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Fix Start menu customization and Intune settings
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Paolo Matarazzo
@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ When a full Start layout is applied, the users can't pin, unpin, or uninstall ap
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When [a partial Start layout](#configure-a-partial-start-layout) is applied, the contents of the specified tile groups can't be changed, but users can move those groups, and can also create and customize their own groups.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Partial Start layout is only supported on Windows 10, version 1511 and later.
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You can deploy the resulting .xml file to devices using one of the following methods:
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- [Group Policy](customize-windows-10-start-screens-by-using-group-policy.md)
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@ -52,9 +49,7 @@ To customize Start:
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- **Create your own app groups**. Drag the apps to an empty area. To name a group, select above the group of tiles and then type the name in the **Name group** field that appears above the group.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> 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.
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>
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> In earlier versions of Windows 10, no tile would be pinned.
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> 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.
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### Export the Start layout
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To export the Start layout to an .xml file:
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1. While signed in with the same account that you used to customize Start, right-click Start, and select **Windows PowerShell**.
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1. On a device running Windows 10, version 1607, 1703, or 1803, at the Windows PowerShell command prompt, enter the following command:
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`Export-StartLayout -path <path><file name>.xml`
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On a device running Windows 10, version 1809 or higher, run the **Export-StartLayout** with the switch **-UseDesktopApplicationID**. For example:
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1. Run `Export-StartLayout` with the switch `-UseDesktopApplicationID`. For example:
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```PowerShell
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Export-StartLayout -UseDesktopApplicationID -Path layout.xml
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```
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In the previous command, `-path` is a required parameter that specifies the path and file name for the export file. You can specify a local path or a UNC path (for example, \\\\FileServer01\\StartLayouts\\StartLayoutMarketing.xml).
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In the previous command, `-path` is a required parameter that specifies the path and file name for the export file. You can specify a local path or a UNC path (for example, `\\FileServer01\StartLayouts\StartLayoutMarketing.xml`).
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Use a file name of your choice—for example, StartLayoutMarketing.xml. Include the .xml file name extension. The [Export-StartLayout](/powershell/module/startlayout/export-startlayout) cmdlet doesn't append the file name extension, and the policy settings require the extension.
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## Operating system requirements
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In Windows 10, version 1607, Start and taskbar layout control using Group Policy is supported in Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education. In Windows 10, version 1703, Start and taskbar layout control using Group Policy is also supported in Windows 10 Pro.
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The GPO can be configured from any computer on which the necessary ADMX and ADML files (StartMenu.admx and StartMenu.adml) for Windows 10 are installed. In Group Policy, ADMX files are used to define Registry-based policy settings in the Administrative Templates category. To find out how to create a central store for Administrative Templates files, see [article 929841, written for Windows Vista and still applicable](/troubleshoot/windows-server/group-policy/create-central-store-domain-controller) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
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## <a href="" id="bkmk-howstartscreencontrolworks"></a>How Start layout control works
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In Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Education, you can use a mobile device management (MDM) policy to deploy a customized Start and taskbar layout to users. No reimaging is required. The layout can be updated simply by overwriting the `.xml` file that contains the layout. This feature enables you to customize Start layouts for different departments or organizations, with minimal management overhead.
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>[!NOTE]
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>Support for applying a customized taskbar using MDM is added in Windows 10, version 1703.
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**Before you begin**: [Customize and export Start layout](customize-and-export-start-layout.md) for desktop editions (also works for taskbar customization).
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>[!WARNING]
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> [!NOTE]
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> Currently, using provisioning packages to customize the Start menu layout is supported on Windows 1. It's not supported on Windows 11.
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In Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Education, version 1703, you can use a provisioning package that you create with Windows Configuration Designer to deploy a customized Start and taskbar layout to users. No reimaging is required, and the Start and taskbar layout can be updated simply by overwriting the .xml file that contains the layout. The provisioning package can be applied to a running device. This enables you to customize Start and taskbar layouts for different departments or organizations, with minimal management overhead.
