Start Layout XML

[Olliedawg]

Could someone sanity check this for me, cannot for the life of me get it to pin the office apps. Office 2024LTSC for reference

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

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


-<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">


-<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>


-<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>

<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Edge.lnk"/>

<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationID="Microsoft.Windows.Explorer"/>

<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Word.lnk"/>

<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Excel.lnk"/>

<taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Powerpoint.lnk"/>

<taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MSTeams"/>

</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>

</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>

</CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>

</LayoutModificationTemplate>

 

[Olliedawg]

Made some slight adjustments, don't think the xml was valid in my previous post. I've got the "start layout" group policy set, this .xml file is placed in \\domain\netlogon\scripts , authenticated users have read access to that folder.

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
    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">
  <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
    <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
      <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>

      <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Edge.lnk"/>

      <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationID="Microsoft.Windows.Explorer"/>

      <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Word.lnk"/>

      <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Excel.lnk"/>

      <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Powerpoint.lnk"/>

      <taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MSTeams"/>

      </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
    </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
 </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

 

[Olliedawg]

It's now working! Must have been an incorrect xml the first time