How to Backup and Restore Start Menu Layout in Windows 10: Een stapsgewijze handleiding. If you want to move your settings to a new account or restore the Start menu layout when it’s causing problems to use this guide.
The new Start menu on Windows 10 is more useful and customizable than ever before. Everything you see and customize in the Start menu layout is stored in a database inside the TileDataLayer map.
You can’t properly make a backup of your Start menu layout settings when you’re signed in to your account. This means that you’ll have to use another account or temporarily enable the built-in Administrator account on Windows 10.
To enable the built-in Administrator account, doe het volgende:
- Use the Windows key + X keyboard shortcut to open the power user menu and select Computer Management
- Uitbreiden Local Users and Groups
- Selecteer Users
- Double-click the Beheerder
- Ruim het op Account is disabled option to enable the account.
6. Klik Toepassen
7. Klik OK.
OPMERKING: You can also create a new admin account, but temporarily enabling the Administrator account is a bit quicker.
How to backup the Start menu layout
To make a backup of your current Start menu layout:
- Sign out of your Windows 10 account.
- Sign in using another account or the built-in Administrator account.
- Open Verkenner.
- Klik op de View
- Check the Hidden items option to show hidden files.
6. Navigate the following path:
C:\Users\YOUR-ACCOUNT-NAME\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer
In the path, replace YOUR-ACCOUNT-NAME in the path with the name of the user account with the Start menu layout you want to backup.
- Right-click the Database folder that contains all your settings and select Kopiëren.
8. Open the folder location you want to save the database.
9. Right-click and select Paste.
How to restore the Start menu layout
If you don’t have another administrator account setup on your computer, remember to use the above steps to temporarily re-enable the built-in Administrator account on Windows 10.
To restore your Start menu layout, doe het volgende:
- Sign out of your account.
- Sign in using another account or the built-in Administrator account.
- Open Verkenner.
- Klik op de View
- Check the Hidden items option to show hidden files.
C:\Users\YOUR-ACCOUNT-NAME\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer
6. Navigate the following path:
In the path, replace YOUR-ACCOUNT-NAME in the path with the name of the user account with the Start menu layout you want to backup.
- Right-click the Database folder that contains all the Start menu layouts and select Rename.
- Rename the folder bak and press Binnenkomen.
9. Open the folder location where you have stored the backup files.
10. Right-click the Database folder and click Kopiëren.
11. Go back to the TileDataLayer folder for your account as noted in stap 6.
12. Right-click and select Paste to restore the layout.
13. Sign out of the account.
After you completed the steps, sign back into your account, and now the Start menu should be restored with all your customization preferences.
Deleting old databases and disabling built-in account
The last thing left to do is to delete the Database.bak folder and disable the built-in Administrator account (if applicable).
To delete the old database, doe het volgende:
- Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Loop
- Type the following command to open the TileDataLayer folder and press Binnenkomen:
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer
- Right-click the bak folder and select Verwijderen.
To disable the built-in Administrator account on Windows 10:
- Use the Windows key + X to open the power user menu and select Computer Management.
- Uitbreiden Local Users and Groups.
- Selecteer Users.
- Double-click the Beheerder
- Check the Account is disabled option to disable the built-in account.
6. Klik Toepassen.
7. Klik OK.
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