Multicolored Windows 10 Tiles
The developers of Windows 10, pleased their users a beautiful, bright and convenient interface. For example, in the Start menu, bright tiles are located. On the menu " Start»Tiles are applications. They are organized in groups, such as " Events and communication" or " Entertainment and relaxation" If you want to configure tiles taking into account your needs and want to know what you can do with these tiles - read on and follow the instructions below.
Rename groups of tiles
- If you want, you can rename a group by completed the following steps:
- Click the " Start"To display the menu" Start».
- Tap the name of the tiles group, and the string opens to edit.
- Remove the current header, and then enter a new title.
- Click anywhere outside the name to save the name.
2. If you want to use the full screen menu " Start»Go to the menu" Personalization"Right-click on the desktop and select" Personalization"). In the window that appears " Personalization"Click" Start»On the left pane, and then press Switch "Open the" Start "menu in full screen mode.
Rearranged tiles
- If you want the applications that you use most often, were at the top of the Start menu, you can regroup the tiles.
- Click the " Start».
- Click on the tile, hold and drag it to a new place.
- Release the tile.
2. If you want to move a whole group, press the title slightly above the tiles, for example, " Events and communication" Press the button marked with two strips on the right side of the group header line, and drag the group to a new place. Release the mouse to complete the move.
Changing tiles
- By default, tiles are installed different sizes. You can change their size so that they are less and you could fit the menu more. Start"Or more to find the most frequently used application easier and faster.
- Press the button "Start".
- Right-click on the tile. In the pop-up menu that appears, select " Change the size».
- In the side menu that appears, select the size you need: " Small», « Middle" or " Wide».
2. Also, the tiles can be deleted: Right-click on the tile and select " Out from the initial screenand the tile will be removed.
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Hello everyone today I will tell you how you can place the Start menu in Windows 10 Its tiles, more precisely create tiles, so to speak out before comrade. Consider the most popular programs that will help us implement this task, among them, there are as paid and free, in any case you need to be able to produce a small tuning of the operating system that does not occupy a lot of strength.
And so, I remind you that the tiles themselves still appeared with the release of Windows 8.1, along with the Metro interface. Each tile is either a shortcut on the application from the computer, or the shortcut on the application from the store. When you install a new application from the store, the tiles automatically are added to the start.
Earlier, I told how to add tiles to the Windows 10 start, I showed you the methods of their breakdown and sorting, I advise you to read.
I want to note that to solve the task of creating your tiles in the Windows 10 Start menu, we will use third-party free utilities.
What do these tiles in Windows 10 look like? Below I posted a screenshot so that newcomers did not have misunderstanding.
Create tiles using Tile Iconifier
Let's first look at the Tile Iconifier utility, it is completely free, has a Russian interface that is not very important and knows how to make your own starting screen tiles.
By connecting the archive, you will see that the Portable program, that is, does not require installation. Run it. The program will show you in the Shortcut Name window, all the shortcuts that she could detect in your operating system. Below will be shown the path to the label of your programs and the path to the executable file.
To change the image on the label, select the desired and double-click the plot of the black icon. At the same time, you can specify not only files from icon libraries, but also your own pictures in PNG, BMP, JPG. And transparency is supported for PNG.
We put the switch on Use Custom Image and click to select the Browse button.
As you can see, I am now displayed in the Medium Icon field I chose the picture, for use, click Tile Iconify!.
Also, you can conjure it here a bit for example, by choosing a background color, I put silver for example.
Now, to see a new tile with a new design, it needs to be secured on the initial screen.
If you think Tile Iconifier can change pictures on existing labels, then you are mistaken. From above, press the Utilities\u003e Custom Shortcut Manager menu.
In the window that opens, you can create a new label, which later place in the tile.
Click Create New Shortcut. A wizard will open, where you have to go a couple of points.
- Explorer - To create shortcuts of simple and special conductor folders, including control panel elements, devices, various settings.
- Steam - To create labels and tiles for Steam games.
- Chrome Apps - Labels and Tiles Design for Google Chrome applications.
- Windows Store - for Windows Store Apps
- OTHER - manual creation of any shortcut and its launch with parameters.
I will create a shortcut on the folder
Below in the shortcut name field, specify the necessary display name and immediately you can immediately set the icon for the label. All click Generate Shortcut, to create it.
After that, the newly created shortcut appears in all applications section - Tileiconify (from where it can be fixed on the initial screen), as well as in the list in the Tile Iconifier main window, where you can configure tiles for this shortcut - Image for the middle and small tiles, signature , background color (also as described at the beginning of the program review).
Add a folder or document to the initial screen
Add a folder or document to the initial screen can be connected without additional software. To do this, open the conductor for this path
C: \\ PROGRAMDATA \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ Start Menu \\ Programs
Move here any document or shortcut on it, after which it will appear in the Start menu\u003e All applications, click on it right mouse button\u003e Stop on the initial screen.
Create tiles using Windows 10 PIN MORE
Pin More application you can download from the Windows store, unfortunately it is paid, but there is a trial version for 3 days. It allows you to create up to 4 tiles.
Open the Windows 10 store.
In the search field, enter PIN MORE
Choose to try for free to appreciate the application features.
Installing PIN MORE.
Run the application. In the main window you can choose what is required for the starting screen tile:
- For Net, Steam, Uplay and Origin games\u003e The installed games tiles are "alive" and display game information from the specified services.
- For documents and folders.
- For steam
- For sites - and it is also possible to create live tiles receiving information from RSS tapes site.
I chose a Web for an example, create a tile that will open my site in the browser .. Add a picture below.
