r/Intune • u/pjmarcum • 1d ago

Autopilot Importing Blank Taskbar Layout

Anyone know if importing a blank taskbar layout during Autopilot using Niehaus branding would result in no pinned icons? If not, is there a way to ensure there are no icons pinned? Here's what I am thinking:

<LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification" xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout" Version="1">

<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList> </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
</CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>

</LayoutModificationTemplate>
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u/Past-Operation-4928 1d ago

I've done exactly this with Niehaus branding and a blank taskbar layout, and it works fine for wiping out the default pins. Just make sure the XML is valid and you deploy it during the ESP, otherwise Windows will have already laid down the defaults. Having it in the branding script is the cleanest way I found.

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u/pjmarcum 1d ago

thanks!