1. Customizing the Start Menu in Windows 10
Microsoft 2016
6/27/2018 5:12 AM
BRK1045
Customizing the Start Menu in Windows 10
Raymond Comvalius
IT Infrastructure Architect/MVP
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3. Windows 10 Start Menu

4. Group Policy for Start Menu Options
Frequent Progams
Logoff
Suggested Apps
Power Actions
All Apps List
Jump Lists
Start Size
Start Layout

5. Create Start Layout XML

6. Export the Start Layout
Specific per platform (either x86 or x64)
Customize and export Start layout
export-startlayout –path <path><file name>.xml
Decide on Full Start layout or Partial Start Layout
Add LayoutCustomizationRestrictionType="OnlySpecifiedGroups“ to DefaultLayoutOverride element
Specified Tile Groups can never be changed

7. Applying the Start Layout
Full Start Layout = Mandatory Start Layout
Partial Start Layout = Partly mandatory Start Layout
Deploy
Group Policy
Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer provisioning package
Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Group Policy Preference
Import in Windows Image

8. Sample Start layout XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
xmlns="
xmlns:defaultlayout="
xmlns:start="
xmlns:taskbar="
Version="1">
<LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" StartTileGroupsColumnCount="1" />
<DefaultLayoutOverride>
<StartLayoutCollection>
<defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6" xmlns:defaultlayout="
<start:Group Name="Life at a glance" xmlns:start="
<start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
</start:Group>
</defaultlayout:StartLayout>
</StartLayoutCollection>
</DefaultLayoutOverride>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>
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10. Taskbar Options Three Categories of Apps on taskbar
Default Windows Apps
Apps pinned by the user
Apps pinned during deploy
TaskbarLinks in unattended Windows Setup are deprecated

11. Configuring the Taskbar
Manually create the XML
Add<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection> section
Add Apps
<taskbar:UWA> and AUMID to pin Universal Windows Platform apps.
<taskbar:DesktopApp> and Desktop Application Link Path to pin desktop applications.
Replace or just add your own apps
Add PinListPlacement="Replace" to <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>

12. Sample Taskbar Start layout XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
xmlns="
xmlns:defaultlayout="
xmlns:start="
xmlns:taskbar="
Version="1">
<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" />
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk" />
</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
</CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>
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13. Deploy the Start Layout

14. Combine Start & Taskbar Layout

15. Deploying the Start Menu
Start layout XML is platform specific
Apps in the menu must already be installed
Apps already in another groups will be removed from there

16. Use Group Policy to deploy Start layout
Requires Windows 10 Enterprise or Education SKU
Updates based on file time stamp of the XML

17. Use MDM to deploy Start Layout
Requires Windows 10 Enterprise or Education SKU
OMA-DM with Intune, SCCM or 3rd party MDM
Replace markup characters with escape characters
OMA-URI:
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Start/StartLayout

18. Other ways to deploy Start layout
Provisioning Package
Use Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD) to include XML in the PPKG
Mount a WIM image and run:
Import-StartLayout

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Summary
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20. Summary
Dynamic Start Layout customization requires Enterprise or Education SKUs of Windows 10
Both Start Menu and Taskbar allow for modification
Partial or Full Layout
More information:
Manage Windows 10 Start and taskbar layout

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