But on the surface at least, using the method from the previous article to deal with roaming profiles and the Start Tiles no longer works with the 1703 update. Our testing indicates this is indeed true they haven't completely done away with the TileDataLayer-yet. Deprecated means the feature is "not in active development and…planned for potential removal in subsequent releases." However, the Creators Update lists the "TileDataLayer" model as one of the deprecated features see this for further details on other features the update removed or deprecated. The concept of Start Tiles was new to Windows 10, and this paradigm forced administrators to adopt methods such as this to ensure smooth roaming.Īfter a period of adaptation and experimentation, admins accepted that the data controlling the Start Tiles experience had moved to %LOCALAPPDATA%\TileDataLayer\Database, and that capturing this folder into a roaming profile would allow porting the settings from device to device. I wrote an article previously explaining how to get the Start Tiles included into a roaming profile with a fairly ugly hack. Deprecated TileDataLayer model ^Ī good case in point is roaming profiles and the Start Tiles. And the need to change these tweaks and workarounds can cause extra overhead for IT departments. Often, enterprises put into place tweaks and workarounds that are specific to their environments. That's bad enough-but when the changes affect administrative and management functions, there is even more uproar. When developers deprecate features that users have become used to and that possibly make them more productive, there may very well be disruption and pushback from the user base.
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