Hello,
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It looks like you're deploying a uniform Start menu layout for domain users.
You can try to do this through group policy configuration:
- Prepare a custom Start menu layout and export it as an XML file. You can export the Start menu layout on a computer configured with the following command:
Export-StartLayout -Path "C:\Path\To\Layout.xml"
- Save the generated XML file to a shared location and ensure that all users in the domain who need to apply the layout have access permissions.
- Open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) on the domain controller.
- Browse to the organizational unit (OU) where you want to apply the policy, right-click and select "Create a GPO in this field and link it here". Name the new GPO. To edit the newly created GPO, navigate to User Configuration -> Administration Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar -> Start Layout.
- Double-click the Start Layout policy, select Enabled, and enter the path of the XML file in the Options box, for example:
- Confirm and apply the Settings.
With the above steps, you can use a unified start menu layout for users within the domain. Ensure that the path to the XML file is correct and that the share permissions are set properly.
I hope this helps.
Best regards
Jacen
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