diff --git a/windows/configuration/taskbar/pinned-apps.md b/windows/configuration/taskbar/pinned-apps.md index b29c96b947..e8fa7b9652 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/taskbar/pinned-apps.md +++ b/windows/configuration/taskbar/pinned-apps.md @@ -50,8 +50,15 @@ The following steps describe how to configure the taskbar pinned applications us 1. Edit the XML file to meet your requirements and save it 1. Deploy the XML file to devices using configuration service provider (CSP), provisioning packages (PPKG), or group policy (GPO) -> [!IMPORTANT] -> If you use a provisioning package to configure the taskbar, your configuration will be reapplied each time the `explorer.exe` process restarts. If your configuration pins an app and the user then unpins that app, the user's change will be overwritten the next time the configuration is applied. To apply a taskbar configuration that allows users to make changes that will persist, apply your configuration by using CSP or GPO. +### Taskbar configuration and policy refresh + +Depending on the method you use to configure the taskbar, the configuration is reapplied at different intervals. When the taskbar configuration is reapplied, user changes are overwritten. + +| Configuration method | Reapplied interval | +|--|--| +| Configuration service provider (CSP) | Every 8 hours or based on the [ConfigRefresh](/windows/client-management/mdm/dmclient-csp#deviceproviderprovideridconfigrefresh) interval. | +| Provisioning package (PPKG) | Each time the `explorer.exe` process restarts. | +| Group policy (GPO) | In case of a group policy change. | > [!CAUTION] > The use of the `Import-StartLayout` PowerShell cmdlet to provision the Taskbar layout is no longer supported in Windows 11. The only supported configuration in Windows 11 is to use a provisioning package.