I log in with a new user and see that my customization is in place, but since the GPO for start menu is used the option to customize the start is locked even though no start settings is specified in the XML file. I import the Start layout XML with PowerShell, Import-StartLayout -LayoutPath C:\Temp\Start.xml -MountPath $env:SystemDrive\ ![]() So now I’ll need two XML files one with the Start layout and one with the Taskbar layout. ![]() Take 3 – Setting Start Layout with PowerShell and Taskbar Layout with Group Policy So could I combine Take 1 and 2 to get the result I want, let’s see. This is exactly how I want the Taskbar customization options to be. But that Taskbar is exactly like I customized it, none of the baseline icons was added back. Start looks the same since I’m not allowed to do any customization. Let’s log out and back in and see what happens now. (Pin to Start is missing)īut let’s look at the Taskbar, I’m able to pin my own icons and unpin those applied through GPO. This might be OK in some cases, but not my scenario. I log in with a new user account and I get my baseline customization.Īs in previous Windows 10 version if you configure start layout with GPO the user is not allowed to unpin anything or pin anything, they must use the predefined layout. Since I can only specify one XML in the GPO, I specify the combined XML (C:\Temp\StartAndTaskbar.xml) containing both setting for my start and taskbar. Take 2 – Setting Start and Taskbar Layout with Group Policy To apply a taskbar configuration and allow users to make changes that will persist, apply your configuration by using Group Policy. If your configuration pins an app and the user unpins that app, the user’s change will be overwritten the next time the configuration is applied. If you use a provisioning package to configure the taskbar, your configuration will be reapplied each time the explorer.exe process restarts. If you spend time on customizing something, you would like it to stick.Īfter reading the documentation I see that this is by design, This is not good and will not roll with most users. But what happened to the Taskbar? The baseline icon where added back so now I have both the one I added and the icon added by the baseline XML. Start looks nice, everything just the way I customized it. So I’ve used the baseline applied to customize the layout just the way I like it, let’s log out and back in and see what happens. I’m able to pin new items to Start and unpin what I don’t like, same goes for Taskbar. So I combined my start and taskbar settings into the following XML file C:\Temp\StartAndTaskbar.xmlĪpplied it with the following PowerShell command Import-StartLayout -LayoutPath C:\Temp\StartAndTaskbar.xml -MountPath $env:SystemDrive\Įverything looks good I get the Start and Taskbar customization I applied. So if you first apply Start.xml and then Taskbar.xml and login with a new user, only the Taskbar is customized. What I find here is that you must combine both start and taskbar settings in one XML file, if you apply two XML files with separate settings for Start and Taskbar, last writer wins since they both update the C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\LayoutModification.xml. Take 1 – Setting Start and Taskbar Layout with PowerShell Let me start by explaining what I would like to achieve I would like to set a starting point for both start and taskbar, where users are able to pin their own stuff and unpin anything they don’t want there. So I started out with high hopes, but sorry to say the way things are working now, this is not usable for me and the scenarios I’ve been working with. Pin apps to the Taskbar in Windwith Group Policy.Customize Pinned Items on Taskbar in Windduring OSD with ConfigMgr.There is already released a couple of blogposts on this subject from highly skilled persons. With the announcement of taskbar configuration in Windows 10 1607, I was eager to start exploring this option. Using Shavlik Patch with Configuration Manager 2012 R2 - Part 1 : Introduction.How Preferred Distribution Points and Fallback is working in Configuration Manager 2012.Configuration Manager Port Information and Spreadsheet.WindTaskbar and Start Customization Deep Dive.Configuration Manager 2012 Compliance Baseline to Disable Google Chrome Automatic Updates.Using Shavlik Patch with Configuration Manager 2012 R2 - Part 6 : Expiring Third-Party Updates.Gather Lenovo Warranty Information with PowerShell.Tags BitLocker Compliance Settings EMET Intel SCS MDOP MDT MMS 2012 Office 365 ProPlus OOB Orchestrator 2012 OSD Patch Management PowerShell SCCM 2007 SCCM 2012 Scripts SCSM 2012 Shavlik Patch UE-V vPro Warranty Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 Windows To Go. ![]() ![]()
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