From 77c218929e1b05c4adb56d778445c3eb774389e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Wright Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 11:11:31 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update UnpinStart function for GUI/CLI scripts --- Windows10Debloater.ps1 | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1 | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 2 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-) diff --git a/Windows10Debloater.ps1 b/Windows10Debloater.ps1 index 01a085c..23651c5 100644 --- a/Windows10Debloater.ps1 +++ b/Windows10Debloater.ps1 @@ -667,15 +667,64 @@ Function UninstallOneDrive { } Function UnpinStart { - #https://superuser.com/questions/1068382/how-to-remove-all-the-tiles-in-the-windows-10-start-menu - #Unpins all tiles from the Start Menu - Write-Host "Unpinning all tiles from the start menu" - (New-Object -Com Shell.Application). - NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}'). - Items() | - % { $_.Verbs() } | - ? {$_.Name -match 'Un.*pin from Start'} | - % {$_.DoIt()} + # https://superuser.com/a/1442733 + #Requires -RunAsAdministrator + +$START_MENU_LAYOUT = @" + + + + + + + + +"@ + + $layoutFile="C:\Windows\StartMenuLayout.xml" + + #Delete layout file if it already exists + If(Test-Path $layoutFile) + { + Remove-Item $layoutFile + } + + #Creates the blank layout file + $START_MENU_LAYOUT | Out-File $layoutFile -Encoding ASCII + + $regAliases = @("HKLM", "HKCU") + + #Assign the start layout and force it to apply with "LockedStartLayout" at both the machine and user level + foreach ($regAlias in $regAliases){ + $basePath = $regAlias + ":\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows" + $keyPath = $basePath + "\Explorer" + IF(!(Test-Path -Path $keyPath)) { + New-Item -Path $basePath -Name "Explorer" + } + Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "LockedStartLayout" -Value 1 + Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StartLayoutFile" -Value $layoutFile + } + + #Restart Explorer, open the start menu (necessary to load the new layout), and give it a few seconds to process + Stop-Process -name explorer + Start-Sleep -s 5 + $wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell; $wshell.SendKeys('^{ESCAPE}') + Start-Sleep -s 5 + + #Enable the ability to pin items again by disabling "LockedStartLayout" + foreach ($regAlias in $regAliases){ + $basePath = $regAlias + ":\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows" + $keyPath = $basePath + "\Explorer" + Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "LockedStartLayout" -Value 0 + } + + #Restart Explorer and delete the layout file + Stop-Process -name explorer + + # Uncomment the next line to make clean start menu default for all new users + #Import-StartLayout -LayoutPath $layoutFile -MountPath $env:SystemDrive\ + + Remove-Item $layoutFile } Function Remove3dObjects { diff --git a/Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1 b/Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1 index 587ff12..6ef7314 100644 --- a/Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1 +++ b/Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1 @@ -723,43 +723,64 @@ $RemoveAllBloatware.Add_Click( { } Function UnpinStart { - #Credit to Vikingat-Rage - #https://superuser.com/questions/1068382/how-to-remove-all-the-tiles-in-the-windows-10-start-menu - #Unpins all tiles from the Start Menu - Write-Host "Unpinning all tiles from the start menu" - (New-Object -Com Shell.Application). - NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}'). - Items() | - % { $_.Verbs() } | - ? { $_.Name -match 'Un.*pin from Start' } | - % { $_.DoIt() } - } + # https://superuser.com/a/1442733 + # Requires -RunAsAdministrator + +$START_MENU_LAYOUT = @" + + + + + + + + +"@ + + $layoutFile="C:\Windows\StartMenuLayout.xml" + + #Delete layout file if it already exists + If(Test-Path $layoutFile) + { + Remove-Item $layoutFile + } + + #Creates the blank layout file + $START_MENU_LAYOUT | Out-File $layoutFile -Encoding ASCII - Function Remove3dObjects { - #Removes 3D Objects from the 'My Computer' submenu in explorer - Write-Output "Removing 3D Objects from explorer 'My Computer' submenu" - $Objects32 = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A}" - $Objects64 = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A}" - If (Test-Path $Objects32) { - Remove-Item $Objects32 -Recurse + $regAliases = @("HKLM", "HKCU") + + #Assign the start layout and force it to apply with "LockedStartLayout" at both the machine and user level + foreach ($regAlias in $regAliases){ + $basePath = $regAlias + ":\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows" + $keyPath = $basePath + "\Explorer" + IF(!(Test-Path -Path $keyPath)) { + New-Item -Path $basePath -Name "Explorer" + } + Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "LockedStartLayout" -Value 1 + Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StartLayoutFile" -Value $layoutFile } - If (Test-Path $Objects64) { - Remove-Item $Objects64 -Recurse + + #Restart Explorer, open the start menu (necessary to load the new layout), and give it a few seconds to process + Stop-Process -name explorer + Start-Sleep -s 5 + $wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell; $wshell.SendKeys('^{ESCAPE}') + Start-Sleep -s 5 + + #Enable the ability to pin items again by disabling "LockedStartLayout" + foreach ($regAlias in $regAliases){ + $basePath = $regAlias + ":\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows" + $keyPath = $basePath + "\Explorer" + Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "LockedStartLayout" -Value 0 } - } - - Function CheckDMWService { + #Restart Explorer and delete the layout file + Stop-Process -name explorer - Param([switch]$Debloat) - - If (Get-Service dmwappushservice | Where-Object { $_.StartType -eq "Disabled" }) { - Set-Service dmwappushservice -StartupType Automatic - } + # Uncomment the next line to make clean start menu default for all new users + #Import-StartLayout -LayoutPath $layoutFile -MountPath $env:SystemDrive\ - If (Get-Service dmwappushservice | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq "Stopped" }) { - Start-Service dmwappushservice - } + Remove-Item $layoutFile } Function CheckInstallService {