1Start Settings for the 1Start replacement Start menu by 0101 Inc. 1Start 1.0 or later 0101 1Start Remote policy file Points 1Start at a policy.json file that is re-read on a schedule: an https URL, or a UNC/local path. The file can set any 1Start setting for everyone, plus "rules" that target users, groups or computers. The last good copy is cached in %ProgramData%\0101\1Start so it still applies offline. Registry policy (this template) always wins over the policy file. If not configured, 1Start looks for policy.json inside the network source folder, if one is set. Content source folder Network folder (\\server\share\StartMenu) whose shortcuts, links and sub-folders become the menu. It is mirrored to the local folder (default %ProgramData%\0101\1Start\Content) so the menu works offline; only changed files are copied. Users see only the sub-folders their account can read. Branding Organisation name and logo shown in the menu header, the accent colour (#RRGGBB), the heading above the section list (for example "Grades" or "Departments"), and the help-desk line shown to users who have no apps assigned. Leave any field blank to keep the default. The logo is a full path or a file name inside the content folder. Allow the Windows Start menu Enabled: users can still reach the built-in Windows Start menu (Ctrl+Esc and a "Windows Start" link). Disabled: every Windows Start link is removed, Ctrl+Esc is swallowed, and the built-in menu is replaced by 1Start whenever it appears. Recommended: Disabled for student devices. Allow Sleep, Restart and Shut down Disabled hides Sleep, Restart and Shut down from the power flyout and the Classic layout. Lock and Sign out are always available. Allow "Open content folder" Disabled hides the "Open content folder" links, which open File Explorer at the menu's content folder. Recommended: Disabled for student devices. Allow switching layouts Disabled pins the layout set by the Layout policy (or the local config) and hides the layout switcher. Show the tray icon Disabled hides the notification-area icon. Only honoured when an admin code is set, so there is always a way into the settings (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X). Create demo shortcuts when the content folder is empty Enabled creates sample sections and links the first time the menu runs against an empty local folder. Disable for production devices. Admin code (SHA-256) SHA-256 hex hash of the code required to exit 1Start or open its Settings area. Generate it with: powershell -c "[BitConverter]::ToString([Security.Cryptography.SHA256]::HashData([Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes('1234'))).Replace('-','')" Menu layout Sidebar: section rail on the left and app cards on the right (default). Modern: Windows 11 style tiles. Classic: Windows 7 style two-column list. Combine with "Allow switching layouts" Disabled to pin it. Sidebar (sections and app cards) Modern (Windows 11 style) Classic (Windows 7 style) Taskbar Show Shut down in the menu Show Restart in the menu Show Sleep in the menu Show Sign out in the menu Show Lock in the menu Disabled removes this action from 1Start's power flyout (and the Classic layout's Shut down button). Shut down, Restart and Sleep are also hidden when "Allow Sleep, Restart and Shut down" is Disabled. To remove the same actions from Windows' own screens (Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+F4, Win+L), see "Hide Windows power options" and "Disable Lock workstation" under Taskbar. Taskbar search How the search control appears on the taskbar. Applied live for the signed-in user; put back when 1Start exits cleanly. Hidden Icon only Search box Icon and label Taskbar alignment Left or centred taskbar buttons. 1Start positions its menu accordingly. Left Center Show the Task View button Show the Widgets button Enabled shows, Disabled hides the Widgets button. On Windows 11 24H2 the per-user value is protected, so 1Start also asks the 1Start Agent to set the machine-wide "Allow widgets" policy, which then applies to every user of the PC. Show the Copilot button Show the Chat (Teams) button Automatically hide the taskbar Lock the taskbar Applied live for the signed-in user through the same setting the Windows Settings app uses. Put back when 1Start exits cleanly (unless "Restore taskbar on exit" is off in the config). Not configured leaves the user's choice alone. Blocked Win+key shortcuts Comma-separated keys that are swallowed while the Windows key is held, e.g. "R, E, X, I, S, Tab, A, N". Letters, digits, F1-F24, Tab, Space, Home, End, arrows, Pause and PrintScreen are understood. Shifted variants (Win+Shift+S) are blocked with the base key. Applies instantly through 1Start's keyboard hook. Pinned taskbar apps Semicolon-separated list of .lnk or .exe paths, web addresses, or Store app IDs (containing "!"). Replaces the user's pins at the next sign-in through Windows' layout policy, applied by the 1Start Agent. "none" removes all pins. Not configured leaves pins alone. Hide the clock Hide the whole notification area Hide the network icon Hide the volume icon Hide the battery icon Disable the taskbar right-click menu Disable the Taskbar settings page Disable the Run dialog (Win+R) Disable taskbar notifications Disable Lock workstation (Win+L, Ctrl+Alt+Del) A standard Windows Explorer policy. Standard users cannot write these values themselves, so 1Start hands them to the "1Start Agent" scheduled task (installed by the 1Start installer, runs as SYSTEM) which writes them into the signed-in user's registry and, by default, restarts Explorer so they take effect at once. Without the agent they apply only when 1Start runs as an administrator, at the next sign-in. Hide Windows power options (NoClose) Removes Shut down, Restart and Sleep from Windows' own Start menu, Ctrl+Alt+Del screen and the Alt+F4 dialog for this user. Pair with the "Show ... in the menu" policies above to decide what 1Start itself offers. Applied by the 1Start Agent. Restart Explorer when policy values change Enabled (default): the agent restarts the user's Explorer after writing changed Windows policy values so the taskbar reflects them immediately. Disabled: they take effect at the next sign-in. Re-read every (minutes): Check for changes every (minutes): Layout: Search control: Alignment: