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[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HiddenG:
You need to be on the latest version of Windows 10. To check your current version, in the "Search the web and Windows" field on the taskbar, type "cmd" (without quotes) to open up the command prompt. Then type "winver" (without quotes) in the new window that opened and hit enter/return. Another new window should have opened up showing the Windows version and build number (under the "Microsoft Windows" text which is below the Windows 10 logo). If your Windows 10 version/build number reads: "Version 10.0 (Build 10240)" then you need to update.

You cannot update to the latest version of Windows 10 using Windows Update if you upgraded from Windows 7 or 8/8.1. You need to manually update to Windows 10 Threshold 2 (commonly abbreviated to "TH2" released in Nov 2015), which you can do by searching Google for "Windows 10 Media Creation Tool". Download the tool from Microsoft's website and when you run it, select the option which says "Upgrade this PC now." Just keep going through the steps and by the end of it, you'll have Windows 10 Version 1511 (as of writing's date); which is compatible with this tile app. (This app, "Win10Tile" requires the TH2/November update or later.)

Why doesn't Microsoft let you update to the latest Windows 10 version using Windows Update if you upgraded from Windows 7, 8/8.1? In fact, you actually can! However if you recently upgraded to Windows 10 (i.e. within the last 30 days), then Microsoft will prevent you from updating. This is true as within the first 30 days of upgrading to W10, you can revert back to your old OS if you don't fancy W10. After 30 days, you can no longer restore to your old OS, hence why Microsoft then allows you to update to the latest Windows 10 version. With that said, by updating to the latest Windows 10 version (even if you use the "Media Creation Tool" method), you cannot revert back to your old OS.

All the best. :)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
hey [MENTION=7138879]westscz[/MENTION] any news on that fix for the latest version of the app?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] aramaicus:
Hello!

How do I reverse a change on a tile? I mean I changed PowerPoint 2016 tile and now I want it as it comes by default.

Could someone help me?

Thanks in advance
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Spin360:
Is there any way to make a shortcut to the recycle bin that can be modified with a tile?

I tried it with bat files and other things but none worked. It was either incompatible with the shortcut or I couldn't pin it in the first place...
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] westscz:
I have still some exams to pass, give me some time, and I will have time to work on it, and try to resolve problems with some things. Thanks you
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] wetworker:
Awesome dude, it's mush easier to find apps now.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] westscz:
No problem, I try do my best ;)

For everyone, I pass my all exams, so I will have now time to sit on this app. Wait for updates :)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kierkegaardesque:
Infected with a virus?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kierkegaardesque:
This is what I get when I try to download
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
That's really really strange
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bjomesphat:
This might have been answered already, but is there a way to create a custom tile for Windows Store apps?

Great program by the way! I can't wait to see any new updates!

Edit: And to clarify, I'm using [MENTION=7138879]westscz[/MENTION] fork.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] gusovi:
That's a really good selution!

Thanks to the developers!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] atti12:
Not working for me

Hi, thanks for the app but it doesn't want to work for me :eek:

Whatever i do (I'm running it in admin mode) it's only creating a black tile, i tried the original and the modified TENTILE version and the only difference is that if I set up a background colour in tentile that works, but no icon.

I hope you can help me! Thanks!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] mobitu:
cannot run TENTILE

First thanks for you great work! it makes life much easier.

I'm trying to run TENTILE but i get microsoft.NET framework error.

can anyone help me?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
We are waiting that the dev fix it
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] mobitu:
ok thanks!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Natabase:
Is it possible to make the background color adjust when the windows theme color changes?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] DroidShift79:
Hi.

I pretty much like win10Tile. But now I'm a bit confused when it comes to Tentile. Is it simply an awesome update that is bugged and we're hoping the dev keeps on working on it?

I probably get a bit off-topic now, but bet you could help me out here, too.

As Tentile works for standard program tiles pretty great, how could I realize some live tiles showing my steam games with my achievements and playtime or tiles which show some of my RSS feeds?

I googled a ton of live tile or steam tile apps, but either they're not working the way they should or they are outdated.

What are your favorite (live) tile apps or ways to make your custom tiles.?

Is there maybe a guide somewhere on how to make tiles manually, without 3rd party apps?

Thanks for your help.

Although, keeping fingers crossed for an updated Tentiles version.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Phat Phreddy:
I am finding an issue..

When making web apps (chrome web apps hangouts.google.com and other site) all works fine in desktop mode.

But when I put win10 into tablet mode, they all have the image of the last created tile..

Any solution to this issue ??
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] westscz:
Ok, I think, I repaired that issue. Please, try this version and tell me how it's working or not :p

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2KTe6TUC_8HSHBZVDVqaml5S28

I'm still working on it, but I'm learning everything when I write this code, so keep calm, it's not as easy as i thought :)

unfortunately I can't help you with this. I just made here some simple things, thats all, making live tiles is not on my level :D
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
Still doesn't working, same error here
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] westscz:
Damn, I was thinking, that I know why it's not working, but now I see, that wasn't this thing.

You open this program as administrator? Problem is because program doesn't have acces to Start Menu/Program path.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
Yes, tried it in administrator mode without success
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] jschrauth:
Tiles Revert Back to Original

most of my tiles are reverting back to original a couple of seconds after I open start menu. Any ideas to make them stick?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kamegami:
I think I'm going to give development on this a shot. Going through the source, it looks simple enough. I am seeing a lot of potential issues with trying to get write access to Program folders. All of that work should be moved to an AppData folder.

