Start Menu Redirect - How to hide default windows apps?

[F_admin]

Hi All :-)

 

I'm in the process of setting up a start menu redirect for our laptops - I've created folders in a share which has pulled through to the laptop.

However, there are still loads of default windows apps that remain on the start menu (i.e. 3D Viewer, Calendar, Camera, Cortana etc.) most of which I've blocked via. GPO - but is there a GPO object or another way I can move these into one folder or hide them completely from students?

 

I've attached an image of the start menu below :-)

 

Cheers,

Fraser

 

[foofighterjim]

I haven't tested this with the built in applications but have successfully removed desktop shortcuts from 3rd party software, you could try creating a GPO to remove the shortcut at user level:

 

User Config> Windows Settings> Shortcuts

 

Create a shortcut with the following:

 

Action: Delete

Name:

Target Type: File System Object

Location: Start Menu

 

Make sure the name is identical to the link you want to remove.

[DaveTheTech]

I think that you can remove 'common apps' - complete guess as t if it will work with Win10 though. As I was using ClassicStartwen using this.

[dloudon96]

Hi All :-)

 

I'm in the process of setting up a start menu redirect for our laptops - I've created folders in a share which has pulled through to the laptop.

However, there are still loads of default windows apps that remain on the start menu (i.e. 3D Viewer, Calendar, Camera, Cortana etc.) most of which I've blocked via. GPO - but is there a GPO object or another way I can move these into one folder or hide them completely from students?

 

I've attached an image of the start menu below :-)

 

Cheers,

Fraser

 

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If you’re using MDT to deploy your OS, you can add the ‘remove APPX package’ script into the task sequence, and it’ll run the sequence and remove the unwanted apps, if you want me to show you where to add it, let me know and I’ll send the script across.

[F_admin]

@dloudon96

 

That would be brilliant if you could send the script across, thanks :-)

I'm currently using the following script on the VM, prior to generalizing and capturing the image.

 

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Out-GridView -PassThru | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

 

It isn't behaving as it should though; it isn't removing apps for all users on the VM, as I'm getting the below error:

 

"Error SYSPRP Package Microsoft.GetHelp_10.1706.13331.0_... was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image."

Edited October 15, 2021 by F_admin