Yep, my understanding from some documentation is as well that it's dependent on the XML file's timestamp. You may have to customize your Office install to update that as a post install customization. In my personal opinion, it's somewhat unfortunate from a design perspective as it creates an extra dependency in the Office package should that XML file's location ever need to change. I'd also be curious what happens once the Office install runs, updates it, and then the GPO gets changed down the road. Not sure if it would behave in a way that the icons would get removed as they aren't in the template in your GPO...
Matt From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerousek, Jeff Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 3:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MDT-OSD] RE: Partial Start Menu question >From my own testing it seems to only get re-evaluated when a new xml is pushed >out or a fresh profile is created. Thanks, Jeff Jerousek<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Miller, Todd Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 3:26 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [MDT-OSD] Partial Start Menu question I am attempting to have a partial locked start menu. This is just an example I'm working through. I am trying to figure out the mechanism prior to rolling out Windows 10. I want to figure out how we would do a partial custom start menu in my environment. I will be asked to add tiles to a corporate section from time to time so I need to make sure I have the process down. I am having trouble getting it to work in the way I think it is supposed to work. Here is my testing scenario... The Windows 10 (1607) computer is deployed without Office. The computer is assigned a custom start menu layout with two locked sections via GPO pointing to a locally copied custom XML. When User A logs in we see that both of the locked sections are present, The Office section is empty - this is expected since Office is not installed. The other locked section containing Calculator, Notepad, and Weather works and the tiles are visible. User A installs Office and reboots the computer User A logs back in. The locked section for Office tiles is still empty, though the applications show up in the left "all programs" section of Start. I thought that once the applications pointed to by the tiles are installed the tiles are supposed to detect that and become visible... User A logs out User B logs in for the first time on this computer. The locked section for Office tiles is fully populated according to the custom layout. Both locked custom sections look correct. User B logs out User A logs in - custom Office section is still empty. If I delete UserA's profile on the computer using an admin account, and User A logs back in, the locked sections are correct with the Office tiles. What triggers User's locked sections to be reevaluated? I thought I read that this would get evaluated each time explorer starts up. But it seems like it might only happen when the user account is first populated. How is it is supposed to work? The documentation talks about adding tiles later by updating the XML file. So I think it is supposed to be dynamic, but I can't make it work that way. ________________________________ Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. ________________________________
