Comments on: Set default Start Menu with Microsoft Intune

By: Raimundas

Raimundas — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:19:43 +0000

it is not applying for me, in registry i see success, but start menu no imported.

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:33:03 +0000

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the solid assistance in building out our Intune environments. What are your solutions for Edge Assets in these pinlists (if you have any).

Appreciate your help,
Darren

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:43:52 +0000

In reply to Rainer Pollmann.

You my friend, are a genius. This worked for me importing a taskbar (not start menu) layout with xml file using Import-StartLayout command during Autopilot enrollment, then a new user logs in and its there (win 11). The 64 bit command was required. I used

if (“$env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432” -ne “ARM64”)
{
if (Test-Path “$($env:WINDIR)\SysNative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe”)
{
& “$($env:WINDIR)\SysNative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe” -ExecutionPolicy bypass -NoProfile -File “$PSCommandPath”
Exit $lastexitcode
}
}

By: ChrisRyder

ChrisRyder — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 22:35:16 +0000

In reply to Clive Foster.

Hi Clive/Scott,
It is in preview at the moment, but you can now find out the Intune equivalent settings of the GPO you use to help with moving away from Group Policy.

Within the Intune/MEM admin center, do to Devices > Policy Section. You will see ‘Group Policy Analytics’.

To use, you export one of you GPO’s and save as an XML file. You then import this into the Analytics page. It will tell you what can be ported over and where that Intune setting is.

Hope that helps

By: Peter Klapwijk

Peter Klapwijk — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:50:36 +0000

In reply to dj56. The location of the XML isn't correct. Variable $PSScriptRoot is used, which is the location where the script is run from. You can change that to your needs, to a hard-coded path, or another variable.

By: dj56

dj56 — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:47:21 +0000

I just copied the script from above, saved it and the XML to a folder I created C:\Test. When I run the script I get this error: Import-StartLayout : Cannot find path ‘C:\Users\Delete\Desktop\Test\LayoutModification.xml’ because it does not exist.
What am I missing that is causing the error?
Thanks

By: Leonard G.

Leonard G. — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:06:04 +0000

Thought I’d post this in case others run into this. I followed the steps but still it does not work. The difference is that I edit the taskbar pinned apps as well and was sure I had it correct. I ended up looking for other ways and I ended up using a device restriction policy to get it working from https://nathanblasac.com/deploy-a-custom-start-layout-configuration-policy-via-intune-windows-10-1809-a4ed72875c08. While users cannot edit the start menu from the apps you specify in the xml, it does give flexibility to still allow them to pin/remove their choice apps from the Start and task bar.

By: Pratik

Pratik — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:44:53 +0000

Partial Start layout could be good fit to balance Org specific start layout with user enabled customisation.

Please do not include XML Prologs like in the Start layout XML file when applying exported layout from Intune, it will not be applied.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/customize-windows-10-start-screens-by-using-mobile-device-management

By: miguel rodriguez

miguel rodriguez — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:16:33 +0000

This is all about the StartLayout, not the startmenu btw.
The startmenu is not changed in any way by using the methods in this article.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:05:24 +0000

It seems to be getting stuck on the detection rule as it stops at Apps 3 of 6 in Device Setup. If I click Continue Anyway however it proceeds to install correctly.