Hi,
I,m deploying a new server 2012 R2 farm and want to give the end user a pre defined StartMenu.
I followed this article: http://microsoftplatform.blogspot.nl/2012/11/predefining-and-customizing-modern-ui.html
in which the author describes how to use the appsfolder.itemdata-ms file.
I logged on as an ordinary user and successfully created a nice layout. After that I grabbed the appsfolder.itemdata-ms, copied it to C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows and made the file Read-Only.
After that I tossed away the test user it's profile disk and logged on. The Startmenu layout was as I hoped for and expected. The layout that I had prepared was in place. I logged out and on again and, the horror: The StartMenu was completely empty.
I Looked in the Users profile: C:\Users\%Username%\Appadata\Local\Microsoft\Windows, and there is the appsfolder.itemdata-ms file I deployed. The Logged on user has Full Control permissions to it, but it looks like it's not being "picked up" bij Windows or whatsoever.
I did some more research and testing, and found out that, without the appsfolder.itemdata-ms in the default users profile, changes to the Startmenu are not being saved. I logged on as a testuser with new profile and created a nice StartMenu layout. Logged of and on again: layout gone.
I guess these two issues have the same course, but i can't find it. I hpe someone can kick me into the right direction on this..
Thanks in advance !