Add customization of Windows 11 Start menu

Author: cschneegans

Main.cs

@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ public record class Configuration(
   HideModes HideFiles,
   bool HideEdgeFre,
   bool MakeEdgeUninstallable,
-  TaskbarSearchMode TaskbarSearch
+  TaskbarSearchMode TaskbarSearch,
+  IStartPinsSettings StartPinsSetting
 )
 {
   public static Configuration Default => new(
@@ -363,7 +364,8 @@ TaskbarSearchMode TaskbarSearch
     HideFiles: HideModes.Hidden,
     HideEdgeFre: false,
     MakeEdgeUninstallable: false,
-    TaskbarSearch: TaskbarSearchMode.Box
+    TaskbarSearch: TaskbarSearchMode.Box,
+    StartPinsSetting: new DefaultStartPinsSettings()
   );
 }
 

UnattendGenerator.csproj

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <None Remove="resource\RemoveCapabilities.ps1" />
     <None Remove="resource\RemoveFeatures.ps1" />
     <None Remove="resource\RemovePackages.ps1" />
+    <None Remove="resource\SetStartPins.ps1" />
     <None Remove="resource\SetWallpaper.ps1" />
     <None Remove="resource\ShowAllTrayIcons.ps1" />
     <None Remove="resource\ShowAllTrayIcons.vbs" />
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="resource\DeleteTaskbarIcons.ps1" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="resource\MakeEdgeUninstallable.ps1" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="resource\SetWallpaper.ps1" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="resource\SetStartPins.ps1" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="resource\ShowAllTrayIcons.vbs" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="resource\ShowAllTrayIcons.ps1" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="resource\RemoveBloatware.ps1" />

modifier/Bloatware.cs

@@ -231,26 +231,6 @@ public override void Process()
           """);
         AddXmlFile(xml, @"C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\LayoutModification.xml");
       }
-      {
-        // Windows 11
-        string json = @"""{ \""pinnedList\"": [] }""";
-        string guid = "B5292708-1619-419B-9923-E5D9F3925E71";
-        {
-          string key = @"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start";
-          appender.Append([
-            CommandBuilder.RegistryCommand($@"add ""{key}"" /v ConfigureStartPins /t REG_SZ /d {json} /f"),
-            CommandBuilder.RegistryCommand($@"add ""{key}"" /v ConfigureStartPins_ProviderSet /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f"),
-            CommandBuilder.RegistryCommand($@"add ""{key}"" /v ConfigureStartPins_WinningProvider /t REG_SZ /d {guid} /f"),
-          ]);
-        }
-        {
-          string key = $@"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\providers\{guid}\default\Device\Start";
-          appender.Append([
-            CommandBuilder.RegistryCommand($@"add ""{key}"" /v ConfigureStartPins /t REG_SZ /d {json} /f"),
-            CommandBuilder.RegistryCommand($@"add ""{key}"" /v ConfigureStartPins_LastWrite /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f"),
-          ]);
-        }
-      }
     }
   }
 }

modifier/Optimizations.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
@@ -52,6 +53,16 @@ public record class SolidWallpaperSettings(
   Color Color
 ) : IWallpaperSettings;
 
+public interface IStartPinsSettings;
+
+public class DefaultStartPinsSettings : IStartPinsSettings;
+
+public class EmptyStartPinsSettings : IStartPinsSettings;
+
+public record class CustomStartPinsSettings(
+  string Json
+) : IStartPinsSettings;
+
 class OptimizationsModifier(ModifierContext context) : Modifier(context)
 {
   public override void Process()
@@ -465,5 +476,45 @@ IEnumerable<string> SetExplorerOptions(string rootKey, string subKey)
         })
       );
     }
+    {
+      void SetStartPins(string json)
+      {
+        string ps1File = @"C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\SetStartPins.ps1";
+        string script = Util.StringFromResource("SetStartPins.ps1");
+        StringWriter writer = new();
+        writer.WriteLine($"$json = '{json.Replace("'", "''")}';");
+        writer.WriteLine(script);
+        AddTextFile(writer.ToString(), ps1File);
+        appender.Append(
+          CommandBuilder.InvokePowerShellScript(ps1File)
+        );
+      }
+
+      switch (Configuration.StartPinsSetting)
+      {
+        case DefaultStartPinsSettings:
+          break;
+
+        case EmptyStartPinsSettings:
+          SetStartPins(@"{""pinnedList"":[]}");
+          break;
+
+        case CustomStartPinsSettings settings:
+          try
+          {
+            using JsonTextReader reader = new(new StringReader(settings.Json));
+            while (reader.Read()) { }
+          }
+          catch
+          {
+            throw new ConfigurationException($"The string '{settings.Json}' is not valid JSON.");
+          }
+          SetStartPins(settings.Json.Trim());
+          break;
+
+        default:
+          throw new NotSupportedException();
+      }
+    }
   }
 }

resource/SetStartPins.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if( [System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Build -lt 20000 ) {
+	return;
+}
+$key = 'Registry::HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start';
+New-Item -Path $key -ItemType 'Directory' -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue';
+Set-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $key -Name 'ConfigureStartPins' -Value $json -Type 'String';