You can apply a customized Start layout on the local computer in Windows 11/10 via Group Policy. You need to replace the .xml file with a new one.

In this Windows 10 guide, we walk you through the steps to create an autounattend.xml answer file containing all the necessary settings to perform a basic unattended installation of the OS.

This short tutorial describes how to set Notepad++ as default editor for .xml files. Simply register the extension in the app's preferences.