Windows Taskbar Customization with Windows Master Images

Step-by-step guide to Windows Taskbar Customization with Windows Master Images, including configuration, deployment, troubleshooting and practical

Customizing the Windows taskbar using activeSetup process.

  • User Script (custoWin.cmd)
Set cmdreg=reg
if defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 Set cmdreg=%SystemRoot%sysnativereg.exe

:: Move Start Menu to the left
%cmdreg% add "HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced" /v TaskbarAl /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

:: Disable Bing search in Start Menu
%cmdreg% add HKCUSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsExplorer /v DisableSearchBoxSuggestions /t reg_dword /d 1 /f

:: Disable taskbar chat
%cmdreg% add HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced /v TaskbarMn /t reg_dword /d 0 /f

:: Disable taskbar widgets
%cmdreg% add HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced /v TaskbarDa /t reg_dword /d 0 /f

:: Disable Multi Desktop
%cmdreg% add HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced /v ShowTaskViewButton /t reg_dword /d 0 /f

:: No display of the Store in the taskbar
%cmdreg% add HKCUSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsExplorer /v NoPinningStoreToTaskbar /t reg_dword /d 1 /f

  • Main Script
Set cmdreg=reg
if defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 Set cmdreg=%SystemRoot%sysnativereg.exe

copy "%~dp0CustWin.cmd" c:windowsCustWin.cmd /Y
%cmdreg% add "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{044BA840-0D52-01CF-0AFA-00AA00B6015C}" /v StubPath /t REG_SZ /d "cmd /c C:WindowsCustWin.cmd" /f
%cmdreg% add "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{044BA840-0D52-01CF-0AFA-00AA00B6015C}" /v Version /t REG_SZ /d "1,0,0,0" /f
%cmdreg% add "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{044BA840-0D52-01CF-0AFA-00AA00B6015C}" /v IsInstalled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
%cmdreg% add "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{044BA840-0D52-01CF-0AFA-00AA00B6015C}" /v ComponentID /t REG_SZ /d "CustWin" /f
%cmdreg% add "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{044BA840-0D52-01CF-0AFA-00AA00B6015C}" /ve /d "CustWin" /f

Download : https://github.com/DavidWuibaille/Repository/tree/main/Windows/Windows11/CustoUserWin11

Windows Taskbar Customization Overview