I want to add a background to my Full screen start window/Tiles window. Not lockscreen, not desktop. The start screen. Like in W8. Help. All i can change is colors.
So I tried to login to my pc today, but my pin wouldn’t work. I used the same one that worked yesterday, but today it said incorrect pin. After some tries it said I had to restart to try again, but after restarting the “I forgot pin” option has disappeared from underneath the pin box. How can I...
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I have created a group of apps on my start screen. I want to give it a name. How do I give it a name that I choose?
I have a Lumia 1520 with production build of W 10 M.
I'm very disappointed in the customization options in Windows 8-10.
Firstly, users have to use third-party software to post their own tiles.. which is like using third-party software to make the modern equivalent of icons and shortcuts. No wonder normal users never liked the Start Screen which...
I tried to pin a desktop shortcut of msconfig system app as tile to the start metro screen but refuses to pin.
It doesn't even exists 'Pin to Start screen' selection when i right click the shortcut. What should i do?
I even copied the shortcut to the 'All Apps' folder and appeared on the left to...
I have been hesitant to upgrade my wife's laptop from 8.1 to 10 because she exclusively uses the start screen (Aero, Metro, whatever its called). I did an upgrade for her a few months ago, but it wiped out all of the tiles that she had saved, so I had to revert back to 8.1. Is there a way to...
How can i install games from Microsoft store without been installed to All Programs Start window and instead to be installed as big tile in the start screen in windows 10?
I figured I'd post here instead of Help and Support since I see that more as technical support, but I understand if this needs to be moved.
When a feature looks messy and incomprehensible to me, I just don't use it if I have no real need, so I haven't used the Start screen AT ALL - I just go...
If you upgraded from Windows 8.1 and miss the old style Start screen you can enable it in Windows 10.
Open the Start menu and click settings. Open the Personalisation tab:
Look down the left hand side for 'Start' and click that. You'll then see some options relating to the Start menu and...
I installed Windows 10 on Friday. The Windows symbol at bottom left of screen and the Windows key on keyboard do not work to access start screen. Is there another way to bring up the start screen?
all of the files in windows 8.1 start screen are empty, when I click on any of them all I get is a empty box in the task bar. I have been into safe mode and every app on the start screen is empty.
I am running an Asus republic of Gamers laptop with intel i7 2.4ghz, nvidia geforce gtx 880m gpu...
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I have just bought a new computer with Windows 8.1 and I am confused and underwhelmed by 8.1.
My main gripe is the totally uncontrollable start Screen.
OK I can sort apps into groups and name the groups so that's a start.
After getting apps into different groups I now set about sorting them...
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Hey, guys! Here is a simple way to backup and restore your Start screen.
1) Extract the .zip to your desktop.
2) Open START.
3) Right-click on BACKUP START and replace my username (ALEX) with yours. Repeat this step for RESTORE START. I wanted to add a variable so that you didn't have to do...
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