I created one script that creates "Metro" tiles for popular "power" links with new icons to appear on the start menu for Windows 10/11 and respective server releases.
1. Unzip.
2. Run PowerShell as Administrator
Shutdown and Lock Workstation Pinned to Windows 11 start menu
My Custom Metro Style Icons, search any of these icons to pin to Start menu for Win11.
 |
| Windows 10 Start menu |
This PowerShell script installs a Lock Workstation, Switch User, Logoff,
Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown tile with new Metro styled icons on the Start screen for Windows 8+.
Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown tile with new Metro styled icons on the Start screen for Windows 8+.
Download PowerIconsWin11-PU.zip
License:
Free for personal use.
A commercial license is $2.25 USD for each Windows user account.
A commercial license is $2.25 USD for each Windows user account.
Bulk discount available. License and Disclaimers listed in scripts.
Fines of minimum $10,000 USD per user, for illegal commercial use.
Contact metadataconsult [(at)] gmail.com for a commercial license.
Fines of minimum $10,000 USD per user, for illegal commercial use.
Contact metadataconsult [(at)] gmail.com for a commercial license.
Instructions:
1. Unzip.
1.Press the Windows Key.2.Type "PowerShell".3.Instead of just clicking it, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.Alternatively: Right-click "Windows PowerShell" and select Run as Administrator.
3. Type PowerIconsWin11-PU.ps1, press return to run.
In PowerShell Editor (ISE), press green arrow to run the script.
1st time PowerShell users will get a "...running scripts is disable..." error. In PowerShell type this command: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Just re-run the script using green arrow and it will work.
4. Completed.
1st time PowerShell users will get a "...running scripts is disable..." error. In PowerShell type this command: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Just re-run the script using green arrow and it will work.
4. Completed.
If you see, the above light green messages in the console area of the PowerShell ISE, the you have successfully run the script.
If you see red, then that process step failed and you may have re-run the Powershell IDE with administrator privileges. Use Windows Search for PowerShell, right-click and run with Administrative privileges, see article here.
If the above script does not work, contained in the zip file are 2 additional customized for Windows 8.1+, which has enables execution of scripts rights.
If you see red, then that process step failed and you may have re-run the Powershell IDE with administrator privileges. Use Windows Search for PowerShell, right-click and run with Administrative privileges, see article here.
Update for WINDOWS 8/10/11 Users
If the above script does not work, contained in the zip file are 2 additional customized for Windows 8.1+, which has enables execution of scripts rights.
- From the start menu, right-click
- Select "Command Prompt (Admin)"
- In the Command Prompt type-> PowerShell win81only-runme1st.ps1
- Now you see the following results windows appear and close automatically. You see a bit of red text, that's okay since in this context it's a warning.
- Success, you should now see the following tiles on the start screen if you click the down arrow to reach Apps.
Windows 8 Start Menu Apps
 |
| Windows 10 Menu |
No comments:
Post a Comment