A little to the right can ask a big logo and background color.
To complete the creation, on the left in the corner on a blue background click the button icon. I confirm that we want to fix this tile in the Start menu.
As you can see everything perfectly created and the new tile is deserved in its place.
Create tiles using Win10Tile
Another of the free utilities for creating your own tile in Windows 10 is the Win10Tile program. It makes it absolutely the same as other programs. Of course there are restrictions, in particular, you cannot create new shortcuts from it, but you have the ability to arrange tiles for all applications already in the section.
Running Win10Tile You will see a complete list of shortcuts that is available in all applications section.
In the Windows 10 operating system, the Start menu appeared again, so favorite by many users. But, together with this, the initial screen with tiles disappeared. Probably such a solution will be more convenient for most users.
But, if you actively used Windows 8 and managed to get used to the initial screen and tiles, then you can enable it in Windows 10. In this material we will tell about how to enable the initial screen in Windows 10.
In order to enable the initial screen, you must right-click on the taskbar and select the menu item "Properties".
After that you will open the "Properties of the Taskbar and Start menu". Here you need to go to the tab "Start" tab.
After that, a warning window will appear. Here you need to click on the "Exit System and Changing Parameters" button.
It should be noted that the start screen turns off the Start menu. Therefore, use the start menu and the initial screen will not be able to simultaneously.
The "Start" menu in Windows 10 has undergone changes. The synthesis of the interface of the familiar "start" from Windows 7 and the design of Metro is that the difference between the "Start" menu in Windows 10 from previous versions. But Microsoft's innovation did not like all users. If you want to give a "start-up" old, convenient, recognizable look, check out the number of instructions that we have prepared.
They are the heritage of flat design Metro from the failed "eight", which are essentially shortcuts in a new graphical representation. Therefore, in the future we will consider the words "tile" and "shortcut" synonyms. The design of the new "start" is depicted on the screenshot below.
If you want to change the default design, follow the steps from the instructions: how to remove start from the Windows 10 desktop.
Note! We will tell you how to remove live tiles from Windows 10 immediately and comes. If you need to remove the shortcuts of specific, unnecessary applications, go to the tiles setting section.
We remove the living tiles from the "Start" menu in Windows 10: Turn off them completely
If you do not need tiles at all, you can resolutely throw out from the start menu for a couple of clicks.
Step 1. Open the "Start" menu.
Step 2. Right-click on any label from the menu.
Step 3. In the open list, we move the arrow to the "Advanced" string. In the new list, choose the first line (see the screenshot).
How to remove live tiles from the Windows 10 start menu: Delete one
Step 1. Open the start menu "Start".
Step 2. Click on the label that we want to remove, with the right mouse click.
Step 3. In the discontinued list, select the first item (see the screenshot).
Step 4. The process is repeated with each label separately. As long as all tiles are removed from the menu.
As a result, we simplify the cumbersome design "Dozens" and make the desktop as on Windows 7.
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Configure Live Tiles Start Menu in Windows 10
WINTOV 10 OS has a number of operations with tiles. Consider the functions and rules for working with "alive" tiles in the "Start" menu. It will be about how to edit the groups of "living" tiles in the menu.
Manipulation with tiles (changing, deleting, decreasing, or zooming) is carried out by clicking on it right mouse button.
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How to remove full screen Menu Start menu in Windows 10
The factory parameters "dozens" are arranged as follows: when opening the start menu, it is spreads to the entire screen. We will show how to return the Start menu from Windows 7. Use this manual:
Step 1. We go to the "personalization" of the system. Through the desktop context menu (right mouse button on the table -\u003e the last item).
Step 2. Select "Start" on the left.
Step 3.
How to enable the initial screen with tiles in Windows 10
To return to the default standard system settings and display the tiles again, put the switch according to the default value following the algorithm described above.
Note! The main problems for the "Start" menu may not be opened in Windows 10. - A common cause caused by the departure of the explorer.
Setting the Start Menu Coloring
Choose a color exclusively for just alone, the "Start" button cannot be. There is an opportunity to set the overall color of the system interface, which also applies to "start-up".
Step 1. We go into the "personalization" - click right-click on the desktop and select the corresponding string.
Step 2. In the left menu, select the "Color" parameter.
Step 3. You can choose any color from the existing palette, or add your own. In our example, we preferred red. Transformed both the interface of windows and icons and buttons.
Advanced Settings "Start" menu
Step 1. Open the "Personalization" settings.
Step 2. On the left choose the string "Start".
What operations on the launch menu parameters offer us Windows 10:
- more shortcuts - if you failed a new interface, and you use a large number of tiles, the inclusion of this option will expand the "Start", thereby entering all shortcuts;
- display applications. In Windows 7 programs in the menu shown by default. Here you can remove / add their presence in the "start";
- the most used programs. The more often you work in specific programs, the higher the list they are located. Thus, it disappears the need to look for the desired software among the mountain of other programs.
How to restart the "Explorer" to correct errors in the "Start" menu in Windows 10
When the conductor refuses to function normally, we do the following:
Step 1. Open the "Task Manager": Click three buttons: Ctrl + SHIFT + ESC. If it has a simplified look, press the "More details" button.
Step 2. In the "File" menu bar, select "Run a new task".
Step 3. The "Run" Utility window opens.
Step 4. Enter the Explorer.exe request to the text box, press OK.
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In the article, we looked at the topic "Button and Start" in Windows 10: Setting up and solving problems. " We hope our step-by-step tips were helpful and you managed to solve the problem.