Group Policy includes the Start Menu preference extension. For users, this extension allows you to:
- Require a specific configuration of the
Start menu.
- Configure an initial configuration of the
Start menu, but allow end users to make changes.
- Configure several Start menu settings
while leaving others to the discretion of each end user.
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To add a shortcut to, modify a shortcut on, or remove a shortcut from the Start menu, use a Shortcut preference item. For more information, see Shortcuts Extension. |
Getting started
You can create and configure Start Menu preference items for any domain-based Group Policy object (GPO). You configure the settings by editing a GPO using the Group Policy Management Console. When editing a GPO, you can find this preference extension at the following location:
User Configuration
└ Preferences
└ Control Panel Settings
└ Start Menu
For information about how to use this extension to create and configure a preference item, see the following topics: