[1703, cu] Windows 10 1703 - Start Menu Layout - Roaming Profiles Issue

[robyholmes]

Hi All,

 

I've managed to get my start menu and taskbar layout working well on a local profile account, but roaming profile accounts screw up on the second login. Resetting the roaming profile solves the problem until the 2nd login again. The start menu looks like this:

 

The start menu is not redirected but AppData is. If you search for programs they do show up so no problem there. If I look in the roaming profile I can't find any Start Menu items, but if I look in the AppData folder stored on the server I find all the shortcuts. I'm wondering if I need to redirect the start menu to get it to work?

 

The machine is Windows 10 1703, the layout is set via the XML file from group policy.

 

Local profile accounts (No roaming profile with AppData redirected) work fine.

 

Anyone come across this?

 

Thanks, Rob

[robyholmes]

Redirected the start menu and its done the same thing. Works first login but not the second. All the program links are in the redirected folder and the taskbar works fine.

[robyholmes]

Anyone getting this? I'm running local profiles only now and I'm wondering if its the route I want to take, just be nice to have the option.

[Arthur]

roaming profile accounts screw up on the second login. Resetting the roaming profile solves the problem until the 2nd login again.

Have you seen this?

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/start-layout-xml-desktop

 

Using the layout modification XML to configure Start is not supported with roaming user profiles.

 

Local profile accounts (No roaming profile with AppData redirected) work fine.

I am also using this method (plus folder redirection for specific folders like the desktop and documents, but not AppData). Works fine.

[robyholmes]

Have you seen this?

 

No I hadn't, I should open my eyes more! Ha. O well local profile it is then!