From 6c9fbe20a42bd0e0d413bdf29e52ed8166c0f82c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Warren Williams Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 15:05:59 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md --- .../configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md index 30b508c5cf..2eeaf05946 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md @@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ This article shows you how to export an existing Start menu layout, and use the ## Before you begin -- When you customize the Start layout, you overwrite the entire full layout. A partial Start layout isn't available. Users can pin and unpin apps, and uninstall apps from Start. You can't prevent users from changing the layout. +- When you customize the Start layout, you overwrite the entire full layout. A partial Start layout isn't available. Users can pin and unpin apps, and uninstall apps from Start. However, the reapplication of the MDM policy on logon/explorer restart will restore the specified layout and not retain any user changes. +- +To prevent users from making any changes to the Start Menu layout see topic [NoChangeStartMenu](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-nochangestartmenu/) + - It's recommended to use a Mobile Device Management (MDM) provider. MDM providers help manage your devices, and help manage apps on your devices. You can use Microsoft Intune. Intune is a family of products that include Microsoft Intune, which is a cloud service, and Configuration Manager, which is on-premises. From a020c87a5bbfc64b091302f5716621274352415f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Warren Williams Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:09:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Changed URL to Relative path for "Update customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md" Corrected an error where I used a URL instead of a relative path Changed https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-nochangestartmenu/ To windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-nochangestartmenu --- windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md index 2eeaf05946..e198570974 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ This article shows you how to export an existing Start menu layout, and use the - When you customize the Start layout, you overwrite the entire full layout. A partial Start layout isn't available. Users can pin and unpin apps, and uninstall apps from Start. However, the reapplication of the MDM policy on logon/explorer restart will restore the specified layout and not retain any user changes. - -To prevent users from making any changes to the Start Menu layout see topic [NoChangeStartMenu](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-nochangestartmenu/) +To prevent users from making any changes to the Start Menu layout see topic [NoChangeStartMenu](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-nochangestartmenu) - It's recommended to use a Mobile Device Management (MDM) provider. MDM providers help manage your devices, and help manage apps on your devices. You can use Microsoft Intune. Intune is a family of products that include Microsoft Intune, which is a cloud service, and Configuration Manager, which is on-premises. From b0cb4aa0e96309f58d605bee8edda5e378c9edfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Strome Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:38:11 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Moving 'author' above 'ms.author' to test auto assignment issue --- windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md index e198570974..5949a458c5 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ title: Add or remove pinned apps on the Start menu in Windows 11 | Microsoft Docs description: Export Start layout to LayoutModification.json with pinned apps, and add or remove pinned apps. Use the JSON text in an MDM policy to deploy a custom Start menu layout to Windows 11 devices. manager: aaroncz +author: lizgt2000 ms.author: lizlong ms.reviewer: ericpapa ms.prod: windows-client -author: lizgt2000 ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.collection: highpri ms.technology: itpro-configure From 6552d54743495ef1d992e81bcc162c4d208a17ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Czechowski Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:42:21 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] editorial revision --- .../customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md index 5949a458c5..f043da3ecb 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: Add or remove pinned apps on the Start menu in Windows 11 | Microsoft Docs +title: Add or remove pinned apps on the Start menu in Windows 11 description: Export Start layout to LayoutModification.json with pinned apps, and add or remove pinned apps. Use the JSON text in an MDM policy to deploy a custom Start menu layout to Windows 11 devices. manager: aaroncz author: lizgt2000 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ms.prod: windows-client ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.collection: highpri ms.technology: itpro-configure -ms.date: 12/31/2017 +ms.date: 01/10/2023 ms.topic: article --- @@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ This article shows you how to export an existing Start menu layout, and use the ## Before you begin -- When you customize the Start layout, you overwrite the entire full layout. A partial Start layout isn't available. Users can pin and unpin apps, and uninstall apps from Start. However, the reapplication of the MDM policy on logon/explorer restart will restore the specified layout and not retain any user changes. -- -To prevent users from making any changes to the Start Menu layout see topic [NoChangeStartMenu](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-nochangestartmenu) +- When you customize the Start layout, you overwrite the entire full layout. A partial Start layout isn't available. Users can pin and unpin apps, and uninstall apps from Start. When a user signs in or Explorer restarts, Windows reapplies the MDM policy. This action restores the specified layout and doesn't retain any user changes. + To prevent users from making any changes to the Start menu layout, see the [NoChangeStartMenu](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-startmenu#admx-startmenu-nochangestartmenu) policy. -- It's recommended to use a Mobile Device Management (MDM) provider. MDM providers help manage your devices, and help manage apps on your devices. You can use Microsoft Intune. Intune is a family of products that include Microsoft Intune, which is a cloud service, and Configuration Manager, which is on-premises. +- It's recommended to use a mobile device management (MDM) provider. MDM providers help manage your devices, and help manage apps on your devices. You can use Microsoft Intune. Intune is a family of products that include 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: