Windows 10: How to add a tile to windows start layout programmatically

Discus and support How to add a tile to windows start layout programmatically in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Hello Friends, So I'm working on a firefox extension that will allow you to pin the website you're on to your start-menu, or create a shortcut in your... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/GinoMan2440, Apr 4, 2020.

  1. /U/GINOMAN2440
    /u/GinoMan2440 Win User

    How to add a tile to windows start layout programmatically


    Hello Friends,

    So I'm working on a firefox extension that will allow you to pin the website you're on to your start-menu, or create a shortcut in your taskbar or all programs menu. The trouble is that I have no idea programmatically how to add a tile to the start menu. I can create a shortcut in "all programs" and I think I can find how to pin to the taskbar, but I'm struggling to find how to pin to the start menu on windows 10.

    I'm hoping there's a registry entry, or an XML fil, or something else I can just modify to add the entry but I'm coming up short on google. Everything I've found has to do with imposing a completely new layout on the user rather than just appending an item. Please help!

    Thanks in advance.

    Note: The extension is written in Javascript and it requires a native program to communicate with it that I'm writing in python since that will be easier to express. I'm willing to be creative and perform the action in C# or powershell though (I've accessed both through Python before)

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    :)
     
    /u/GinoMan2440, Apr 4, 2020
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  2. JAUNE BEL
    Jaune Bel Win User

    How to reset the tile layout in the start menu

    Hi,

    We would like to know more about your concern with resetting the tile layout in the Start menu. Kindly answer the following:

    • Is your computer connected in a domain?
    • Which build of Windows 10 are you using?
    • Have you tried the steps given by DaveM121 on a different user profile?

    We'll be waiting for your response.
     
    Jaune Bel, Apr 4, 2020
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  3. D88DAVID
    d88david Win User
    Adding OneDrive tile to start menu .xml with GPO

    Hi Yasir,

    Thank you for getting back to me but I have seen that suggestion which will not work for me. That steps suggested to do it manually which I'm trying to pin it to the start layout tile using .xml file via GPO. Below is the path where the OneDrive shortcut
    that I'm trying to pin to the start layout tile.

    <startHow to add a tile to windows start layout programmatically :DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="2" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OneDrive.lnk" />
     
    d88david, Apr 4, 2020
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  4. BREE
    Bree Win User

    How to add a tile to windows start layout programmatically

    Bree, Apr 4, 2020
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