Windows 10 start tiles

[clareq]

My redirected Start menu is working well, and I have exported an xml file to set the tiles, and, consistently, the correct icons appear. However, the layout is wrong -. The xml reads

 

how do I get a three column two row tile arrangement?

[3s-gtech]

Try:

 

[clareq]

Well, they do move down:

[Joanne]

If you kept them in row 0, would it group them as a 6 block? (3x2) or does it just do a line of 6?

[3s-gtech]

Hmmm, it appears to be caused by your Group column. Sorry to keep throwing tests at you, but can you now try:

 

[clareq]

Nearly there The tiles are now right, but the pane itself is still 6 icons wide.

[3s-gtech]

From here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt171092%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

 

You may need to add the following within the LayoutModificationTemplate tags:

 

            StartTileGroupsColumnCount="1"
   />

 

Then change

 

Sorry it's a bit of trial and error, my layout is very different and it took a lot of fiddling to get it anywhere near what I wanted!

[JRowley]

It's just this

 

 

A column is a set of 6 cells, each cell is the size of a small tile, so 6 cells is the same as 3 regular tiles.

[clareq]

That's done it. Thanks to all.

[kidpressingbuttons]

Sorry to dig up an old thread- are you pushing out the xml config using GPO?

If so would you mind sharing how you managed to get this working?

[clareq]

yes, via GPO. It just works - I never had any problems - using LTSB.

[kidpressingbuttons]

Im deploying mine via GPO but its very scetchy

[mullet_man]

Sorry to dig this up but am deploying out RDS on W2016 and trying to get the start menu setup. Now on W10 I've had issues which I've managed to sort, but this doing my head in.

 

I create a start menu and export it which has tiles in 2 columns - see below.

 

 

but every time it defaults to 1 column - see below

 

 

Any ideas? I've to my XML but it makes no difference and always defaults to 1 column.

 

Am guessing it's a 2016 quirk and might have to live with it?

 

Cheers.