# Replace the startmenu for all users, when using the default startmenuTemplate this clears all pinned apps # Credit: https://lazyadmin.nl/win-11/customize-windows-11-start-menu-layout/ function ReplaceStartMenuForAllUsers { param ( $startMenuTemplate = "$script:AssetsPath/Start/start2.bin" ) Write-Host "> Removing all pinned apps from the start menu for all users..." # Check if template bin file exists if (-not (Test-Path $startMenuTemplate)) { Write-Host "Error: Unable to clear start menu, start2.bin file missing from script folder" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "" return } # Get path to start menu file for all users $userPathString = GetUserDirectory -userName "*" -fileName "AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState" $usersStartMenuPaths = get-childitem -path $userPathString # Go through all users and replace the start menu file ForEach ($startMenuPath in $usersStartMenuPaths) { ReplaceStartMenu $startMenuTemplate "$($startMenuPath.Fullname)\start2.bin" } # Also replace the start menu file for the default user profile $defaultStartMenuPath = GetUserDirectory -userName "Default" -fileName "AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState" -exitIfPathNotFound $false # Create folder if it doesn't exist if (-not (Test-Path $defaultStartMenuPath)) { new-item $defaultStartMenuPath -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null Write-Host "Created LocalState folder for default user profile" } # Copy template to default profile Copy-Item -Path $startMenuTemplate -Destination $defaultStartMenuPath -Force Write-Host "Replaced start menu for the default user profile" Write-Host "" } # Replace the startmenu for all users, when using the default startmenuTemplate this clears all pinned apps # Credit: https://lazyadmin.nl/win-11/customize-windows-11-start-menu-layout/ function ReplaceStartMenu { param ( $startMenuTemplate = "$script:AssetsPath/Start/start2.bin", $startMenuBinFile = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\start2.bin" ) # Change path to correct user if a user was specified if ($script:Params.ContainsKey("User")) { $startMenuBinFile = GetUserDirectory -userName "$(GetUserName)" -fileName "AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\start2.bin" -exitIfPathNotFound $false } # Check if template bin file exists if (-not (Test-Path $startMenuTemplate)) { Write-Host "Error: Unable to replace start menu, template file not found" -ForegroundColor Red return } if ([IO.Path]::GetExtension($startMenuTemplate) -ne ".bin" ) { Write-Host "Error: Unable to replace start menu, template file is not a valid .bin file" -ForegroundColor Red return } $userName = [regex]::Match($startMenuBinFile, '(?:Users\\)([^\\]+)(?:\\AppData)').Groups[1].Value $backupBinFile = $startMenuBinFile + ".bak" if (Test-Path $startMenuBinFile) { # Backup current start menu file Move-Item -Path $startMenuBinFile -Destination $backupBinFile -Force } else { Write-Host "Unable to find original start2.bin file for user $userName, no backup was created for this user" -ForegroundColor Yellow New-Item -ItemType File -Path $startMenuBinFile -Force } # Copy template file Copy-Item -Path $startMenuTemplate -Destination $startMenuBinFile -Force Write-Host "Replaced start menu for user $userName" }