StartScreen XML

[snagrat]

Got my XML working correctly but future changes do not take effect if a profile already exists for a user. New users would get the new new xml settings.

 

Is this correct behaviour and if so is there a way around it?

[free780]

Is this though computer GPO or user GPO ? Or dism ?

[snagrat]

User GPO

[free780]

Is the XML file on the PC or stored on a share?

[snagrat]

Network share

[free780]

I gpp'd the file onto the PC then pointed the GPO to it. Seems to work on 1511. Currently trying to get 1607 to work. Is your start menu redirected ? Are you using it on 1511 or 1607. I found the export-startlayout fails if the start menu is redirected.

[snagrat]

Redirected start menu. I'm using a file I have used at other sites so not actually exporting it from scratch.

 

Using 1607, it works just doesn't seem to update if profile has already loaded previous version

[free780]

Well the start-layout is in a database which the XML gets pulled in. I switched to computer GPO as user was being unreliable under 1511. Though I did have loopback replace enabled. As for changing it. I created a new layout each time making sure the shortcuts were in the start menu.

[GroovyNerd]

I've had a similar issues but mine seems to be working stable and updates when changes are made.

I started by creating the start menu I wanted and running the Export-StartLayout powershell command. I then used Notepad++ (NOT NOTEPAD) to modify the startlayout.xml file to make sure that the directories and shortcuts are valid for every user that logs in. At one point I had an issue where it was re-creating the shortcuts under the %UserProfile%\StartMenu which obviously isn't valid for all users. Once this is done it worked fine. The only problem I am having at the moment is inconsistent File Explorer Tiles, I've set the DesktopApplicationID=Windows.File.Explorer and on some clients it works and others it doesn't. I will be investigating this further.

 

Make sure at no point you edit with Notepad.exe. I find that this corrupts the xml way too often and I'll be trying to work out why the clients are not picking up the new menu and 9/10 times its because I forgot and used notepad.

[free780]

Found this helpful after battling with .url files which now no longer work under 1607. MS is really pushing Edge hard.

 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt171092(v=vs.85).aspx

[kennysarmy]

Anyone?

 

 

 

XML

 

[kennysarmy]

Is it that I have to find out the ID's and replace the lines such that:

 

 

becomes:

 

 

 

 

I used the powershell command on the PC I was using to create the base start-menu : Get-StartApps - which gave:

 

 

 

Name AppID

---- -----

Google Chrome Chrome

Email http://10.xxx.xxx.xxx/

Visit Java.com http://java.com/

Get Help http://java.com/help

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Run Microsoft.Windows.Shell.RunDialog

 

 

 

But sadly the start menu still does not work