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Attempt fix with scripts:

Step 1) Create (Removetempstate.ps1) Power Shell script:

#Start of Script
Get-AppxPackage -all *HolographicFirstRun* | Remove-AppPackage -AllUsers
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
taskkill /f /im shellexperiencehost.exe
cd $Env:localappdata\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force .\TempState\
cd $Env:localappdata\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force .\TempState\
Start explorer
# End of script

Step 2) Copy the PS script to network share location and create Application Launcher Rule to execute the PS sript:

• Filespec: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
• Arguments: -File \\server\share\ProfileUnity\Scripts\Removetempstate.ps1
• Timing: After Configuration Execution

Step 3) Create second application rule to complement the previous script:

• Filespec: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
• Arguments: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name * | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register“$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose}
• Timing: After Configuration Execution

Options:

If the shortcut is located in "ProgramData" than you can add these lines at the end of the "Removetempstate.ps1" script:

Example to remove "WinZip" folder in Start Menu with incorrect link:

# Start of Script
cd $Env:ProgramData'\microsoft\windows\Start Menu\programs'
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force .\Winzip\ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# End of script

References:

https://superuser.com/questions/1454651/how-do-i-remove-a-mutant-entry-from-the-windows-10-start-menu 

This KB was created with material/steps/scripts provided by Oliver Glodowski From TB Consulting,  [email protected]

Based on that, now there is a new KB:

https://liquidwarelabs.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048660571-Ms-Resurce-Broken-start-menu-shortcuts-after-windows-10-update

Thank you Oliver!!

This is an AWESOME write up!!! BUT!! Be careful with this automated upgrade of memory! You need to make sure your host hypervisor has the memory to accept this. Recommend some sort of approval process from IT. You can run a hypervisor out of resources real quick if an application goes nuts on 100 machines without some checks and balances.

Your ProfileUnity filters are driving it based on AD Group membership. That is great. But you need to trend the user to make sure they actually need that memory all the time and that the Hypervisor Host can support it.

BUT.... Again this is a great use case... Love it!!

On virtual machines, even though there is no vGPU in the host, VMware tools still have a driver that looks like a GPU to the OS and the applications. Making a few simple tweaks to the registry, group policy, or ProfileUnity to turn off hardware acceleration to core applications on non vGPU virtual machines can result in a CPU reduction on your host operating system.

More information can be found here: https://community.liquidware.com/discussion/39/stratusphere-spotcheck-methodology-cheat-sheet

The attached PDF will guide you through disabling hardware acceleration either through GPO, Registry, or ProU for the following applications:

1. Google Chrome
2. Mozilla Firefox
3. Microsoft Office
4. Internet Explorer

The attached TXT file is a registry module import for ProU. Please remove the .txt to make it a .json for import.