From afdb66b5d41f581a3535d22934fc0374e9eb2d7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeffrey <9938813+Raphire@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:26:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix crash on clearing Start menu pinned apps for all users
 (#447)

As reported in #445
---
 Win11Debloat.ps1 | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Win11Debloat.ps1 b/Win11Debloat.ps1
index 4337791..66dcab9 100755
--- a/Win11Debloat.ps1
+++ b/Win11Debloat.ps1
@@ -2228,12 +2228,12 @@ function GetUserDirectory {
         $exitIfPathNotFound = $true
     )
 
-    if (-not (CheckIfUserExists -userName $userName)) {
-        Write-Error "User $userName does not exist on this system"
-        AwaitKeyToExit
-    }
-
     try {
+        if (-not (CheckIfUserExists -userName $userName) -and $userName -ne "*") {
+            Write-Error "User $userName does not exist on this system"
+            AwaitKeyToExit
+        }
+
         $userDirectoryExists = Test-Path "$env:SystemDrive\Users\$userName"
         $userPath = "$env:SystemDrive\Users\$userName\$fileName"