Intune Custom Layouts

This project is a work in progress as I deploy custom layouts for endpoints.

Note: The following information applies to Windows 10.

• Start Menu Layout
• Task Bar Layout

In order to deploy these customizations, you will need to have one XML file.

• Intune doesn't allow the use of two XML files for the same policy.

Start Menu Layouts

There are two types of Start layouts that can be used.

Full Start Layout

• Does not allow users to pin, unpin, or uninstall apps from Start.
• Users can view and open all apps in the All Apps view

Partial Start Layout

Note: This is only supported on Windows 10, version 1511 and later.

• Tile groups and the contents cannot be changed, however, users can move these groups.
• Users can also create and customize their own tile groups.

Task Bar Layouts

This method can add more apps to be pinned to the taskbar and remove apps pinned by default.

Note: Adding a TaskbarLayout section in a layout modification XML file will never remove apps a user pins to their taskbar.

Apps are specified using the AUMID or Desktop Application Link Path.

• The order of apps in the XML file will determine the order of the pinned apps, from left to right.

  • Any apps that are pinned after a user pins an app will display to the right of the existing apps pinned by the user.

Resources

Start Menu Layouts:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/customize-and-export-start-layout

Export-StartLayout PowerShell cmdlet:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/startlayout/export-startlayout?view=windowsserver2022-ps

Customize Start & Taskbar with MDM:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/customize-windows-10-start-screens-by-using-mobile-device-management

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/configure-windows-10-taskbar