Customise Start Menu and Taskbar through Intune Policy
Question
I have been asked y my customer to customise the Start Menu, remove some of the un-wanted items such as the default Mail client, which has to be removed from the Taskbar too, Microsoft Store etc. and to add some custom icons and applications. I have read some articles that suggest to use custom XML templates, but this seems very complex, is there not a easier option?
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Custom start menu and taskbar is currently controlled via a custom BCE, and we want to move away from this to vanilla OS deployment. I will test and follow required steps and look to custom XML.
Thanks all
You can add the TaskBar Customization – https://snipboard.io/7QxfE0.jpg and merge with Exported StartMenu Layout.
Thanks the first article was the same one I found, so no other option, and I will have a reads through the second 2.
Thanks again
It’s a bit complex..
But there are three asks in your question
1. Remove unwanted apps? – To do this Sync your Intune with Microsoft store and deploy uninstall assignment for the mail client, same for all the other applications .. Try this https://snipboard.io/tlcvM7.jpg
2. Customizing start menu
3. Adding new Apps
Yes – You need to use custom XML to do it. Otherwise, you can deploy a PowerShell if you have something ready to do these changes
How do you do this in the Group policy world or domain join scenario?
Hello, Prepare a machine, Customize the start layout as you want. [Ex – Remove Mail Client]
– Export the Start layout
To Export the Start Layout :- Run Powershell as administrator, Execute the following command
Export-StartLayout –path .xml
-Use the exported layout XML with Intune.
For More Details Refer MS Article – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout
Customize Task Bar Use only required apps – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/configure-windows-10-taskbar#remove-default-apps-and-add-your-own
Check Article By Paul Winstanley – https://sccmentor.com/2018/12/31/keep-it-simple-with-intune-2-push-out-your-customised-start-menu/