Applying Start Menu Layout?

You can use my xml (using throw gpo)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<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">
 <DefaultLayoutOverride LayoutCustomizationRestrictionType="OnlySpecifiedGroups">
    <StartLayoutCollection>
      <defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6" xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout">
        <start:Group Name="DonNU" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout">
        <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
        <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" />
        <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.WindowsMaps_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
        </start:Group>        
      </defaultlayout:StartLayout>
    </StartLayoutCollection>
  </DefaultLayoutOverride>
  <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
    <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
      <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
        <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Internet Explorer.lnk"/>
        <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk"/>
        <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome.lnk"/>
        <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Outlook 2016.lnk"/>
        <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="\\donnu.edu.ua\sysvol\donnu.edu.ua\scripts\Center.lnk"/>
      </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
    </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
  </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

In section startlayout you add group to start layout, with taskbar - you can pin lnk to user taskbar.