Configure Start Menu Layout

Configures Start Menu layout by copying a LayoutModification.json or LayoutModification.xml file into user profile shell folders. Create or export the layout file on an existing reference device and include the file in your package (for example from C:\Users\<ReferenceUser>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\LayoutModification.json), then copy it with Download Content and reference it with $PackageRoot.

Parameters

Layout File Path

Required — Default: $PackageRoot\DefaultLayouts.xml

Full path to the Start Menu layout file (.json or .xml). This should normally point to a file copied from an existing reference device. Remember to include the Download Content brick when using $PackageRoot. Example: $PackageRoot\LayoutModification.json

Apply To Existing Users

Optional — Default: False

Enable to also apply the Start Menu layout file to user profiles that already exist on the device. Disable to apply only for new users through the default profile.

Details

Category: Provisioning
Brick ID: Start-Menu-Configure

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