Blank placeholder in W11 START after removing unwanted apps via NTL

[SM03]

Hi nuhi

After removing the unwanted preinstalled apps from W11 ISO & installing that modded ISO, these blank placeholders are there in the W11 START
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Is there any way to remove that? Also, how to remove that get started app? Every time after installing W11, I've to manually unpin all those blank placeholders & The 'Get started' from the Recommendation list. There should be a way to completely turn of the recommendation thing in W11 STRAT

 

[crypticus]

To remove placeholders and link apps you can remove "content delivery" component.
OR
https://www.ntlite.com/community/in...mized-start-menu-layout-for-pinned-apps.2511/
OR
U can use 3rd party tool to backup and restore from CMD via setupcomplete for ISO or with GUI on installed windows. or you can manually do what the tool does. by backing up files and restoring them via xcopy from cmd.

Also "Get Started App" cannot be removed permanently, it comes back at every update. But the component name is "MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS" but removing it will break startmenu and taskbar functions


Also more you can learn using search bar in the forum. I found them from there.

 

[SM03]

To remove placeholders and link apps you can remove "content delivery" component.
OR
https://www.ntlite.com/community/in...mized-start-menu-layout-for-pinned-apps.2511/
OR
U can use 3rd party tool to backup and restore from CMD via setupcomplete for ISO or with GUI on installed windows. or you can manually do what the tool does. by backing up files and restoring them via xcopy from cmd.

Also "Get Started App" cannot be removed permanently, it comes back at every update. But the component name is "MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS" but removing it will break startmenu and taskbar functions


Also more you can learn using search bar in the forum. I found them from there.

thanks for the info, I'll try that in my next W11 installation.