# Configure Start Menu Layout

> Configures Start Menu layout by copying a LayoutModification.json or LayoutModification.xml file into user profile shell folders.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capaone/application-manager/powerbricks/configure-start-menu-layout/  
Product: CapaOne — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

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`

## Raw JSON definition

**JSON**

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