[23h2] Windows 11 Taskbar Config and deployment (Intune and GPO)

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I am trying to configure and deploy a taskbar layout at two different sites. Something as simple as this:

 

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

 

Using GPO on one site I can now get this to work.

At the site using Intune pretty sure its not even getting that far. I have a configuration policy that has the following

The "Configure Start Pins (User)" is working fine.

 

However not convinced about the "Start Layout (User)" not so sure about - the official MS documentation heavily implies that this should be a reference to an actual file residing somewhere - which would be a paim!

However I have seen example where people appear to have just copied the contents of the file into the entry as I have chosen to do.

 

Does this method actually work?

 

Or will I need to make this available somewhere in Sharepoint? If so whats the best way to create a read-only area where I can dump this file and others?