(119) Microsoft Intune - Set Windows 11 Task Bar

Whenever you setup and install Windows 11 by default, it sits on the center of the taskbar.

To modify this with Intune, there are a number of way of doing it:

• Manual Registry

• PowerShell

• Win32 App

Manual Registry:

Key: HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Value: TaskbarAl

Where TaskbarAl registry values:

0 is left

1 is center

2 is right

PowerShell: Save this as a PowerShell script: Set-Win11-TaskbarSettings.ps1

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "TaskbarAl" -Value 0 -Force

Win32 App:

Download and run the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool from GitHub: https://github.com/Microsoft/Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-Tool

It should look like this:

Under Program: 

Install Command:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File Set-Win11-TaskbarSettings.ps1

Uninstall Command:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File Set-Win11-TaskbarSettings.ps1

Install behaviour: User

Device restart behaviour: No specific action

Under Detection rules:

Rule type: Registry

Key path: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Value name: TaskbarAl

Detection method: Integer comparison

Operator: Equals

Value: 0

Associated with a 32-bit app on 64-bit clients: Yes

Create the app and deploy.