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title: Start (Windows 10)
description: This section describes the Start settings that you can configure in provisioning packages for Windows 10 using Windows Configuration Designer.
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
author: jdeckerMS
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.author: jdecker
ms.topic: article
ms.date: 09/06/2017
---
# Start (Windows Configuration Designer reference)
Use Start settings to apply a customized Start screen to devices.
## Applies to
| Setting | Desktop editions | Mobile editions | Surface Hub | HoloLens | IoT Core |
| --- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| StartLayout | X | X | | | |
| StartLayoutFilePath | | X | | | |
>[!IMPORTANT]
>The StartLayout setting is available in the advanced provisioning for Windows 10 desktop editions, but should only be used to apply a layout to Windows 10 Mobile devices. For desktop editions, use [Policies > StartLayout](wcd-policies.md#start).
## StartLayout
Use StartLayout to select the `LayoutModification.xml` file that applies a customized Start screen to a mobile device.
>[!NOTE]
>The XML file that defines the Start layout for Windows 10 Mobile must be named `LayoutModification.xml`.
For more information, see [Start layout XML for mobile editions of Windows 10 ](../mobile-devices/lockdown-xml.md)).
## StartLayoutFilePath
Do not use.