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Disable ‘LockedStartLayout’ registry value via scheduled task
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‎Main.cs

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AddFile(ToPrettyString(), path, ContentTransformation.Text);
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}
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public string AddXmlFile(string xml, string name)
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{
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string path = $@"C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\{name}";
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var doc = new XmlDocument();
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doc.LoadXml(xml);
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AddXmlFile(doc, path);
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return path;
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}
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public string AddXmlFile(string resourceName)
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{
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string path = $@"C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\{resourceName}";

‎UnattendGenerator.csproj

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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\KeyboardIdentifier.json" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\Bloatware.json" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\known-writeable-folders.txt" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\UnlockStartLayout.xml" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\MoveActiveHours.xml" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\PauseWindowsUpdate.xml" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\RestartExplorer.ps1" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\SetWallpaper.ps1" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\MakeEdgeUninstallable.ps1" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\SetStartPins.ps1" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\UnlockStartLayout.vbs" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\ShowAllTrayIcons.vbs" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\ShowAllTrayIcons.ps1" />
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<EmbeddedResource Include="resource\RemoveBloatware.ps1" />

‎modifier/Optimizations.cs

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{
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void SetTaskbarIcons(string xml)
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{
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string path = AddTextFile("TaskbarLayoutModification.xml", xml);
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SpecializeScript.Append($"""
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reg.exe add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "StartLayoutFile" /t REG_SZ /d "{path}" /f;
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reg.exe add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "LockedStartLayout" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f;
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reg.exe add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "DisableCloudOptimizedContent" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f;
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""");
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{
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string path = AddXmlFile(xml, "TaskbarLayoutModification.xml");
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SpecializeScript.Append($"""
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reg.exe add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "DisableCloudOptimizedContent" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f;
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""");
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DefaultUserScript.Append($$"""
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reg.exe add "HKU\DefaultUser\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "StartLayoutFile" /t REG_SZ /d "{{path}}" /f;
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reg.exe add "HKU\DefaultUser\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "LockedStartLayout" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f;
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""");
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}
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{
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AddTextFile("UnlockStartLayout.vbs");
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string path = AddXmlFile("UnlockStartLayout.xml");
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SpecializeScript.Append($@"Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'UnlockStartLayout' -Xml $( Get-Content -LiteralPath '{path}' -Raw );");
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}
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}
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switch (Configuration.TaskbarIcons)

‎resource/UnlockStartLayout.vbs

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HKU = &H80000003
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Set reg = GetObject("winmgmts://./root/default:StdRegProv")
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Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
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If reg.EnumKey(HKU, "", sids) = 0 Then
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If Not IsNull(sids) Then
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For Each sid In sids
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If reg.GetStringValue(HKU, sid + "\Volatile Environment", "USERPROFILE", userprofile) = 0 Then
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Set folder = fso.GetFolder(userprofile)
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If DateDiff("s", folder.DateCreated, Now) > 30 Then
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reg.SetDWORDValue HKU, sid + "\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer", "LockedStartLayout", 0
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End If
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End If
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Next
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End If
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End If

‎resource/UnlockStartLayout.xml

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<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
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<Triggers>
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<BootTrigger>
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<Repetition>
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<Interval>PT2M</Interval>
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<StopAtDurationEnd>false</StopAtDurationEnd>
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</Repetition>
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<Enabled>true</Enabled>
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</BootTrigger>
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<RegistrationTrigger>
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<Repetition>
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<Interval>PT2M</Interval>
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<StopAtDurationEnd>false</StopAtDurationEnd>
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</Repetition>
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<Enabled>true</Enabled>
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</RegistrationTrigger>
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</Triggers>
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<Principals>
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<Principal id="Author">
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<UserId>S-1-5-18</UserId>
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<RunLevel>LeastPrivilege</RunLevel>
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</Principal>
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</Principals>
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<Settings>
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<MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
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<DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
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<StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
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<AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
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<StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>
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<RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
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<IdleSettings>
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<StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>
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<RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
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</IdleSettings>
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<AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
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<Enabled>true</Enabled>
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<Hidden>false</Hidden>
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<RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
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<WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>
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<ExecutionTimeLimit>PT72H</ExecutionTimeLimit>
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<Priority>7</Priority>
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</Settings>
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<Actions Context="Author">
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<Exec>
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<Command>C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe</Command>
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<Arguments>C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\UnlockStartLayout.vbs</Arguments>
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</Exec>
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</Actions>
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</Task>

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