public/Set-Win10StartMenu.ps1
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function Set-Win10StartMenu { <# .SYNOPSIS Set-DsWin10StartMenu .DESCRIPTION Customize Start Menu and TaskBar .PARAMETER FeatureName Name of feature to configure or disable .NOTES https://www.howto-connect.com/registry-hacks-for-start-menu-and-taskbar-in-windows-10/ .LINK https://github.com/Skatterbrainz/ds-utils/blob/master/docs/Set-DsWin10StartMenu.md #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType()] param ( [parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateSet('RecentApps','ContextMenu','PeopleIcon')] [string] $FeatureName ) Write-Warning "This function has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release." Write-Verbose "setting feature: $FeatureName" try { Write-Verbose "Updating registry key based on feature: $FeatureName" switch ($FeatureName) { 'RecentApps' { $KeyPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' Write-Verbose "Updating registry key: $KeyPath" New-Item -Path $KeyPath -Name HideRecentlyAddedApps -Value 1 -ItemType DWORD } 'ContextMenu' { $KeyPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' Write-Verbose "Updating registry key: $KeyPath" New-Item -Path $KeyPath -Name DisableContextMenusInStart -Value 0 -ItemType DWORD } 'PeopleIcon' { $KeyPath = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People' Write-Verbose "Updating registry key: $KeyPath" New-Item -Path $KeyPath -Name PeopleBand -Value 0 -ItemType DWORD } } } catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message } } |