[RDS2012] Assign desktop icons and start menu items (metroview) to specific users.

As you probably know Windows 2012 does not have a classic Start Menu anymore. To replace that we now have the Modern UI Start Screen. In fact, as soon as you enable the desktop experience feature on a Windows Server 2012 (RD Session Host) server the Modern UI Start Screen is launched upon logging on.

So when running Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 that raises the question, how can we control the Start Screen the way we would usually control the Start Menu up until Windows Server 2008 R2. With Windows Server 2008 R2 a method that was commonly used (although it has it’s CON’s) was the redirecting the Start Menu to a central location. And by using Access Based Enumeration on the share that hosted the Start Menu, end users would only see shortcuts they were authorized to see, based on group membership. The same goes forthedesktopicons.

My question: what isthemost convenient way to assign desktop icons andstart menuiconsto specific users/ usergroups?Redirecting to a central location, using GPOorsomethingelse?Is it possible to use GPO to assignshortcutstospecific security groups?

Please your advice orexperience.

Thanks.

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