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The above methods have been tested and found valid for Windows 10 v1903 as well.įor Windows 10 v1607 and earlier Method 1: Backup Start menu tiles from another user account For more information, see StartTileBackup Use the StartTileBackup Backup.bat and Restore.bat Windows Batch files to automate the Windows 10 Start tiles backup and restore operations. It works in Windows 10 v1903 as well.īackup Start Menu Layout v1.2 also supports the following command-line arguments:Īfter you reset the Start menu layout, it repopulates the tiles using the DefaultLayouts.xml file located in one of the following paths: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xmlĬ:\Users\Default\AppData\local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xmlĪnd, after resetting, this is how the default Start menu looks like:Īutomate Backup & Restore using Batch files Automate Using Backup & Restore Start menu utilityīackup Start Menu Layout v1.2 can backup, restore or reset the Start menu layout for you in a single click. This starts the Explorer shell and your Start tiles will now be refreshed. In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands and press Enter after each command: reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore" /f.Log in to the user account where you want to apply the Start tile settings from the backup.The following assumes that the tile backup registry file is located at d:\cloudstore.reg To restore the Start tile layout to another user profile or computer, follow these steps:
Start the Registry Editor ( regedit.exe) and go to the following branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore.To back up Start menu tiles in Windows 10 (v1703 and higher), use the following steps: