Windows 10: Windows 10 Start Menu Pinned Tiles Location?

Hi

I've been searching for a while and i can't find where the pinned tilesin Start menu are located.

All I can find is a list of folders that doesn't have the pinned tiles:


This doesn't have what I need:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

This doesn't exists at all:

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer\Database


Is there any location or registry value/key where I can find the PINNED TILES in Start Menu?


I read somewhere that there is a database... does anyone know where is it located?


Thanks in advanced

:)

 

Windows 10 Start Menu Pinned Tiles Location?

Where are the start menu pinned tiles located in Windows 10? Example: I pin Weather, Notepad, and Calculator to the start menu. Where does this data get written? In Windows 7 it was under Program Data>Microsoft>Windows>Start Menu. It appears to have moved
in Windows 10. Is it a folder I just haven't been able to find, or is it a registry key now?

Thanks

-Jim

 

Windows 10 Start Menu Pinned Tiles Location?

I found the answer! (or at least one that works for me

A user’s Start Menu pinned tiles and settings are in stored as a database in this folder:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer\Database

All you need to do is customize the Start Menu and copy the Database folder to the same path in other users’ profiles.
This will give them the same tiles and settings. When I say settings, I mean changes like disabling “Show more tiles” and “Occasionally show suggestions in Start” are also carried over.

The trick is that the that the database files are in use when the user is logged on so you have to log them off and use another account, with administrative access, to copy or replace the Database folder.
Google search: enable windows administrator account

I hope this works for you!

 

Windows 10

you can just unbind all the tiles, and pin your shortcuts to the top list like in win7.