Windows 10: Start Menu Layout - Modify via Logon Script

Hello
it's possible at the logon change the start menu, add or remove a tile in the start layout ??
Or is possible on the left side in start menu in the "Most used" make my link ??

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Pinning programs to start, removing tiles/shortcuts from start in Win 10 via script

I need to deploy scripts out that that manipulate the menu on user logon (basically a netlogon script)

I still want users to have the flexibility to modify the start menu, so i don't think i can use the gpo "start layout" since it becomes unmodifiable

any scripts out there that can manipulate the menu? (not necessarily kixtart, but can be used in a login script, so the ability to run unsigned powershell scripts must be enabled somehow if its powerscript i think)

basically. after win10 is installed , a whole load of bloatware is included

I want to remove

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  Live at a glance (text line), calendar, mail, photos, weather, phone companion, OneNote
  
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  Play and Explore (text line), xbox, groove music, movies & tv, money, news, Get Office
  

I then want to pin to start

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  outlook2010/2013, word 2010/2013, excel 2010/2013, powerpoint 2010/2013,
  
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  Control Panel (the old style), Windows Update, Devices and Printers) (optional but nice if doable. just a QOL thing)
  

for win7, I'm using allan's PinTo kixtart script. its not working for win 8.1/10 obviously.

I seriously feel i should simply just deploy classic shell and be done with it. 8)

 

Export-Startlayout possible bug 1607

Just in case anyone gets this issue.

Set up Reference VM, image with normal image, disable pushing out a layout via GPO.

Logon as a local admin, a local profile.

Design your layout.

Run Export-StartLayout.

Put the xml file somewhere where users have read access. \\server\layouts\layout.xml

GPP the xml file to the c drive to a folder where the users have read access. c:\it\layout.xml

GPP any shortcuts into C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs on the client PCs. . Make sure all paths match up to when you created the layout. You can edit the xml, but you cant use unc paths.

Add the xml file to the gpo for the start layout. c:\it\layout.xml

I've only done this on the computer not user setting.

I left the existing start menu redirect on.

Hopefully this will fixed in 1703.

 

Hi

Well it's not easy to customize this part of windows 10

You may get some clues here but not for your whole request ...

Customize Windows 10 Start with Group Policy (Windows 10)