Modifying Windows 11 Start button location and Taskbar icons during OSD

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Modifying Windows 11 Start button location and Taskbar icons during OSD

SenhorDolas 1,326

Hi Everyone,

Is there a way to set the start button on the left as default for all users using reg keys?

I tried using this but only works for current user:

$registryPath = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" 	
$registryValueName = "TaskbarAl"     $registryValueData = 0     Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $registryValueName -Value $registryValueData

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Answer 1

Simon Ren-MSFT 40,396 Microsoft External Staff

Hi,

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robet guthrie 0 Reputation points

2026-10-29T17:00:53.1733333+00:00

it was good for me

Answer 2

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

To modify Windows 11 Start button location and Taskbar icons, you can refer to below helpful links:
Modifying Windows 11 Start button location and Taskbar icons during OSD/AutoPilot

Customizing Windows 11 default Start Menu during OSD using LayoutModification.json

Modify Windows 11 Taskbar during OSD, Intune and GPO

Please note: The links are not from Microsoft, just for your reference. Thanks for your time. Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Simon

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