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You can use a provisioning package that you create with Windows Configuration Designer to deploy a customized Start and taskbar layout to users. No reimaging is required, and the Start and taskbar layout can be updated by overwriting the .xml file that contains the layout. The provisioning package can be applied to a running device. This enables you to customize Start and taskbar layouts for different departments or organizations, with minimal management overhead.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> 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 unpins that app, the user's change will be overwritten the next time the configuration is applied. To apply a taskbar configuration and allow users to make changes that will persist, apply your configuration by using Group Policy.
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@ -14,17 +14,11 @@ App tiles are the Start screen tiles that represent and launch an app. A tile th
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- Status and updates from an important contact in a social app
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- A website in Microsoft Edge
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In a Start layout for Windows 10, version 1703, you can include secondary tiles for Microsoft Edge that display a custom image, rather than a tile with the standard Microsoft Edge logo.
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Suppose that the [Start layout that you export](customize-and-export-start-layout.md) had two secondary tiles, such as in the following image:
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In prior versions of Windows 10, when you applied the Start layout to a device, the tiles would display as shown in the following image:
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In Windows 10, version 1703, by using the PowerShell cmdlet `export-StartLayoutEdgeAssets` and the policy setting `ImportEdgeAssets`, the tiles will now display the same as they did on the device from which you exported the Start layout.
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By using the PowerShell cmdlet `export-StartLayoutEdgeAssets` and the policy setting `ImportEdgeAssets`, the tiles display the same as they did on the device from which you exported the Start layout.
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1. In Windows PowerShell, enter the following command:
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```powershell
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Export-StartLayoutEdgeAssets assets.xml
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```
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#### Create a provisioning package that contains a customized Start layout
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Use the Windows Configuration Designer tool to create a provisioning package. [Learn how to install Windows Configuration Designer.](../provisioning-packages/provisioning-install-icd.md)
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>[!IMPORTANT]
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items:
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- name: Customizethe Start menu in Windows 11
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- name: Customize the Start menu in Windows 11
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href: customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11.md
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- name: Supported Start menu CSPs
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href: supported-csp-start-menu-layout-windows.md
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@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title: Customize and manage the Windows 10 Start and taskbar layout
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description: On Windows devices, customize the start menu layout and taskbar using XML, group policy, provisioning package, or MDM policy. You can add pinned folders, add a start menu size, pin apps to the taskbar, and more.
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ms.topic: article
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ms.date: 08/05/2021
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appliesto:
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- ✅ <a href=/windows/release-health/supported-versions-windows-client target=_blank>Windows 10</a>
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---
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# Customize the Start menu and taskbar layout on Windows 10 and later devices
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@ -184,19 +186,6 @@ In a clean install, if you apply a taskbar layout, only the following apps are p
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After the layout is applied, users can pin more apps to the taskbar.
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### Taskbar configuration applied to Windows 10 upgrades
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When a device is upgraded to Windows 10, apps are already pinned to the taskbar. Some apps may have been pinned to the taskbar by a user, by a customized base image, or by using Windows unattended setup.
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On Windows 10 version 1607 and later, the new taskbar layout for upgrades apply the following behavior:
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- If users pinned apps to the taskbar, then those pinned apps remain. New apps are added to the right.
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- If users didn't pin any apps (they're pinned during installation or by policy), and the apps aren't in an updated layout file, then the apps are unpinned.
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- If a user didn't pin the app, and the app is in the updated layout file, then the app is pinned to the right.
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- New apps specified in updated layout file are pinned to right of user's pinned apps.
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[Learn how to configure Windows 10 taskbar](../taskbar/configure-windows-10-taskbar.md).
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## Start layout configuration errors
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If your Start layout customization isn't applied as you expect, open the **Event Viewer**. Go to **Applications and Services Log** > **Microsoft** > **Windows** > **ShellCommon-StartLayoutPopulation** > **Operational**. Look for the following events:
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