I've seen some OEMs install custom apps and add them to the start screen layout. Does putting the appsfolder.itemdata-ms
in the C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
folder work? I want to know if this will delete the file after using sysprep
/oobe
/generalize
.
1 Answer
Found this article on the Internet about customizing the default start menu.
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Links should be supplemental. Answers should be written so that a broken link won't render them useless.– svin83Jan 24, 2022 at 10:58
SysPrep
will wipe changes to%AppData%
/%LocalAppData%
sinceSysPrep
removes local users when generalizing (unsure if the same whengeneralize
is not chosen). OOBE shouldn't remove existing user profiles that have been configured, as it simply restarts Windows Setup phase 7 [oobeSystem
] (Windows Setup has 7 phases, includinggeneralize
, which occurs from WinPE, whereasoobeSystem
occurs while booted to the OS)