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- name: Customize Start menu layout
href: customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md href: customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md
- name: Supported Start menu CSPs - name: Supported Start menu CSPs
href: supported-csp-start-menu-layout-windows.md href: supported-csp-start-menu-layout-windows.md
- name: Taskbar
items:
- name: Customize Taskbar
href: customize-taskbar-windows-11.md
- name: Supported Taskbar CSPs
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- name: Windows 10 Start and taskbar - name: Windows 10 Start and taskbar
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title: Configure and customize Windows 11 taskbar | Microsoft Docs
description: On Windows 11 devices, pin and unpin default apps and organization apps on the taskbar using an XML file. Deploy the taskbar XML file using Group Policy or MDM and Microsoft Endpoint Manager. See what happens to the taskbar when the Windows OS client is installed or upgraded.
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manager: dougeby
ms.author: mandia
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ms.prod: w11
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
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author: MandiOhlinger
ms.localizationpriority: medium
---
# Customize the Taskbar on Windows 11
**Applies to**:
- Windows 11
> **Looking for OEM information?** See [Customize the Taskbar](/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-the-windows-11-taskbar) and [Customize the Start layout](/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-the-windows-11-start-menu).
Your organization can deploy a customized taskbar to your Windows devices. Customizing the taskbar is common when your organization uses a common set of apps, or wants to bring attention to specific apps. You can also remove the default pinned apps.
For example, you can override the default set of apps with your own a set of pinned apps, and in the order you choose. As an administrator, use this feature to pin apps, remove default pinned apps, order the apps, and more on the taskbar.
To add apps you want pinned to the taskbar, you use an XML file. You can use an existing XML file, or create a new file. If you have an XML file that's used on Windows 10 devices, you can also use it on Windows 11 devices. You may have to update the App IDs.
This article shows you how to create the XML file, add apps to the XML, and deploy the XML file.
## Before you begin
- There isn't a limit on the number of apps that you can pin. In the XML file, add apps using the [Application User Model ID (AUMID)](./find-the-application-user-model-id-of-an-installed-app.md) or Desktop Application Link Path (the local path to the app).
- There are some situations that an app pinned in your XML file won't be pinned in the taskbar. For example, if an app isn't approved or installed for a user, then the pinned icon won't show on the taskbar.
- The order of apps in the XML file dictates the order of pinned apps on the taskbar, from left to right, and to the right of any existing apps pinned by the user. If the OS is configured to use a right-to-left language, then the taskbar order is reversed.
- Some classic Windows applications are packaged differently than they were in previous versions of Windows, including Notepad and File Explorer. Be sure to enter the correct AppID. For more information, see [Application User Model ID (AUMID)](./find-the-application-user-model-id-of-an-installed-app.md) and [Get the AUMID and Desktop app link path](#get-the-aumid-and-desktop-app-link-path) (in this article).
- It's recommended to use a Mobile Device Management (MDM) provider. MDM providers help manage your devices, and help manage apps on your devices. For Microsoft, that includes using Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Endpoint Manager includes Microsoft Intune, which is a cloud service, and Configuration Manager, which is on-premises.
In this article, we mention these services. If you're not managing your devices using an MDM provider, the following resources may help you get started:
- [Microsoft Endpoint Manager overview](/mem/endpoint-manager-overview)
- [What is Microsoft Intune](/mem/intune/fundamentals/what-is-intune) and [Microsoft Intune planning guide](/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-planning-guide)
- [What is Configuration Manager?](/mem/configmgr/core/understand/introduction)
## Create the XML file
1. In a text editor, such as Visual Studio Code, create a new XML file. To help you get started, you can copy and paste the following XML sample. The sample pins two apps to the taskbar - File Explorer and the Command Prompt:
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
Version="1">
<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Windows.Explorer"/>
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows System\Command Prompt.lnk"/>
</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
</CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>
```
2. In the `<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>` node, add (or remove) the apps you want pinned. You can pin Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps and desktop apps:
- `<taskbar:UWA>`: Select this option for UWP apps. Add the [AUMID](./find-the-application-user-model-id-of-an-installed-app.md) of the UWP app.
- `<taskbar:DesktopApp>`: Select this option for desktop apps. Add the Desktop Application Link Path of the desktop app.
You can pin as many apps as you want. Just keep adding them to the list. Remember, the app order in the list is the same order the apps are shown on the taskbar.
For more information, see [Get the AUMID and Desktop app link path](#get-the-aumid-and-desktop-app-link-path) (in this article).
3. In the `<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>` node, the apps you add are pinned after the default apps. If you want to remove the default apps, and only show the apps you add in the XML file, then add `PinListPlacement="Replace"`:
- `<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>`: Keeps the default pinned apps. After the default apps, the apps you add are pinned.
- `<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">`: Unpins the default apps. Only the apps you add are pinned.
If you want to remove some of the default pinned apps, then add `PinListPlacement="Replace"`. When you add your apps to `<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>`, include the default apps you still want pinned.
4. In the `<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>` node, use `region=" | "` to use different taskbar configurations based on the device locale and region.
