diff --git a/scripts/unpin-startmenu-tiles.ps1 b/scripts/unpin-startmenu-tiles.ps1 deleted file mode 100644 index 6fe5708..0000000 --- a/scripts/unpin-startmenu-tiles.ps1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -# Script is provided by an user from superuser.com -# Compatibility: Tested on Windows 10, version 1903, 1909, 2004 -# Script was adapted for Spydish https://github.com/mirinsoft/spydish -# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -### This script will clean Windows 10s start menu from all the default pinned apps (live tiles) that you are using. ### -### It will remove all titles for the current logged user, plus it will optionally do the same for all new users accounts created on the computer. - -$START_MENU_LAYOUT = @" - - - - - - - - -"@ - -$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 \ No newline at end of file