The Taskbar will keep the configuration that we previously deployed via Group Policy.
Here is how to deploy a Taskbar layout with SCCM: xml file that you use for the Start menu. You can simply add the information to the same. Adding a Taskbar layout with SSCMĭeploying a Taskbar layout during OS deployment with Configuration Manager is done exactly the same way as with the Start menu in Windows 10. Of course, you can use PowerShell to deploy the Taskbar with a script, and you can also use the above command during OS deployment, such as with Configuration Manager. Then log on to the computer with a user account that has no profile on the machine, and the Taskbar modifications should be applied.
Import-StartLayout -layoutpath C:\temp\layoutfile.xml -Mountpath C:\ The easiest way to test if your XML file works as intended is to use the PowerShell cmdlet Import-StartLayout as a local administrator: Then add the line below to the Taskbar.xml file:.In my example, I have added the Messaging app and Internet Explorer to the Taskbar. If we delete them, we can add them back again using the same. We have the option to either keep the default pinned apps (Edge, Store, and File Explorer) or delete them.