In the following XML example, two regions are added: `US|UK` and `DE|FR`:
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
Version="1">
<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout region="US|UK">
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList >
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="MSEdge"/>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Windows.Explorer"/>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Office.Word_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.word" />
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows System\Command Prompt.lnk"/>
</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout region="DE|FR">
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Windows.Explorer"/>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Office.Word_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.word" />
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Office.Excel_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.excel" />
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows System\Command Prompt.lnk"/>
</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Windows.Explorer"/>
<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Office.Word_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.word" />
<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows System\Command Prompt.lnk"/>
</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
</CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>
```
The taskbar applies when:
- If the `<TaskbarPinList>` node has a country or region, then the apps are pinned on devices configured for that country or region.
- If the `<TaskbarPinList>` node doesn't have a region tag for the current region, then the first `<TaskbarPinList>` node with no region is applied.
5. Save the file, and name the file so you know what it is. For example, name the file something like `TaskbarLayoutModification.xml`. Once you have the file, it's ready to be deployed to your Windows devices.
## Use Group Policy or MDM to create and deploy a taskbar policy
Now that you have the XML file with your customized taskbar, you're ready to deploy it to devices in your organization. You can deploy your taskbar XML file using Group Policy, or using an MDM provider, like Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
This section shows you how to deploy the XML both ways.
### Use Group Policy to deploy your XML file
Use the following steps to add your XML file to a group policy, and apply the policy:
1. Open your policy editor. For example, open Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) for domain-based group policies, or open `gpedit` for local policies.
2. Go to one of the following policies:
- `Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Start Layout`
- `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Start Layout`
3. Double-select `Start Layout` > **Enable**. Enter the fully qualified path to your XML file, including the XML file name. You can enter a local path, like `C:\StartLayouts\TaskbarLayoutModification.xml`, or a network path, like `\\Server\Share\TaskbarLayoutModification.xml`. Be sure you enter the correct file path. If using a network share, be sure to give users read access to the XML file. If the file isn't available when the user signs in, then the taskbar isn't changed. Users can't customize the taskbar when this setting is enabled.
Your policy looks like the following policy:
:::image type="content" source="./images/customize-taskbar-windows-11/start-layout-group-policy.png" alt-text="Add your taskbar layout XML file to the Start Layout policy on Windows devices.":::
The `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar` policy includes other settings that control the taskbar. Some policies may not work as expected. Be sure to test your policies before broadly deploying them across your devices.
4. When you apply the policy, the taskbar includes your changes. The next time users sign in, they'll see the changes.
For more information on using group policies, see [Implement Group Policy Objects](/learn/modules/implement-group-policy-objects/).
### Create a Microsoft Endpoint Manager policy to deploy your XML file
MDM providers can deploy policies to devices managed by the organization, including organization-owned devices, and personal or bring your own device (BYOD). Using an MDM provider, such as Microsoft Endpoint Manager, you can deploy a policy that configures the pinned list.
Use the following steps to create an Endpoint Manager policy that deploys your taskbar XML file:
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431).
2. Select **Devices** > **Configuration profiles** > **Create profile**.
3. Enter the following properties:
- **Platform**: Select **Windows 10 and later**.
- **Profile type**: Select **Templates** > **Device restrictions** > **Create**.
4. In **Basics**, enter the following properties:
- **Name**: Enter a descriptive name for the profile. Name your profiles so you can easily identify it later. For example, a good profile name is **Win11: Custom taskbar**.
- **Description**: Enter a description for the profile. This setting is optional, and recommended.
5. Select **Next**.
6. In **Configuration settings**, select **Start** > **Start menu layout**. Browse to, and select your taskbar XML file.
7. Select **Next**, and configure the rest of the policy settings. For more specific information, see [Configure device restriction settings](/mem/intune/configuration/device-restrictions-configure).
8. When the policy is created, you can deploy it now, or deploy it later. Since this policy is a customized taskbar, the policy can also be deployed before users sign in the first time.
For more information and guidance on assigning policies using Microsoft Endpoint Manager, see [Assign user and device profiles](/mem/intune/configuration/device-profile-assign).
> [!NOTE]
> For third party partner MDM solutions, you may need to use an OMA-URI setting for Start layout, based on the [Policy configuration service provider (CSP)](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-configuration-service-provider). The OMA-URI setting is `./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Start/StartLayout`.
## Get the AUMID and Desktop app link path
In the layout modification XML file, you add apps in the XML markup. To pin an app, you enter the AUMID or Desktop Application Link Path. The easiest way to find this app information is to use the [Export-StartLayout](/powershell/module/startlayout/export-startlayout) Windows PowerShell cmdlet:
1. On an existing Windows 11 device, pin the app to the Start menu.
2. Create a folder to save an output file. For example, create the `C:\Layouts` folder.
3. Open the Windows PowerShell app, and run the following cmdlet:
```powershell
Export-StartLayout -Path "C:\Layouts\GetIDorPath.xml"
```
4. Open the generated GetIDorPath.xml file, and look for the app you pinned. When you find the app, get the AppID or Path. Add these properties to your XML file.
