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1. #Windows 10 start menu folder locations how to#
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Open the Start Menu redirection policy and remove the check we left in place when we created the policy: Do not delete the user, just remove it from the group.

Remove the temporary user from the Domain Admins group.

Since the basic structure is now in place, let’s clean up a little bit before proceeding.

#Windows 10 start menu folder locations windows#

When this structure is completed, log off the temporary user.ĭelete the Maintenance, System Tools, Windows Accessories, and Windows Ease of Access folders, including all items they may contain.

#Windows 10 start menu folder locations full#

Log on to the Full Desktop using the temporary user to redirect the contents of the default Start Menu to the redirected Start Menu folder structure.Ĭheck the redirected Start Menu folder structure: I created the user “redirection”.Ĭompleting the Start Menu redirection pre-requisites This is probably too much, but since it’s a temporary user I don’t care about that. That’s why I left “Move the contents of Start Menu to the new location” checked in the Settings tab for the redirection policy.Ĭreate a temporary user and add this user to the Domain Admins group. I find the easiest way is to create a temporary user and let this user’s Start Menu be redirected to the predefined folder structure once. There are several options to configure these requirements. The redirected folder structure needs to meet specific requirements. Link the Group Policy Object to the Remote Desktop Services OU:Įxclude the Domain Administrators group from this policy (Deny Apply policy in the Delegation tab and then clicking Advanced).Ĭreating a temporary user to configure Start Menu redirection settings Navigate to User Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar -> Remove common program groups from Start Menu. The second option we’ll leave checked now, I’ll show you why a little later. We don’t want users to have exclusive rights, so uncheck that. In the Target folder location box select “Redirect to the following location” and point the Root Path to the share, but include the Start Menu folder in the folder structure. Select the Basic setting, since we’re going to redirect for all users in this guide. Navigate to User Configuration -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Folder Redirection -> Start Menu. I set it to “Replace” but it all depends on how you configured Group Policies in your domain. You can find this setting by navigating to Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Group Policy -> Configure user Group Policy loopback processing mode. For this guide I named it “RedirectedStartMenu”. Then click OK.Ĭreating the Start Menu redirection Group Policy ObjectĪs creating the Domain and adding the RDS Server was not covered in the Step-by-step guide, make sure you create an Organizational Unit that holds the RDS Server object. Right-click the Redirection share and click Properties.Ĭheck Enable access-based enumeration. Select File and Storage services, then click Shares. To do this open Server Manager on the Domain Controller. Next we’ll need to enable access-based enumeration on the shared folder. No additional settings for this share have been changed here. I created the following folder structure:

Since the setup I am using only has two servers, a Domain Controller and a Remote Desktop Services server, I will use the Domain Controller to hold this folder structure. To redirect the Start Menu we need a folder structure that is going to hold the redirected Start Menu.

I realized I left it there when I was almost done with documenting this post.įirst things first, let’s prepare this environment for Start Menu redirection.Ĭreating the Start Menu redirection location This is not a requirement, but was part of another experiment. I added the “Desktop Experience” feature to the ITWRDS01.

#Windows 10 start menu folder locations how to#

I used the setup from the Step by Step Windows 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services – Part 1 post as a base for this guide, so check that post for details on how to set that up in a lab. The methods I describe below are therefore meant for Windows Server 2012 RDS environment, but work on Windows 2012 R2 RDS as well. This post will cover the basics for doing that and is based on implementations we have done for real customers, on Windows Server 2012. I got several requests and questions about customizing and managing a redirected Start Menu when using a Full Desktop session collection.