Windows 10: How comes different size of start menu for the same XML for different OS (1809 and 1909)

Hi,

I am currently applying a custom start menu layout using an XML applied in a ConfigMgr Task Sequence. My current baseline is 1809 and the start menu is wide and fits all the apps.



https://preview.redd.it/dtc7utb2zv9...bp&s=3daa53188bd7cf9341b8914cff0efc4f1254ba96

But when I apply the same XML to a 1909 Task Sequence (with everything else exactly the same), the Start Menu's size is squashed and doesn't fit the apps.



https://preview.redd.it/exc5a0w9zv9...bp&s=f02af7d8b05675e6095ef384c6ffb62877a754e5

How can I fix this? I have already tried re-creating the XML file from a 1909 device but still the same result.

Thanks,

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