SOLVED Intune Taskbar alignment - left

[matteobarreo]

So, we all know that Windows 11 moved the start menu button to the middle of the taskbar for some funky reason. That being said, I'm wondering if there is a simple administrative template or settings catalog in Configuration Profiles that can be used for this? I'm trying to avoid doing the whole XML import deal if that's possible.

 

[matteobarreo]

I'll leave this question out there for anyone who needs the answer, but I don't need this anymore. We have just decided to keep the start menu in the center, since that's how users are going to get used to it at home.

 

[brich4750]

This should do the move to the left and other things as well.

REG LOAD HKLM\Default C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT
 
# Removes Task View from the Taskbar
# New-itemproperty "HKLM:\Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "ShowTaskViewButton" -Value "0" -PropertyType Dword
 
# Removes Widgets from the Taskbar
New-itemproperty "HKLM:\Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "TaskbarDa" -Value "0" -PropertyType Dword
 
# Removes Chat from the Taskbar
New-itemproperty "HKLM:\Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "TaskbarMn" -Value "0" -PropertyType Dword
 
# Default StartMenu alignment 0=Left
New-itemproperty "HKLM:\Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "TaskbarAl" -Value "0" -PropertyType Dword
 
# Removes search from the Taskbar
# reg.exe add "HKLM\Default\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v SearchboxTaskbarMode /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
 
REG UNLOAD HKLM\Default

Comment/Uncomment what is needed/Not Needed.

 

[SEHSCCM]

We also struggled with the same decision--whether to force the taskbar to the left like Windows 10 or leave the default. We chose to leave the default for the same reason, as this is what users would see on their home PCs. We thought to do otherwise might confuse our user base.

It's also a great way, at a glance, to determine if PCs had been upgraded to Windows 11 when walking by on our rounds.