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Michael77
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Sep 15, 2025

Help with Taskbar pinned apps after Sysprep (Windows 11 Pro 25H2)

Hi everyone,
I need some help with configuring the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 11 Pro (25H2).

Here’s what I’m doing:
I install Windows in audit mode
I add the applications I need
I place the unattend.xml into the Sysprep folder before capturing the image
So far, I’ve managed to configure the Start Menu layout using LayoutModification.json, and that works fine.

However, I’m having trouble with the Taskbar pinned apps. For example, if I pin Chrome or Word to the Taskbar, after running Sysprep and deploying the image, they don’t stay there.

I’ve checked the Microsoft documentation, but I couldn’t really figure it out. Could anyone please show me an example of how to configure the Taskbar pins properly and maybe explain the process a bit?


Thanks a lot in advance!

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