Too bad the built-in "Import-StartLayout" cmdlet does work with an online image.
Do you mean it "doesn't" work? Because it actually has in my testing... just not to the current logged in user or any profiles that already exist. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 1:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] RE: Re: Windows 8.1 Screen Layout Capture Too bad the built-in "Import-StartLayout" cmdlet does work with an online image. ;) I've been running that as the last step in my build & capture TS, targeting the wim it just created. Dropping the .bin file into the profile seems cleaner. Christopher Catlett Consultant | Detroit [MCTS_2013_small] Sogeti USA Office 248-876-9738 |Fax 877.406.9647 26957 Northwestern Highway, Suite 130, Southfield, MI 48033-8456 www.us.sogeti.com<http://www.us.sogeti.com/> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Niehaus Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:27 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] RE: Re: Windows 8.1 Screen Layout Capture Just be aware that you will find all kinds of articles talking about other absurdly complicated techniques - with Windows 8.1 especially, it doesn't need to be that hard :) Thanks, -Michael From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Johns, Damon (DoJ) Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:20 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] RE: Re: Windows 8.1 Screen Layout Capture This is exactly what I was looking for. I think it comes down to just being a difficult to search for within a search engine. Now that I know the name of the bin file - I think I will be able to track down the specifics. Looking forward to the blog post, Cheers & thanks Michael From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Niehaus Sent: Wednesday, 23 October 2013 9:14 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] RE: Re: Windows 8.1 Screen Layout Capture I've covered this at various TechEd events - there are likely videos floating around :) In any case, the steps are not too bad. Assuming you want to set a default, you can: * Manually configure the layout the way you want it. * Export the layout by running the PowerShell Export-StartLayout cmdlet (export-startlayout -as bin -path blah.bin). (In Windows 8, you had to run Sysprep, then grab the resulting appsFolderLayout.bin file. The PowerShell cmdlet makes it easier.) * Add that .bin file to the default user profile. There are a few ways to do that last step. The way I prefer: Just have the task sequence (once in the new OS, before a "real" user logs in) copy the file into C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows, renaming it to "appsFolderLayout.bin". Then you don't need to mess with CopyProfile, modifying the image, or anything like that. I'm working on a blog that gets into more details. Thanks, -Michael From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Johns, Damon (DoJ) Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 2:59 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] Re: Windows 8.1 Screen Layout Capture Has anyone done any work around customising a Windows 8.1 default start screen for a default wim image? Apparently this has changed now however I haven't been able to find much doco on how it works.... Assume its tied to sysprep and copyprofile however I thought there was also a bin file or similar that you could capture or save to or something...... any ideas everyone? Cheers Damon ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER The information in this transmission may be confidential and/or protected by legal professional privilege, and is intended only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you are not such a person, you are warned that any disclosure, copying or dissemination of the information is unauthorised. If you have received the transmission in error, please immediately contact this office by telephone, fax or email, to inform us of the error and to enable arrangements to be made for the destruction of the transmission, or its return at our cost. 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