Clear Start Menu (All Users) Remove all pinned apps from the start menu for all existing and new users

# Clear pinned apps from the Start Menu (all users)
# This replaces the start2.bin layout file for every user profile

$usersDir = Split-Path $env:USERPROFILE
$startMenuRelPath = "AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState"

# Stop the Start Menu process
Stop-Process -Name StartMenuExperienceHost -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Sleep -Seconds 1

# Process each user profile
Get-ChildItem -Path $usersDir -Directory | ForEach-Object {
    $startMenuPath = Join-Path $_.FullName $startMenuRelPath
    $startMenuBin = Join-Path $startMenuPath "start2.bin"

    if (Test-Path $startMenuBin) {
        Copy-Item -Path $startMenuBin -Destination "$startMenuBin.bak" -Force
        [byte[]]$emptyLayout = @()
        Set-Content -Path $startMenuBin -Value $emptyLayout -Encoding Byte -Force
        Write-Host "Cleared Start Menu for user $($_.Name)" -ForegroundColor Green
    }
}

# Also clear for the Default profile (new users)
$defaultPath = Join-Path $usersDir "Default\$startMenuRelPath"
if (!(Test-Path $defaultPath)) { New-Item -Path $defaultPath -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null }
[byte[]]$emptyLayout = @()
Set-Content -Path (Join-Path $defaultPath "start2.bin") -Value $emptyLayout -Encoding Byte -Force
Write-Host "Cleared Start Menu for Default profile" -ForegroundColor Green