Start Menu Layout

[Tech13]

Hi all,

 

We have customised our start menu using Start Layout option in group policy. We have got all our shortcuts/ Chrome/ Office working fine. Whenever we try to add either File Explorer or This PC to the start menu it does not show.

 

I have file explorer pinned via this same script onto the taskbar so I am sure of the filepath.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Running 1803 Windows 10 Education.

[Tech13]

*Bump*

[Oaktech]

What does your xml layout say for the line about windows explorer.

 

Mine is working and mine says

 

[BOOT]

I've found that the DesktopApplicationID value isn't always the same, that's why it's so inconsistent.

[SHimmer45]

you can use a direct pointer to the application instead of using the appid which works better

[synaesthesia]

Taskbar calls are not the same as start menu. Start menu should be as it is above but taskbar would usually be:

[DJ-1701]

Just so you are aware, starting in 1803 also has the Documents folder icon on the left hand side of the Start Menu, which users can click to load.

[lewisburgess]

On a slight tangent, has anyone managed to work out how to get existing cached users to pick up a modified start menu layout (XML) without having to delete their cached profiles on a W10 PC?

[synaesthesia]

Start menu will apply after restarting explorer, not sure if that helps from cached profiles but maybe restarting explorer on logon may do that.