From 2b5f7366ca310f5d8588a03992e4c68331a4dea7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeanie Decker Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:24:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Merged PR 2380: Add explanation of blank tiles in Start layout --- .../change-history-for-configure-windows-10.md | 3 ++- .../configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/configuration/change-history-for-configure-windows-10.md b/windows/configuration/change-history-for-configure-windows-10.md index bd043230c8..b793558289 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/change-history-for-configure-windows-10.md +++ b/windows/configuration/change-history-for-configure-windows-10.md @@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ This topic lists new and updated topics in the [Configure Windows 10](index.md) | New or changed topic | Description | | --- | --- | | [Add image for secondary tiles](start-secondary-tiles.md) | Added XML example for Edge secondary tiles and **ImportEdgeAssets** | -|[Windows 10, version 1703 basic level Windows diagnostic events and fields](basic-level-windows-diagnostic-events-and-fields.md)|Updated several Appraiser events and added Census.Speech. +| [Customize and export Start layout](customize-and-export-start-layout.md) | Added explanation for tile behavior when the app is not installed | +|[Windows 10, version 1703 basic level Windows diagnostic events and fields](basic-level-windows-diagnostic-events-and-fields.md)|Updated several Appraiser events and added Census.Speech. | ## June 2017 diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md index 8a06655003..0d8275d602 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ You can deploy the resulting .xml file to devices using one of the following met - [Mobile device management (MDM)](customize-windows-10-start-screens-by-using-mobile-device-management.md) -## Customize the Start screen on your test computer + + +## Customize the Start screen on your test computer To prepare a Start layout for export, you simply customize the Start layout on a test computer. @@ -69,6 +71,11 @@ To prepare a Start layout for export, you simply customize the Start layout on a - **Resize tiles**. To resize tiles, right-click the tile and then click **Resize.** - **Create your own app groups**. Drag the apps to an empty area. To name a group, click above the group of tiles and then type the name in the **Name group** field that appears above the group. + +>[!IMPORTANT] +>In Windows 10, version 1703, if the Start layout includes tiles for apps that are not installed on the device that the layout is later applied to, the tiles for those apps will be blank. The blank tiles will persist until the next time the user signs in, at which time the blank tiles are removed. Some system events may cause the blank tiles to be removed before the next sign-in. +> +>In earlier versions of Windows 10, no tile would be pinned. ## Export the Start layout