From 25e9988e1786fa9f2fab2425f69956cd82fdbbfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Warren Williams Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:27:46 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update customize-and-export-start-layout.md Added text to cover a known issue with Office 2019. --- .../configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md index ad794f7530..0453af5c1c 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md @@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ If the Start layout is applied by Group Policy or MDM, and the policy is removed 4. Save the file and apply using any of the deployment methods. +**Considerations for Office 2019 + +You may experience an issue with Office 2019 tiles being removed from Start when you upgrade Office 2019 if you manage the Office 2019 app tiles in a custom group on Start that only contains the Office 2019 app tiles. The Office 2019 group on Start will get removed when you upgrade is performed and the Office 2019 tiles will be placed in the next available group on Start. + +To avoid this problem, place another app tile in the Office 2019 group that will not be removed when Office 2019 is upgraded. For example: Notepad.exe or calc.exe in the group. + +This issue occurs because Office 2019 removes and reinstalls the apps when they are upgraded. Start will delete empty groups from the layout when it detects all apps for that group have been removed. Adding another app that will not be removed suring the upgrade will preserve the custom group and the new Office 2019 tiles will get added back to the correct group during the upgrade. + + + ## Related topics From ae0a344cee546c0d04da73c082d3c00e25fccffe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Simpson Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 14:59:22 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update customize-and-export-start-layout.md edited and simplified --- .../configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md | 9 ++------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md index 0453af5c1c..e0e64d6591 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md @@ -182,13 +182,8 @@ If the Start layout is applied by Group Policy or MDM, and the policy is removed 4. Save the file and apply using any of the deployment methods. -**Considerations for Office 2019 - -You may experience an issue with Office 2019 tiles being removed from Start when you upgrade Office 2019 if you manage the Office 2019 app tiles in a custom group on Start that only contains the Office 2019 app tiles. The Office 2019 group on Start will get removed when you upgrade is performed and the Office 2019 tiles will be placed in the next available group on Start. - -To avoid this problem, place another app tile in the Office 2019 group that will not be removed when Office 2019 is upgraded. For example: Notepad.exe or calc.exe in the group. - -This issue occurs because Office 2019 removes and reinstalls the apps when they are upgraded. Start will delete empty groups from the layout when it detects all apps for that group have been removed. Adding another app that will not be removed suring the upgrade will preserve the custom group and the new Office 2019 tiles will get added back to the correct group during the upgrade. +> [!NOTE] +> Office 2019 tiles might be removed removed from the Start menu when you upgrade Office 2019. This only occurs if Office 2019 app tiles are in a custom group on Start and only contains the Office 2019 app tiles. To avoid this problem, place another app tile in the Office 2019 group prior to the upgrade. For example: Notepad.exe or calc.exe in the group. This issue occurs because Office 2019 removes and reinstalls the apps when they are upgraded. Start removes empty groups when it detects that all apps for that group have been removed. From dfad633043036ab532071b2cb4587015100d97bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Simpson Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:01:55 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update customize-and-export-start-layout.md --- windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md index e0e64d6591..4eade94321 100644 --- a/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md +++ b/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout.md @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ If the Start layout is applied by Group Policy or MDM, and the policy is removed 4. Save the file and apply using any of the deployment methods. > [!NOTE] -> Office 2019 tiles might be removed removed from the Start menu when you upgrade Office 2019. This only occurs if Office 2019 app tiles are in a custom group on Start and only contains the Office 2019 app tiles. To avoid this problem, place another app tile in the Office 2019 group prior to the upgrade. For example: Notepad.exe or calc.exe in the group. This issue occurs because Office 2019 removes and reinstalls the apps when they are upgraded. Start removes empty groups when it detects that all apps for that group have been removed. +> Office 2019 tiles might be removed from the Start menu when you upgrade Office 2019. This only occurs if Office 2019 app tiles are in a custom group in the Start menu and only contains the Office 2019 app tiles. To avoid this problem, place another app tile in the Office 2019 group prior to the upgrade. For example, add Notepad.exe or calc.exe to the group. This issue occurs because Office 2019 removes and reinstalls the apps when they are upgraded. Start removes empty groups when it detects that all apps for that group have been removed.