Is anyone doing custom Start menu layouts in Serve...
# microsoft-osn
Nick Panaccio
10/01/2025, 11:30 PMIs anyone doing custom Start menu layouts in Server 2025 yet? If so, how are you creating/applying them? The only thing I seem to be able to find online is using MDM to apply a policy, which won't work for us (needs to be local GPO or something else like WEM).
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Balint Oberrauch
10/02/2025, 7:23 AMNope. If it's the same behavior as in Windows 11 (I assume it is), you need a JSON file. You have a few options:
1. Use WEM to distribute the JSON file. You can use WEM Tool Hub to create your Start menu JSON file.
2. Copy the JSON file to the default profile. In this case, the user won't be able to change or pin anything to the Start menu.
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Nick Panaccio
10/02/2025, 10:20 AMFunny, we still use an XML for W11 here. Never gone the JSON route.
Nick Panaccio
10/02/2025, 10:27 AMWEM Tool Hub is very helpful.. unable to generate configuration each try.
Nick Panaccio
10/02/2025, 11:09 AMSame issue on multiple devices, both W11 and S25
Nick Panaccio
10/02/2025, 11:31 AMAny chance you have an example of the output that this tool spits out? I used Export-StartLayout to generate the JSON, but WEM will not accept that content for pasting into the config set's JSON section.
Nick Panaccio
10/02/2025, 2:02 PMDoesn't seen to work on Server 2025, unfortunately.
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