duplicate startup screen for users

SF100

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Hi, New at this site and with windows 8.1, quite a change from XP. I am setting up a alienate PC and I would like to copy the start page (metro) that I have set to an additional user, I did copy my appsfolder.itemdata-ms to C:\user\microsoft\....appsfolder.itemdata-ms but I still do not get the same layout or apps as mine. Any help to solve this? What I am trying is to have the same layout and apps for all users without having to re-arrange each user start screen.

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    alienware
    CPU
    i5
You really do not want to copy stuff from one user's folder to another. You have to do the changes through PC Settings, to make them how you want them to be.

You do one user, then back to Users and do the second user's screen settings. Then if you want the desktops to be the same, you just go in and make those changes. If you are using a Windows Live login, and start copying stuff from one folder to another. It will end up just causing headaches.

Now of course if this is a Pro version of Windows, you could just build a script to copy the "Roaming" profile from a NAS or a folder on the hard drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
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