Internet cafés and kiosks are a rapidly growing environment for shared access computing. The business model of a successful Internet café can depend on providing high-quality, reliable, computer access to customers while minimizing the overhead cost of acquiring and maintaining shared computers. Read more in our case study. Cafés and kiosks can be rough environments for a shared computer. Streams of anonymous users can't usually be trusted to treat the system gently. That's why you'll be glad to have Windows SteadyState—with User Restrictions to help prevent problems and Windows Disk Protection to wipe away any problems that do occur. Regardless of your IT background, SteadyState is a great alternative to reformatting your PCs. Moreover, it's really easy to install, set up, and maintain. See for yourself! Windows SteadyState is a more cost effective strategy for managing shared computers in Internet cafés and kiosks. No acquisition cost. All you need is genuine Windows XP or Windows Vista to download and install Windows SteadyState. Reduced overhead. Your need to hire an IT pro to manage your shared computers is reduced because Windows SteadyState is easy to use. Also, your administrator may be more efficient and spend less time educating customers and troubleshooting computer problems.
Whether you run a small handful of kiosks or a large chain of Internet cafés, Windows SteadyState can scale to your needs and help you centralize the administration of your shared computers. It can be installed on a standalone kiosk computer, on a peer-to-peer network of workgroup computers, or even in a Windows Server environment with group policy. | 
