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 ...

If you are looking for a way to pin your favorite website’s shortcut or tile to the Windows 8.1 Start Screen, this post will show you how to do it for Internet Explorer 11. Things were easier on ...

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 Pictures app tile on Windows 8.1 Start Screen displays pictures, photographs or images. In this post, we will see how to disable live tile, display one specific photo or show only selected images ...

Microsoft seems to be in a Windows 8 app-update mood today. Earlier today, the company announced new features to its in-house Windows 8 Sports app and now there's also a new update for its SkyDrive ...

You can add one in the form of a live tile, but it's a little tricky. Here's how! Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is once again planning to alter the way its Start Screen works in ...

Update: Flipboard’s Windows 8.1 app is now live in the Windows store. Flipboard is expanding its reach and will now be available for Windows 8.1. Launching today, the magazine app comes with Live Tile ...