Start Menu tile for Website with icon

[Alis_Klar]

I really would like to add a tile in my users start menu for websites with their own icon. I have used the XML layout file successfully.

 

Also I have read here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/start-layout-xml-desktop#start-secondarytile and here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/start-secondary-tiles that you can specify a secondary tile and add your own icon but it is very convoluted and requires according to the article the use of Windows Configuration Designer and .ppkg packages.

 

Does anyone know of an easier way?

[thimon]

I've got the following Start Menu layout pushed out via GPO, with specific icons for Log Off, Google Chrome and Refresh Drives. I got this working by creating shortcuts with custom icon images, then pushing out the shortcut and icon files to all computers, then pointing the xml Start Menu file to those shortcuts.

 

[dubsdj]

I gave up with customising tiles a while ago, just too much hassle. I Just stick shortcuts on the desktop instead but maybe it's got better since then, I don't know.

[Alis_Klar]

I've got the following Start Menu layout pushed out via GPO, with specific icons for Log Off, Google Chrome and Refresh Drives. I got this working by creating shortcuts with custom icon images, then pushing out the shortcut and icon files to all computers, then pointing the xml Start Menu file to those shortcuts.

 

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Do you mind posting your XML? Did you use secondary tiles? I believe .ico files are impossible on the start menu.

[thimon]

@Alis_Klar The "Refresh Drives" icon is using a standard icon for the shortcut that's pinned. I used the trick of changing the visualelementsmanifest.xml file for the exe's for both Google Chrome and Shutdown.exe (for the log off icon). Please see below the XML file I use for our Start Menu (with various shortcuts copied to local locations), in addition to the files to get the icons displaying as they do.