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 ...

This tutorial demonstrates how to give users more power with the ability to customize live tiles in Metro style apps. In my last article, I explained how to send push notifications to a 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 – ...

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.

Certain Metro tiles in Windows can show you live and updated information. Here's how to turn that feature on and off. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

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, ...

Hey Windows users, if you are looking for a quick way to connect to GeekWire’s latest news, check out our new live tile for Windows 8.1. If you are using Windows 8.1/IE 11, when you visit “pin to ...

Many users after upgrading their Windows 8 systems to Windows 8.1, noticed a small Arrow Down symbol on their Tile. While some saw it for a few tiles, yet others saw it for most of their tiles. Many ...