Configure default start menu for windows 11

For Windows 11

Customize Your Start Menu:

On a Windows 11 workstation, begin by pinning your desired shortcuts to the start menu.

Locate the Configuration File:

• Navigate to %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState and locate the start.bin file.

Copy the Configuration File:

• Copy the start.bin file to C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState.

Note : If the destination folder doesn’t exist, you’ll need to create it first.

xcopy "%~dp0start.bin" "c:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\" /y

For Windows 10

Export the Start Menu Configuration:

• On a workstation, pin shortcuts to the start menu as desired
• Use the command

:: Command for export start menu configuration
Export-StartLayout -Path C:\Temp\LayoutModification.xml

• Use the command

copy "%~dp0LayoutModification.xml" C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\LayoutModification.xml /Y