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Remove all pinned apps in start menu using power shell

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Im making a script that cleans a fresh install of windows 11 to my liking. Does anybody know of a way to unpin all apps in start menu using PowerShell? I have found scripts but those scripts are name dependent, what if windows just feels to include a new app there.

I have read that the pinned apps are inside the

%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState

But when i went to this location, its a binary :( i would have thought that here contains all the shortcuts but i guess not

I know where all start menu apps are : C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs, but i dont care about that since its not front and center, its those pinned apps that i would like to remove

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EDIT:

Frankensteining some code

function Pin-App {    param(        [string]$appname,        [switch]$unpin    )    try{        if ($unpin.IsPresent){            ((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').Items() | ?{$_.Name -eq $appname}).Verbs() | ?{$_.Name.replace('&','') -match 'Von "Start" lösen|Unpin from Start'} | %{$_.DoIt()}            return "App '$appname' unpinned from Start"        }else{            ((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').Items() | ?{$_.Name -eq $appname}).Verbs() | ?{$_.Name.replace('&','') -match 'An "Start" anheften|Pin to Start'} | %{$_.DoIt()}            return "App '$appname' pinned to Start"        }    }catch{        Write-Error "Error Pinning/Unpinning App! (App-Name correct?): '$appname'"    }}$list = (Get-StartApps).Name; @($list).Countforeach ($item in $list) {    Pin-App $item -unpin};

This seem to work but it started unpinning some weird stuff for example

App 'Firefox' unpinned from Start

but firefox is still here

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