The Windows Start Screen apps are organized into groups of tiles. These tiles can be moved to other groups or even to a blank space where they will create a new group. It is also possible to name a ...

When you start Windows 8, you are first taken to the Start Screen where you get to see a lot of Apps in the form of tiles. And these tiles are arranged randomly by default. And new tiles get added ...

The Windows 8 Start screen is designed to make it so that you can easily resize and move tiles as well as make new tile groups. This allows you to organize the interface in a way that works best for ...

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 Start menu is a Windows mainstay, introduced with Windows 95. If you want to find a file, launch an app, or put your PC to sleep, it’s your go-to spot. For a lot of tasks, you can also use handy ...

The new Windows 10 operating system is still to come, so in the meantime Windows 8.1 users must still contend with the latter OS’ split personality. Yes, we mean hopping between the traditional ...

Microsoft introduced “Live Tiles” to its desktop operating systems with Windows 8, and it continued with the Windows 10 Start menu in 2015. Live Tiles have proven to be controversial with users and it ...

Today, we're kicking off a new series that will run over the next handful of weeks that we're calling "Windows Unshipped" that will explore Windows OS features and ideas that never saw the light of ...