A new Start menu without live tiles is in the works at Microsoft, but why? Let's explore. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Rumor has it that Microsoft may pull the plug on the Live Tiles feature in Windows 10. Actually, that rumor has been making the rounds since last summer when Microsoft (apparently accidentally ...

Microsoft's live tile feature in Windows 10 hasn't been updated in a long while, which begs the question, are live tiles dead? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In early 2016, I rid the Windows 10 Start menu of Live Tiles on my PC. Live tiles just weren’t that useful to me, or at least I didn’t see a reason to keep them. But now I’m starting to ...

Live Tiles Anywhere is available as an app from the Microsoft Store and has one dedicated function – add the square-shaped tiles that contain a picture or a number to the start menu. Besides ...

Microsoft just launched Windows 8 last week and it’s already getting sued over Live Tiles by an OS development company called Surfcast. Surfcast claims that it already owns the rights to ...

An easy way to divide a room of Windows 10 fans is to start debating the merits of the tiles section in the new Start menu. Some people love it, others don’t. Personally, I think Live Tiles on a ...

Live Tiles are images that update a pinned tile (icon) on the start screen of Windows Phone. They're used to offer updates to a user browsing the start screen, without having to open the application ...

Live tiles were introduced in Windows 8, and their function depends on the application. Tiles do not have to be live but merely be a larger graphic representation of the app icon in the Start menu ...

To disable a live tile for a particular app on the Windows 8 Start Screen you should right-click on it. When you right-click on a tile a check mark will appear in its upper right hand corner and ...