Add This PC desktop icon, hide Start menu recommendations, remove LinkedIn

- 04-default-profile.ps1 + 05-personalization.ps1: show This PC icon on
  desktop via HideDesktopIcons CLSID {20D04FE0...} = 0
- 03-system-registry.ps1: HideRecommendedSection = 1 hides Win11 Start
  menu Recommended section (HKLM policy)
- 04-default-profile.ps1: Start_TrackProgs = 0 and Start_TrackDocs = 0
  hide recently added/opened items from Start menu
- 01-bloatware.ps1: add 7EE7776C.LinkedInforWindows to removal list
- tests/Test-Deployment.ps1: add checks for all three new settings

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

scripts/01-bloatware.ps1

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ $AppxToRemove = @(
     "Microsoft.YourPhone"
     "Microsoft.ZuneMusic"
     "Microsoft.ZuneVideo"
+    "7EE7776C.LinkedInforWindows"
 )
 
 # Packages to always keep

scripts/03-system-registry.ps1

@@ -307,4 +307,10 @@ Set-Reg -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GameDVR" `
 Set-Reg -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" `
         -Name "DisableAIDataAnalysis" -Value 1
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Start menu - hide Recommended section (Win11)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Set-Reg -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" `
+        -Name "HideRecommendedSection" -Value 1
+
 Write-Log "Step 3 complete" -Level OK

scripts/04-default-profile.ps1

@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ try {
     Set-ProfileReg -SubKey "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" `
                    -Name "EnableAutoTray" -Value 0
 
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Desktop icons - show This PC
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # CLSID {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} = This PC / Computer
+    Set-ProfileReg -SubKey "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" `
+                   -Name "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" -Value 0
+
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Start menu settings
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -168,12 +175,19 @@ try {
                    -Name "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" -Value 1
 
     # Win11: empty Start menu pins
-    $startPinsPath = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"
     Set-ProfileReg -SubKey "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start" `
                    -Name "ConfigureStartPins" `
                    -Value '{"pinnedList":[]}' `
                    -Type "String"
 
+    # Hide "Recently added" apps in Start menu
+    Set-ProfileReg -SubKey "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" `
+                   -Name "Start_TrackProgs" -Value 0
+
+    # Hide recently opened files/docs from Start menu
+    Set-ProfileReg -SubKey "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" `
+                   -Name "Start_TrackDocs" -Value 0
+
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Copilot - disable
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

scripts/05-personalization.ps1

@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ function Apply-ThemeSettings {
 
     Set-Reg -Path "$HiveRoot\Control Panel\Desktop" `
             -Name "TileWallpaper" -Value "0" -Type "String"
+
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Desktop icons - show This PC
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Set-Reg -Path "$HiveRoot\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" `
+            -Name "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" -Value 0
 }
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

tests/Test-Deployment.ps1

@@ -211,6 +211,15 @@ Test-Check "File extensions visible" {
 Test-Check "Explorer opens to This PC" {
     (Get-RegValue "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" "LaunchTo") -eq 1
 }
+Test-Check "This PC icon on desktop" {
+    (Get-RegValue "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}") -eq 0
+}
+Test-Check "Start menu Recommended section hidden" {
+    (Get-RegValue "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" "HideRecommendedSection") -eq 1
+}
+Test-Check "Start menu recently added hidden" {
+    (Get-RegValue "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" "Start_TrackProgs") -eq 0
+}
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Scheduled tasks