windows 10 Start Menu - How is everyone else doing iT?

[Arthur]

On a side note did Microsoft really need to make it so awkward to create a customised start menu in Windows 10!

Another really annoying thing about the Start Menu is that Microsoft added a switch to the Export-StartLayout command in v1803 (-UseDesktopApplicationID) which isn't documented on their website so not many people know about it and then end up creating XML files that don't work properly because it's using DesktopApplicationLinkPath instead.

 

https://twitter.com/hoyty/status/1025479867402313730

 

 

 

[jawebber]

Another really annoying thing about the Start Menu is that Microsoft added a switch to the Export-StartLayout command in v1803 (-UseDesktopApplicationID) which isn't documented on their website so not many people know about it and then end up creating XML files that don't work properly because it's using DesktopApplicationLinkPath instead.

 

This solved our issues after 4 weeks of a broken start menu. Thank you!

[johnpd]

I’m not using any xml - just gpp with targeting if file exists create shortcut and also security group scopes for staff and students. Works a treat and can be explained to a primary teacher.

[habz99]

I’m not using any xml - just gpp with targeting if file exists create shortcut and also security group scopes for staff and students. Works a treat and can be explained to a primary teacher.

 

can you let me know how i can this set up on my network

 

thanks

[johnpd]

can you let me know how i can this set up on my network

 

thanks

 

If you DM me I’ll send you the notes

[ictgoodpractice]

 

Is that top section (S is commented out as was for testing SIMs but can just delete that line if you don't want it.

 

And the This PC link is a shortcut pointed to:

 

C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

 

Steve

 

 

 

One of my lines is similar to yours

 

I get a blue tile with W~V:\ and it does not go any where?

 

Are you able to help please?

 

Thanks

[CHiLL]

One of my lines is similar to yours

 

I get a blue tile with W~V:\ and it does not go any where?

 

Are you able to help please?

 

Thanks

I never got mapped drives to reliably appear as Start Menu tiles, so I stopped trying and put a link to File Explorer instead (I didn't use This PC because I couldn't relaibly get that to appear either).

[ictgoodpractice]

Struggling to get the mapped drives to display in our custom start menu! Followed the advice in this thread but still no luck :/

 

Did you ever get mapped drives working please?

[thimon]

We no longer use shortcuts to Mapped drives, however we used to successfully.

 

.lnk shortcut files located in programdata pinned to the start menu, pointing to C:\Windows\explorer.exe /root,H:\

[thimon]

We now have shortcuts automatically pinned that open File Explorer / This PC, and the user's OneDrive area.

 

[ictgoodpractice]

what is the code to open explorer and your log off button please?

[thimon]

what is the code to open explorer and your log off button please?

The shortcut for File Explorer points to:

 

C:\Windows\explorer.exe /=

 

The log off shortcut points to:

 

C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -L

[CHiLL]

what is the code to open explorer and your log off button please?

My code for File Explorer as a Start Tile on Windows 10 1903:

My code for File Explorer as a pinned Task Bar item on Windows 10 1903 is:

 

Don't ask me why they're different, that's the only way I could get it to work.