Hello
I am having the following issue when trying to use a GPO to change the default start layout of all my domain users.
I use Windows 10 Enterprise PC's and a Windows server 2012 R2.
Steps I did:
- Use a Windows 10 Enterprise PC.
- Logged on as a domain user with admin rights
- Start customizing the start menu by dragging and removing tiles until I have the desired layout
- Start windows powershell (as administrator)
- Use the following command: Export-StartLayout -Path "C:\MyStartLayout.xml"
- Go to the C-drive
- Copied the created xml
- Went to a share I made on my domain controller \\DC\MyShare
- Pasted MyStartLayout.xml in the share (btw the share is accessible for the domain users)
- Opened group policy management on my server
- Went to: User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar/Start Layout
- Enabled this policy and in the textbox put the share path: \\DC\MyShare\MyStartLayout.xml
- the GPO applies to the folder where my useraccount is.
- When I logon to a pc with the user on which the gpo must apply, he doesn't get my custom start menu.
I have tried many things, but nothing seems to work. Other GPO's apply perfectly. Only this start menu layout thing is driving me crazy, because I don't want useless apps in my tile menu. Users can access the share and the xml looks solid.
It all seems simple, and a lot of people on google are calling it a breeze, but somehow it just doesn't work for me. Maybe Permissions? Firewall? Other GPO's that are enabled, that block this one?
Any ideas?
Kind regards,
Bob