Windows 10 LTSC 2019 1809 Start menu?

[Arthur]

Does DesktopApplicationID still work on 1607, or do we need to have separate XML files for 1607 and 1809?

DesktopApplicationID will only work with 1803 onwards unfortunately.

 

Also, does anyone have any ideas why in 1809 we might be seeing three broken tiles coming up when we don't have any tiles configured? Looking at them they seem to be Edge (which I didn't think was in LTSC?), Contact Support and Insider Hub, but they appear as strings like "P~Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft".

I think you only get tiles like "P~Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft" and the ones with an arrow pointing down when you haven't applied a custom Start Layout.

 

https://twitter.com/SeguraOSD/status/1133370317580197890

 

[Ironitwiz]

I'm posting this in the hopes it will help someone else.

 

So I was running 1809 with roaming profiles on a VDI solution. When a user logged in for the first time the start menu would be fine. When the user logs in the second time after the profile had already been created the start menu is all messed up. I solved this by creating the following key:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

 

Value: SpecialRoamingOverrideAllowed

 

Type: REG_DWORD

 

Value: 1

 

Hope it helps.

Cheers

[Arthur]

So I was running 1809 with roaming profiles on a VDI solution. When a user logged in for the first time the start menu would be fine. When the user logs in the second time after the profile had already been created the start menu is all messed up. I solved this by creating the following key:

Lots of people using roaming profiles seem to forget to apply that setting even those it's mentioned in Microsoft's documentation for Windows 10.

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/folder-redirection/deploy-roaming-user-profiles#step-7-optionally-specify-a-start-layout-for-windows-10-pcs

 

You may also need the following GPO set if you have "Delete cached copies of roaming profiles" enabled.

 

https://getadmx.com/?Category=Windows_10_2016&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.Appx::AllowDeploymentInSpecialProfiles

[Ironitwiz]

Yep. Although it is fairly new requirement. This was my first time rolling out Windows 10 on a VDI.

[VinceNL]

DesktopApplicationID will only work with 1803 onwards unfortunately.

I think you only get tiles like "P~Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft" and the ones with an arrow pointing down when you haven't applied a custom Start Layout.

We have the same problem with the three broken tiles coming up with new user profiles, but how do i get rid of thosè three "P~. . tiles without the use of a custom start layout?

[BOOT]

You could customise the default layout:

C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml

in the OS image, or clear the registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache

on login.

[VinceNL]

Thanks Boot,

I've tried what you've suggested exporting an empty no-tile startmenu from the local admin to the default user folder and then logged in as a new user to create a "new"start menu for that user. Now what happens is that one of the tree tiles is gone, but a new tile of "Settings" comes up!

 

Emptying the registry key did nothing...

[Arthur]

I've tried what you've suggested exporting an empty no-tile startmenu from the local admin to the default user folder and then logged in as a new user to create a "new"start menu for that user. Now what happens is that one of the tree tiles is gone, but a new tile of "Settings" comes up!

I normally edit the LayoutModification.xml instead of the DefaultLayouts.xml file since this is the one Microsoft recommend you create/edit for the default user profile.

 

Try the following LayoutModification.xml (it goes in the same folder as DefaultLayouts.xml) and then logon as a new user.

 

    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
   xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
   xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
   xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
   Version="1">
           StartTileGroupCellWidth="6"
   />
   
   
       
           
               
           
       
   

Edited June 21, 2019 by Arthur