Win8.1 Enterprise Edition rich and powerful start screen setting function

  
Recently, Microsoft highlighted in the official blog that the enterprise version of Windows 8.1 Enterprise system supports IT administrators to set and change the default layout characteristics of the system start screen. The blog post says: “Win8.1 Enterprise Edition has now opened one of the new features for start screen control. Designed for IT professionals to set a default start screen layout for users within a workgroup and prevent other users from changing the new features of the layout. ”
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Professional users can follow their own ideas after using this feature It's easier to set up the tile layout for the Windows 8.1 Enterprise start screen. As shown below, we can pin the most commonly used Office components, traditional desktops, and IE browsers to the start screen.

In addition, we can also be their own custom Windows 8.1 Enterprise start screen tile layout export. Methods as below.
Use the following PowerShell command to export a file in xml format:
PS C:\\> Export-StartLayout–As XML–Path \\contoso-mgmt\\Layouts$\\ManagedUser.xml
Subsequent access to Group Policy Manager, use Win+R to call out the running interface, enter gpedit.msc to enter. Select User Configuration > Manage Templates >”Start“Menu & Taskbar, and find the Start Page Layout Policy item and configure Open.
The final step is to link to the start screen layout file exported via PowerShell. This way, the start screen layout is completely locked and the user will not be able to make changes to the layout. Ordinary users cannot add new tiles, or delete tiles and reorder tiles.

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