Recommended Configuration when using Microsoft Windows 10

Uncheck 'Disable Active Setup (skips first-time shell init)'

Microsoft Windows 10 performs several important actions during the Active Setup. At Composition > Applications, on the Settings tab, uncheck the setting Disable Active Setup (skips first-time shell init) to allow these actions to be executed correctly (the setting is checked by default).

Recommendation when starting to use Workspace Control Managed Applications for users with pre-existing Microsoft Windows 10 profiles

If you are installing Workspace Control in an environment where users have existing Start Menu lay-outs for Microsoft Windows 10, and want to use Windows Shell shortcut creation in Merge mode, the following configuration will preserve these Start Menu lay-outs:

  • At Composition > Applications, on the Settings tab, set Windows Shell shortcut creation to Merge with unmanaged shortcuts.
  • Ensure that each managed application at Composition > Applications is configured as follows on the Shortcuts tab of the application:
    • Disable the options Replace existing unmanaged shortcuts and Create Start Menushortcut.
    • Set the option If managed shortcut was not used to Intercept new process and apply configuration.

Result:
In the user’s first Workspace Control session, no tiles will be added to the Start Menu for new managed applications (those that are not yet present in the user's Windows 10 profile). As of the user’s second logon, tile management as defined in the Workspace Control Console will be applied in all sessions.

In this scenario, if you configure options in the Automatic shortcuts section differently than recommended above, users will experience changes to the lay-out of tiles pinned to their Start Menu for unmanaged applications for which a managed equivalent exists in the Workspace Control Console, but with a different name:

  • The tile sizes of these applications will all be set to medium.
  • The Start Menu groups to which these applications belonged will be lost. All tiles will be put in a single, nameless group.