Devices are becoming much more of a lifestyle choice, and allowing users to customize their devices the way the want to is the hallmark of a mature platform. That’s why many users balked at Windows 8.

After the Windows 8.1 Update, you may find that the Start Screen Tiles are behaving a bit differently. Apart from the several new features, the Update adds, the introduction of the context menu – ...

In this post, we will see how to use PowerShell Scripts to create & add Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Switch User, Hibernation Tiles to Windows 8.1/8 Start Menu/Screen. As you know Windows 8 has a Start ...

Windows 8 is not always great at generating Start tiles for installed software. OblyTile is a small program that generates better-looking tiles and automatically installs them on your Start page. One ...

The Windows 8 Start Screen contains tiles that allow you to launch an associated app. These tiles also have the ability to display notifications containing new information from that particular tiles ...

Wouldn’t you love to have this option in your Windows 8 Start screen? Last October I explained to how to shut down Windows 8—a subject you wouldn’t think would require its own how-to guide. And yet.

If you know what you can and cannot do to adjust the display of your Windows 8 app tiles, you'll be much more adept at setting up your start screen. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, ...

The Windows 8 Start screen has the potential to be a great application launcher, but the application shortcuts it creates for desktop apps can stick out against the slick, modern system tiles. Luckily ...

One of the key differentiators of Microsoft Windows Phone has been its updating "Live Tiles" on the home screen. But Microsoft is attempting to go Live Tiles one better with "Live Apps." On October 29 ...

Windows 10 has done a fantastic job thus far of replacing the sour taste left in our mouths from Windows 8 with the sweet, sweet taste of software that’s actually intuitive and user-friendly. No ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced features of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 mobile OS, including built-in turn-by-turn navigation, a secure "wallet" system, a new, faster browser and live tiles that ...

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