I have updated the script I use to uninstall built in apps in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows 11 22H2 has some changes when it comes to removing built-in apps. Is uninstalling built-in apps still a thing, yes it is. Teams Personal is one example of a similar app to Teams that causes unnecessary…
Category: Windows 11
Using Install-language during AutoPilot Windows 11 insider
At the session I presented with Michael Niehaus on customizing Windows 11 at MMS 2022 in Minneapolis we talked about the new PowerShell support for installing Language packs and set system language which are included in the Windows 11 Insider build 22257. During the session we got the question if it works together with AutoPilot…
Windows 11 22H2 Start Menu layout registry customizations
With Windows 11 Insider release 22059 the new Start Menu options were introduced which I love! I almost never anything in the recommended section on the Start Menu and now we get three alternatives to how much estate that part can take up on the Start Menu.The same as today, more or less space. I…
IPUInstaller update with Windows 11 and MUI Support
IPUInstaller is a community tool from my Co-Worker Johan Schrewelius that gives us another option to do Windows Upgrades with control and less user-down time. A new version has been released that includes Windows 11 support which is great!I have blogged about IPUInstaller before https://ccmexec.com/2021/02/windows-servicing-in-the-work-from-anywhere-era-using-ipuinstaller/ and here is a short video how it could look…
Troubleshooting Windows 10/11 Enterprise subscription is not valid
Wrote a blog post on how to Troubleshoot Windows 10/11 Subscription based activation over at 4Sysops. The issue we saw show up as Windows 10 Enterprise subscription is not valid as shown below. It turns out the If there is more than one Azure AD account added under “Access work or School”, they will fail…
Configure Windows 11 Start Menu folders using PowerShell
One of my favorite features in Windows 11 is the folders we can enable on the Start Menu. They are discrete and easy to access. Unfortunately, the Start Menu folders are not enabled by default which I would very much approve if they were! These are the folders we are talking about. They can manually…
Customizing Windows 11 default Start Menu during OSD using LayoutModification.json
In Windows 11 we can no longer deploy a custom Start Menu layout as we could in Windows 10. We don’t have any “Partial” managed option either as we had in Windows 10. The Group Policy “Start Layout” can still be used to deploy a custom Taskbar layout, HOWEVER the end user can no longer…
Customize default Windows 11 Start Menu using Intune
Now the time has come to look at customizing the default Windows 11 Start Menu. Customizing the Start Menu using Intune is simple and works great by using the new CSP “ConfigureStartPins”. More information can be found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/customize-start-menu-layout-windows-11For on-premise there is no support for using the same feature either with PowerShell or Group Policy, however…