This worked for me except for one tile. I had pinned Internet Explorer to the Start Menu before exporting. It shows in the xml file but it doesn't appear when a new user logs into the PC. I have to manually pin it. Anyone know how to make IE appear with the rest of the custom pinned tiles?
Short answer = Copy the IE shortcut to C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
open your apps menu and go all apps. Then go down to the windows accessories folder and right click on the IE shortcut. click more and then "Open file location" when windows explore opens copy the shortcut. Then on the address bar change only your user name to "default". That will open up the location to past the IE shortcut so it will be created for new users.
Easy solution = Copy and paste this in Admin Cmd Prompt
copy %userprofile%"\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Internet Explorer.lnk" "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories"
P.S. I like to move the shortcut up one level out of the accessories folder to make more visible on the start menu. In that case you can just remove the "\Accessories" from the above command.
Last edited by trimbleGU; 02 May 2016 at 16:55. Reason: P.S.
I too am having weird issues with startmenu layout, but my issue is during OSD deployment using SCCM
Sorry for my english , and hi! , this is my first post.
I don't like the xml template method..I prefer .. creating a start menu under the admin local account and use it as template for all de new user following the next steps:
This settings applies only for new users, (or users that don't have user accounts folders)
First, design a Start Menu as you like under one admin account
Second, copy the content of this folder under admin account folder : ....\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer\
Third copy this folder TileDataLayer to this Default user folder example: "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\"
Four: Login with a new user, and the start menu will be the same as administrator was.
Thanks for reading!! :)
PS: And the new users can edit their start menu :)
Well, and how do you go ahead when you want to import a start layout for a user, that doesn't have admin rights?
If I use admin rights, it imports it for the admin user, not the user where the startlayout should be applied.
Thanks
Patrick
Hello Patrick, :)
You might see if the tutorial below may be able to help for exporting and importing a Start layout.
Backup and Restore Start Layout in Windows 10 Windows 10 Backup Restore Tutorials
Thanks for your suggestion. I have tried this. Unfortunatly doesn't work for me. I was hoping it's that simple. I already replied in the other thread. Not sure if the last Windows Update is guilty not working. I tried so many things already. Also via GPO from the domain server and exported XML.
Last thing I didnt try was local GPO and using the xml, but thats not real the solution. Really odd, but thanks anyway.
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