Import-Startlayout, Server 2016, 1607 Import-StartLayout The file C:\temp\lm1.xml is not a valid layout file

[-- Chris --]

Hi all,

we have a Windows 10 1709 valid StartLayout XML file, that didn't work under Server 2016 1607 ???


PS C:\temp> Import-StartLayout -LayoutPath c:\temp\lm1.xml

cmdlet Import-StartLayout at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
MountPath: c:\
Import-StartLayout : The file C:\temp\lm1.xml is not a valid layout file
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-StartLayout -LayoutPath c:\temp\lm1.xml
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ) [Import-StartLayout], InvalidDataException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.IO.InvalidDataException,Microsoft.Windows.StartLayout.Commands.ImportStartLayoutC
ommand

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<LayoutModificationTemplate
xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
Version="1">
<LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />
<DefaultLayoutOverride>
<StartLayoutCollection>
<defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6" />
</StartLayoutCollection>
</DefaultLayoutOverride>
<CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
<defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
<taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
<taskbaresktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Internet Explorer.lnk" />
<taskbaresktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk" />
<taskbaresktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Outlook 2013.lnk" />
<taskbaresktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Excel 2013.lnk" />
<taskbaresktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Word 2013.lnk" />
</taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
</defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
</CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

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we add ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"? same result, same error

we save file under UTF-8 - same error

we remove Office Desktop Apps - same error



Chris

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