In support of this post
https://excelfox.com/forum/showthrea...ge51#post12783
The ps1 file, and also below the $WindowsSearch.Add_Click(
Code:
 Share ‘ChrisSearchTweaks18-19July.ps1     https://app.box.com/s/cbs7go8i2tdxw4wguthgxcviecaxjn6b
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString(' https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChrisTitusTech/win10script/71609526b132f5cd7e3b9167779af60051a80912/win10debloat.ps1'))
















$windowssearch.Add_Click({
    Write-Host "Disabling Bing Search in Start Menu..."
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" -Name "BingSearchEnabled" -Type DWord -Value 0
    <#
    Write-Host "Disabling Cortana"
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" -Name "CortanaConsent" -Type DWord -Value 0
    If (!(Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search")) {
        New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search" -Force | Out-Null
    }
    #>
    Write-Host "Hiding Search Box / Button..."
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" -Name "SearchboxTaskbarMode" -Type DWord -Value 0
 
    Write-Host "Removing Start Menu Tiles"
 
    Set-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -Value '<LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" Version="1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '  <LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '  <DefaultLayoutOverride>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '    <StartLayoutCollection>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '      <defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6" />'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '    </StartLayoutCollection>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '  </DefaultLayoutOverride>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '    <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '      <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '        <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '          <taskbar:UWA AppUserModelID="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" />'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '          <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk" />'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '        </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '      </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '    </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>'
    Add-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml' -value '</LayoutModificationTemplate>'
 
    $START_MENU_LAYOUT = @"
    <LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" Version="1" xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">
        <LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />
        <DefaultLayoutOverride>
            <StartLayoutCollection>
                <defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6" />
            </StartLayoutCollection>
        </DefaultLayoutOverride>
    </LayoutModificationTemplate>
"@
 
    $layoutFile="C:\Windows\StartMenuLayout.xml"
 
    #Delete layout file if it already exists
    If(Test-Path $layoutFile)
    {
        Remove-Item $layoutFile
    }
 
    #Creates the blank layout file
    $START_MENU_LAYOUT | Out-File $layoutFile -Encoding ASCII
 
    $regAliases = @("HKLM", "HKCU")
 
    #Assign the start layout and force it to apply with "LockedStartLayout" at both the machine and user level
    foreach ($regAlias in $regAliases){
        $basePath = $regAlias + ":\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows"
        $keyPath = $basePath + "\Explorer" 
        IF(!(Test-Path -Path $keyPath)) { 
            New-Item -Path $basePath -Name "Explorer"
        }
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "LockedStartLayout" -Value 1
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "StartLayoutFile" -Value $layoutFile
    }
 
    #Restart Explorer, open the start menu (necessary to load the new layout), and give it a few seconds to process
    Stop-Process -name explorer
    Start-Sleep -s 5
    $wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell; $wshell.SendKeys('^{ESCAPE}')
    Start-Sleep -s 5
 
    #Enable the ability to pin items again by disabling "LockedStartLayout"
    foreach ($regAlias in $regAliases){
        $basePath = $regAlias + ":\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows"
        $keyPath = $basePath + "\Explorer" 
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $keyPath -Name "LockedStartLayout" -Value 0
    
    Write-Host "Search and Start Menu Tweaks Complete"
    } # This was missing 12 July 2021
})