldn't work. My environment does not allow C:\Users\Public to be accessible. I put it in Program Files (x86) where it belongs.

We've covered some of your other points in the 'SecureClient - what a pain' thread. Updating can hang or fail due to proxy setting discrepancies.

I have managed to disable all of the settings needed for it to launch - spell checking, text prediction, auto correction etc. All done with registry entries in GPP.

 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Office 
Value name WordSpellingOptions 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7 
Value name EnableTextPrediction 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7 
Value name EnableDoubleTapSpace 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7 
Value name EnableAutoCorrection 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7 
Value name EnableHwkbTextPrediction 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7 
Value name EnableSpellchecking 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path Software\Microsoft\input\Settings 
Value name MultilingualEnabled 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Input\Settings 
Value name EnableHwkbAutocorrection2 
Value type REG_DWORD 
Value data 0x0 (0) 

 

[MatTheTech]

Hiya, I suppose the path of the application is whatever people want it to be depending on you environment, suppose the key thing is it loading on login to make it easy for the end user. the other key thing also is the text suggestion bits... which if you have managed to get working is brilliant and i may try it myself as I like to automate everything!