How to Pin Applications to the Start Menu with Microsoft Intune

Note: This policy will override the applications pinned by the user.

Create XML

• On a Windows 10 machine, manually configure the Start Menu by pinning the applications you want.
• Open PowerShell.
• Use the Export-StartLayout cmdlet to export the Start Menu layout to a JSON file. Run the following command:

Export-StartLayout -path "mycustomStartMenu.json"

Steps to Pin Applications to the Start Menu with Intune

• Access Microsoft Intune: Log in to your Microsoft Endpoint Manager portal at https://endpoint.microsoft.com.

• Create a Configuration Profile: In the Intune portal, go to “Devices” > “Configuration profiles”.
• Click on “Create profile”. Choose “Windows 10 and later” as the platform and “Templates” as the profile type.
• Select “Custom”.

• Tab Basic:
  • Enter the name of this configuration.

• Tab Configuration settings:
  • Name: Enter a name.
  • OMA-URI:

./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Start/ConfigureStartPins

• Tab Configuration settings:
  • Data Type: String
  • Value: Copy the content of the JSON file generated with the Export-StartLayout command.

• Assign the Policy: Once the profile is created and configured, you need to assign it to the appropriate user or device groups.
• In the “Assignments” section, select the groups to which you want to apply this configuration.