Windows has had a kiosk mode since at least XP. It's still there in 8.1 (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/hyperyash/archive/2013/10/25/enable-kiosk-mode-in-windows-8-1.a

Windows has had a kiosk mode since at least XP. It's still there in 8.1 (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/hyperyash/archive/2013/10/25/enable-kiosk-mode-in-windows-8-1.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/hyperyash/archive/2013/10/25/enable-...). All the benefits of a managed Windiws installation, and suitable for 99.9% of kiosk requirements. Probably.