Has anyone got the Windows 10 Start Menu working reliably WITHOUT using Classic Shell

[Joanne]

yeah one of them that's missing is Internet Explorer so definitely installed.

[Joanne]

Right.. sussed out it doesn't like groups of tiles. If I have just one big group it shows it perfectly. Strange no?

[mullet_man]

I've got IE shortcut working, here is the code for my XML file. I've edited my XML to point my shortcuts to my shortcuts I've saved on a server as part of my redirected start menu. It does work fine. I had lots of issues and this seems to be working now.

 

    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
   xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
   xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
   xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
   Version="1">

 
   
     
       
         
         
         
       
       
         
         
         
         
         
       
       
         
         
         
         
         
       
       
         
         
         
         
       
     
   
 

   
     
               
  
 
  
  
 
 
     
   
 
 

[AliG]

I am having trouble pinning File Explorer I have tried -

 

 

Any ideas?

[KK20]

There are plenty of exampled of working scripts if you look back. Mine was posted two pages ago. This is what I use for file explorer:

 

 

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I posted my working script a couple of pages back. That had a file explorer portion.

 

 

works for start menu tile and taskbar pin.

[mdrabble]

Strange one........

 

i'm using the same start menu xml file for both staff and students which use the same shortcuts......

 

For the most part - things appear - unlike before but this is where it gets strange....

 

Staff Logon, they see different icons to students and vice versa

 

Quick example:

Staff see My Computer shortcut but students cannot

Student can see the log off shortcut but staff cannot

 

permissions are set for authenticated users to read - so they can all see the xml file and shortcuts.

Nothing in the eventlog to show an issue.

 

Anyone any ideas?

[mdrabble]

Using a redirected startmenus - had to make sure the relevant shortcuts exist in both redirected menus

 

Now working!

[clockend25]

I've got IE shortcut working, here is the code for my XML file. I've edited my XML to point my shortcuts to my shortcuts I've saved on a server as part of my redirected start menu. It does work fine. I had lots of issues and this seems to be working now.

 

    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
   xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
   xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
   xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
   Version="1">

 
   
     
       
         
         
         
       
       
         
         
         
         
         
       
       
         
         
         
         
         
       
       
         
         
         
         
       
     
   
 

   
     
               
     
    
     
     
    
    
     
   
 
 

 

 

Hmm. Been having issues with a file I was compiling myself, so bunged this in to see if it worked. Taskbar displays as per the file, but the start menu tiles do not display at all. There's no even blank space, just the 'old school' menu and nothing to the right of it.

 

Damn you Microsoft.

[clockend25]

Still shafted.

 

 

Very strange. Is this a 1703-specific issue?

[3s-gtech]

Works pretty reliably for me on 1703, June updates applied. Are you just finding that the Start Screen section has gone completely?

[clockend25]

Yep. No tiles at all.

[Arthur]

Very strange. Is this a 1703-specific issue?

Are you applying the Start Menu layout GPO as a computer policy?

[oliver77]

I don't suppose anyone has found a resolution to getting rid of the default shortcuts on the start menu before the redirected one loads? I assume like Windows 8, to make it appear you are logging in quicker it shows the desktop before everything has actually finished loading in. However this gives you (for about 10 seconds or so) a generic start menu with shortcuts to things like PowerShell and other Windows admin tools. I would prefer it to show nothing to be honest rather than give misleading shortcuts (especially for a student account).

Thanks!

[CHiLL]

I don't suppose anyone has found a resolution to getting rid of the default shortcuts on the start menu before the redirected one loads? I assume like Windows 8, to make it appear you are logging in quicker it shows the desktop before everything has actually finished loading in. However this gives you (for about 10 seconds or so) a generic start menu with shortcuts to things like PowerShell and other Windows admin tools. I would prefer it to show nothing to be honest rather than give misleading shortcuts (especially for a student account).

Thanks!

I use a combination of a redirected Start Menu and this script: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/165029-how-get-rid-candy-crush-soda-saga-other-windows-10-start-menu-junk-good-9.html#post1572403, thanks to @Arthur and @3s-gtech. I don't see any extra items, including the ones you mentioned.

[oliver77]

Hi,

Thanks for the response. I got rid of all the rubbish from the image, but this seems to be a system thing however. I have attached a screenshot of what the menu looks like before those shortcuts disappear in favour of the redirected ones.

[win]

I just deleted them from the student mandatory profile, haven't tried with staff roaming ones yet.

 

The battle now is getting rid of cortana in the start menu, or disabling via GPO which doesn't seem to work!

[sted]

I just deleted them from the student mandatory profile, haven't tried with staff roaming ones yet.

 

The battle now is getting rid of cortana in the start menu, or disabling via GPO which doesn't seem to work!

 

id be very careful playing round with cortana it can cause start menu issues. ive had it where the start menu either wont open at all or opens but everything is grayed out by doing that