Prevent users from customizing their Start ScreenID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:27529 | Date: (C)2015-10-08 (M)2022-10-10 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
This policy setting allows you to prevent users from changing their Start screen layout.
If you enable this setting, you will prevent a user from selecting an app, resizing a tile, pinning/unpinning a tile or a secondary tile, entering the customize mode and rearranging tiles within Start and Apps.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, you will allow a user to select an app, resize a tile, pin/unpin a tile or a secondary tile, enter the customize mode and rearrange tiles within Start and Apps.
Fix:
(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar!Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen
(2) REG: HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer!NoChangeStartMenu
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |