Internet Explorer start tile not working with the PowerShell Import-StartLayout

Here is a working configuration for importing a “Internet Explorer” tile to the Start screen using the Import-StartLayout PowerShell cmdlet.  This was tested on Win 10 1703.

Here is my exported start layout.  I had to manually switch out the %APPDATA% variable with the %ALLUSERSPROFILE% to get it working.

<LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" Version="1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">
  <LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />
  <DefaultLayoutOverride>
    <StartLayoutCollection>
      <defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6">
        <start:Group Name="">
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Internet Explorer.lnk" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TeamViewer 12.lnk" />
        </start:Group>
      </defaultlayout:StartLayout>
    </StartLayoutCollection>
  </DefaultLayoutOverride>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

I also copy the “Internet Explorer.lnk” shortcut to the start menu before performing the Import-StartLayout to ensure the LNK is available.

Here is my PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit scriptlet:

Copy-File -Path "$dirFiles\Internet Explorer.lnk" -Destination "$envProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Internet Explorer.lnk"
Import-StartLayout "$dirFiles\Ts12StartLayout.xml" "$envSystemDrive\"