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#WINDOWS LIVE TILES NOT WORKING MOVIE#
#WINDOWS LIVE TILES NOT WORKING WINDOWS#
If Windows Lite launches without them, as I have been told, I think that will be the beginning of the end. While I don't think we'll see them gone on desktop anytime soon, I wouldn't be surprised if live tiles never get updated with new features again. So, unfortunately, I think the glory days of live tiles are over. Like most of Microsoft's more ambitious ideas, for live tiles to be successful, they really need a mobile platform to thrive. Most users using desktop today pin everything to the taskbar, because that's the quickest way to access your apps. It wasn't an extra menu you had to tap into it was just there. The reason live tiles worked so well on phones is because the Start screen was the home screen. Many would argue that live tiles don't work on desktop because the live tiles aren't exactly "glanceable." They are hidden in the Start menu, something that you have to manually click on before you can see them. If Windows Lite launches without live tiles, where is the incentive for developers to continue supporting such a feature on desktop? Are live tiles doomed to fail? It appears Microsoft is entirely omitting this feature in favor of the more common app launcher with static icons as seen on iOS, Android, and Chrome OS. The reason I bring this up is because I've been speaking to quite a few internal sources about Windows Lite, and it's looking like Windows Lite doesn't even have live tiles. Of course, there are plenty of apps in the Microsoft Store that do support live tiles well, but not everyone is doing it.
![windows live tiles not working windows live tiles not working](https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/12/android_dark_mode_theme_night_1.jpg)
Most Win32 programs on the web don't support live tiles at all, and there are many apps in the Microsoft Store that don't support them either, or if they do, they don't do it well. It's looking like Windows Lite doesn't even have live tiles.įor a feature like this to be successful, it really depends on support from developers. Twitter can't even do it, failing to supply even the basics of a live tile. It's hard enough to get developers to take advantage of live tiles in their current form.
![windows live tiles not working windows live tiles not working](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/should-microsoft-kill-off-the-start-menu-live-tiles-in-windows-10-524692-2.jpg)
The reason for this is likely because Microsoft knows developers won't take advantage of these features. I've seen many internal presentations and documents that detail interesting ideas for live tiles, but they were never released or put into full-time development. It's not like there isn't anything Microsoft could to improve live tiles, it has just chosen not to.
![windows live tiles not working windows live tiles not working](https://www.technipages.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/remove-live-tiles-1-478x500.png)
But even then, very few apps have taken advantage of this. The only noteworthy addition to live tiles from a developer standpoint has been the ability to jump straight into something that was being shown on a live tile. Outside of a few customization options and a larger tile size, live tiles haven't really changed.
![windows live tiles not working windows live tiles not working](https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/live-tiles.jpg)
Let's take a look at how live tiles have improved since they first debuted in 2010.