## Pin order for all apps
On a taskbar, the following apps are typically pinned:
- Apps pinned by the user
- Default Windows apps pinned during the OS installation, such as Microsoft Edge, File Explorer, and Microsoft Store.
- Apps pinned by your organization, such as in an unattended Windows setup.
In an unattended Windows setup file, use the XML file you created in this article. It's not recommended to use [TaskbarLinks](/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-shell-setup-taskbarlinks).
Apps are pinned in the following order:
1. Windows default apps are pinned first.
2. User-pinned apps are pinned after the Windows default apps.
3. XML-pinned apps are pinned after the user-pinned apps.
If the OS is configured to use a right-to-left language, then the taskbar order is reversed.
## OS install and upgrade
- On a clean install of the Windows client, if you apply a taskbar layout, the following apps are pinned to the taskbar:
- Apps you specifically add
- Any default apps you don't remove
After the taskbar layout is applied, users can pin more apps, change the order, and unpin apps.
- On a Windows client upgrade, apps are already pinned to the taskbar. These apps may have been pinned by a user, by an image, or by using Windows unattended setup. For upgrades, the taskbar layout applies the following behavior:
- If users pinned apps to the taskbar, then those pinned apps remain. New apps are pinned after the existing user-pinned apps.
- If the apps are pinned during the install or by a policy (not by a user), and the apps aren't pinned in an updated layout file, then the apps are unpinned.
- If a user didn't pin an app, and the same app is pinned in the updated layout file, then the app is pinned after any existing pinned apps.
- New apps in updated layout file are pinned after the user's pinned apps.
After the layout is applied, users can pin more apps, change the order, and unpin apps.

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## Existing CSP policies that Windows 11 doesn't support ## Existing CSP policies that Windows 11 doesn't support
- [Start/StartLayout](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-startlayout) - [Start/StartLayout](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-startlayout)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Start Layout`
- [Start/HideRecentlyAddedApps](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-hiderecentlyaddedapps) - [Start/HideRecentlyAddedApps](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-hiderecentlyaddedapps)
- Group policy: `Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu`
- [Start/HideAppList](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-hideapplist) - [Start/HideAppList](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-hideapplist)
- Group policy:
- `Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove All Programs list from the Start menu`
- `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove All Programs list from the Start menu`
- [Start/DisableContextMenus](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-disablecontextmenus) - [Start/DisableContextMenus](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-disablecontextmenus)
- Group policy:
- `Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Disable context menus in the Start Menu`
- `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Disable context menus in the Start Menu`

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---
title: Supported CSP policies to customize the Taskbar on Windows 11 | Microsoft Docs
description: See a list of the Policy CSP - Start items that are supported on Windows 11 to customize the Taskbar.
ms.assetid:
manager: dougeby
ms.author: mandia
ms.reviewer: chataylo
ms.prod: w11
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: mobile
author: MandiOhlinger
ms.localizationpriority: medium
---
# Supported configuration service provider (CSP) policies for Windows 11 taskbar
**Applies to**:
- Windows 11
The Windows OS exposes CSPs that are used by MDM providers, like [Microsoft Endpoint Manager](/mem/endpoint-manager-overview). In an MDM policy, these CSPs are settings that you configure. When the policy is ready, you deploy the policy to your devices.
This article lists the CSPs that are available to customize the Taskbar for Windows 11 devices. Windows 11 uses the [Policy CSP - Start](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start).
For more general information, see [Configuration service provider (CSP) reference](/windows/client-management/mdm/configuration-service-provider-reference).
## Existing CSP policies that Windows 11 taskbar supports
- [Start/HideRecentJumplists CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-hiderecentjumplists)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Do not keep history of recently opened documents`
- Local setting: Settings > Personalization > Start > Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar
- [Start/NoPinningToTaskbar](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-nopinningtotaskbar)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar`
- Local setting: None
## Existing CSP policies that Windows 11 doesn't support
The following list includes some of the CSP policies that aren't supported on Windows 11:
- [TaskbarLockAll CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-taskbar#admx-taskbar-taskbarlockall)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Lock all taskbar settings`
- [TaskbarNoAddRemoveToolbar CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-taskbar#admx-taskbar-taskbarnoaddremovetoolbar)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars`
- [TaskbarNoDragToolbar CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-taskbar#admx-taskbar-taskbarnodragtoolbar)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Prevent users from rearranging toolbars`
- [TaskbarNoRedock CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-taskbar#admx-taskbar-taskbarnoredock)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location`
- [TaskbarNoResize CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-taskbar#admx-taskbar-taskbarnoresize)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Prevent users from resizing the taskbar`
- [NoToolbarsOnTaskbar CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-notoolbarsontaskbar)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar`
- [NoTaskGrouping CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-notaskgrouping)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Prevent grouping of taskbar items`
- [HidePeopleBar CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-hidepeoplebar)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove the People Bar from the taskbar`
- [QuickLaunchEnabled CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-quicklaunchenabled)
- Group policy: `User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar`