Windows 10: Microsoft Office apps not pinning to taskbar from startlayout xml file

Hi, I've been trying to set up a startlayout xml file to set my taskbar the way I want it to be set. I've created the xml file following this link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/configure-windows-10-taskbarIt partially works, I'm able to pin Chrome, Adobe Reader and Snipping Tools to my taskbar but for whatever reason the Microsoft Office apps aren't pinning. Any help would be appreciated.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification" xmlns:defaultla

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Can't remove pinned office applications

My laptop is a Dell Precision 7510, running Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprice 64bit (10.0.15063 Build 15063) and Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus (1701 Build 7766.2092).

My problem is, that beside some useful apps on my taskbar, office has also pinned Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I would like to remove these 3 pinned apps. When unpinning them, they actually disappear, but after next restart (or restart of explorer.exe) they reaper as if nothing had happened.

I have tried following this "guide":
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-taskbar/76e9bbc7-8717-4156-ab72-c9ac975dd6e9

I have seen the above suggestion posted on several sites, but unfortunately it doesn't help in my case.

When executing the script (or preforming the steps manually) all is removed, but after explorer.exe restart below icons always reaper:

• File Explorer
  
• Internet Explorer
  
• Outlook 2016
  
• PowerPoint 2016
  
• Word 2016
  
• Excel 2016
  

Other apps pinned at the time is removed as intended.

Does anyone have a suggestion to how I can remove these unwanted office apps from my taskbar? And why do above list or apps reapear after deleting them from both the %APPDATA% folder and REGEDIT?

Thanks in advance.

 

windows 10 home missing pin to taskbar for installed applications

I added a third step to the first suggestion, which worked for me:

1. Choose start> All apps,

2. Scroll to the application you want to pin, right click and then click
Pin to taskbar.

3. When the desired icon tile appears in the desktop box, left click on it and drag it into the task bar.

 

Using "Import-StartLayout" to customize the Start Menu for Windows 10 Pro build 1709 (XML)

I've been trying all day to find the arcane formula that is needed to make this actually work but have not had any success. I'm trying to customize the new user Start Menu using the "Import-StartLayout" PowerShell tool. I need to include pinned items for
"Documents", "Pictures", "Music" and "Devices and Printers" (all of these are .lnk files).

I started by building the Start Menu I needed then used "Export-StartLayout" to generate the XML. The exported XML looks fine and I get no errors at all when importing it. Logging in with a new user will show some of the items from the custom Start Menu
but none of the links I mentioned above. The spaces where those links should appear are just blank. I've even simplified the XML to only include the links above and that causes the new user to see no pinned tiles at all; only the primary Start Menu. Here is
the simplified XML that results in no pinned items:

<LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" Version="1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">

<LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />

<DefaultLayoutOverride>

<StartLayoutCollection>

<defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6">

<start:Group Name="">

<startesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Documents.lnk" />

<startesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="0" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Music.lnk" />

<startesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Pictures.lnk" />

</start:Group>

</defaultlayout:StartLayout>

</StartLayoutCollection>

</DefaultLayoutOverride>

</LayoutModificationTemplate>

In this example I've copied the .lnk files into "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" but I've also tried them in a dozen other locations all with the same result. The paths are valid for the new user because after login I can copy/paste
them into "Run" and it will open the correct folder (Pictures, Music, etc).

Has anyone successfully added these links to a customized Start Menu with build 1709 using XML applied with "Import-StartLayout"? If so, could you answer the following (please be exact/precise):

• What does your XML look like?
• Where did you place the .lnk files?
• Did you create the .lnk files for Pictures, Music, etc or copy them from another starting location?