“How do I disable a laptop’s keyboard except for the power button?”

That could be problematic — how will you control the PC if none of the keys work?

A better option is a software-moderated kiosk mode, which severely restricts what users can do with the PC while not preventing the PC from acting normally, outside of kiosk mode.

Operating systems and browsers usually each support their own kind of kiosk modes. Examples:

Windows 10 kiosk mode:

• “Set up a single-app kiosk” (MS Docs)
• “Set up a multi-app kiosk” (MS Docs)
• “Configure kiosks and digital signs on Windows desktop editions” (MS Docs)

Windows 7 kiosk mode:

• “How to open Windows 7 in kiosk mode” (MS TechNet)
• “Building Public Kiosk workstations with Windows 7 and Windows 8” (MS TechNet)
• “How to turn a Windows 7 PC into a Kiosk” (jaredheinrichs.com)

Browser kiosk modes:

• Edge (MS Support)
• Internet Explorer (MS support)
• Chrome offers several methods, including a simple browser extension.
• Firefox add-on

For more info, and a specific problem-solving use of kiosk-mode, see my AskWoody article: What to do when Windows can’t run EXEs

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