Windows 10 1607 Start Menu and Taskbar Roaming/ Default UEM

[Justin_Y]

I followed the following guide to setup UEM to allow us to set a default Pinned Start menu Items and taskbar. It works great except on the 3rd logon Edge starts sneaking back into the taskbar. It has something to do with the import of the xml file more then once but I can't find a way to prevent Edge from sneaking back in.

Managing Windows 10 with VMware User Environment Manager

So I have applied the logoff script per this article

Powershell.exe Export-StartLayout -Path C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\LayoutModification.XML

I then modified the Windows Common setting task bar config file to add in the synchronization of the xml file on logon/ logoff

Wanted to see if anyone else is using this and if they found a way to keep edge out of the taskbar. Thanks

#Sync Default Taskbar xml

[IncludeFiles]

<LocalAppData>\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\LayoutModification.XML

# Expanded settings for Windows Common Setting 'Taskbar settings':

[IncludeRegistryTrees]

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage2

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband

[IncludeIndividualRegistryValues]

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarSizeMove

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\EnableAutoTray

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects2\Settings

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3\Settings

[IncludeFolderTrees]

<AppData>\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

[Pim_van_de_Vis]

Did this work? Or did you find another solution?

[Justin_Y]

It works but Edge will reappear on your taskbar each time you delete it after your 2nd logon

[Justin_Y · Accepted solution]

For 1703 there is a much better way to capture the start menu with uem documented in the forums. This solution also becomes inconsistent with 1703 and users will somehow get a full start bar with all the base installed links.