Only problem is I won't have a Win10 system up and running til this weekend.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
We'll wait and thank you
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kamegami:
Took an a deeper look through the source today. It edits the Program Files directory of the programs you are adding. Not good but I guess it's needed to create the visualelementsmanifest.xml (not sure if true). However, this is the likely cause of the crash.

In the app.manifest:

<requestedExecutionLevel level="highestAvailable" uiAccess="false" />

If you REALLY need access to protected system folders then that needs to be "requireAdministrator". Otherwise if someone is running a non-admin account, it won't actually get the necessary privileges. Would explain why some people got the error but not others.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kamegami:
Alright, I made some changes that should fix the issue. Give it a shot and let me know. (space before com due to post link limit)

github com/kamegami13/Tentile/releases
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
Still a no go for me, there's an exception that isn't managed by the app
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kamegami:
Could I see a screenshot?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KreNtal:
Of course
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] AdamDesrosiers:
This is coming along very well! One limitation (this is probably inherent to what windows 10 currently allows?) is that I can't assign tiles to two programs that share the same folder, as is the case with an old version of CorelDraw and Corel PhotoPaint that I still sometimes use.

Also, the necessity of managing the shortcuts in the start menu folder is kind of a hassle and usually requires I restart the computer after doing so. So My process to create custom tiles right now means I will need to 1. organize and rebuild all the shortcuts in the start menu folder 2. restart computer 3. assign new png images to all the shortcuts I want on my start menu

It's a bit more tedious than the old OblyTile but for now I'm happy to see that custom tiles are again possible without the store app popups with their helper programs that was all we could get before.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] OujaMori:
Wide Tiles

Hi!

I recently tried MyTile and TenTile!

I would like to share my opinion.

For MyTile, I don't quite understand how to manually place shortcuts. What does it require the shortcut location or the app location? The list is also confusing.

For TenTile, the list confusion has been removed, however, we can only select PNG formats. I had a lot of JPEG format tiles saved on my PC back when I was still on Windows 8.1 so I thought I can re-use them for Win 10.

Question:

Will the Wide Tile be available as well? Most of my custom tiles, particularly for games are Wide.

:D
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Jonno12345:
Currently there is no way to get Wide or Large tiles working with this method, as the XML specification only gives control of Small and Medium.

---------- Post added at 12:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 PM ----------

Not to hijack this thread, but I've released a utility here: http://xdaforums.com/windows-10/development/app-tile-utility-tileiconifier-v2-t3337445/

This allows creating custom shortcuts to the same executable, so you can have more than one tile per executable with different arguments. It also updates the tiles instantly without any restarts needed, but you will still need to pin them manually and put them where you want them on the Start Menu.

Hope this helps you.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kamegami:
Wide Tiles are NOT possible. The Metro apps like Pin More and Tile Creator can do this. I personally use Pin More as it can auto-grab Steam images for Wide tiles to use, they do require a launcher though.

---------- Post added at 06:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:26 PM ----------

We spoke briefly on reddit, I might throw my hat in with your implementation since it's much further along. I'm already finding tons of bugs in Tentile/win10tile that will take me forever to parse through. For example, turns out WshShell CreateShortcut method has a bug where it doesn't properly parse x64 Program Files directories. So reading shortcuts for x64 applications will be wrong.

I see alot of improvements for your app. The interface needs to be streamlined. You have it where you have to manually create VBS shortcuts THEN create the tile for it. It would be much better to create the VBS shortcut automatically when creating a Tile. So on and so forth.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Jonno12345:
Ah yes, I remember. Yeah, the VBS creation was an afterthought that I put in waaaay after adding the main point of the app. It does actually create a tiled icon for the VBS shortcut immediately, but with less customisation. It wouldn't be hard to streamline I agree, I just haven't got around to it yet. Simply moving the right hand panel of the main form to its own form or control and calling it from either interface would do it really.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kios36:
Any way to make it compatible with Chrome Apps ?

sorry for my English, I only speak Spanish
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] DroidShift79:
Shouldn't Chrome apps just be URLS?

just Make a URL shortcut and you're good to Go.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kios36:
Not really, that they depend on the destination, for example

TweetDeck

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory = Default --app-id = ddiddklncfgbfaaahngklemobghhjkim "

and as a result gives "Error target application"
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Dodger76:
Thanks!

[MENTION=1944944]Flinston_Ger[/MENTION] Thank you so much for this tool! :good::good::good:

Exactly what I was looking for. Tried several Windows-App but none really worked flawless. This one does! Not sure if I just did not read it but if not, maybe add a remark that there needs to be already a start menu entry for the app for which you like to replace the image. Would be great if you could add a search button for the programms. If you have a long list it´s not easy to find your app. Or an option to only display the last part of the link, not all the .../..../ before which would make it easier to read.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] JosephFeliciano013:
Yes, I would love to know if this is possible. Chrome apps do depend on a destination.

As it stands right now if you pin a chrome app to the start menu a big chrome icon will show

on the tile instead of the actual apps icon.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Jonno12345:
Not to hijack this thread, but to let you know that the utility TileIconifier does include the ability to create custom shortcuts to Chrome Apps.

Alternately, you can create BAT or VBS files to create a shortcut to Chrome with the AppID and set your own shortcut with this utility.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] JosephFeliciano013:
Jonno, how would I go about creating a BAT or VBS file ? Do you have a link I can follow ?

Assuming it's just creating a BAT file with a script that points to the shortcut/app but just ant to be positive.

I see a bunch of chrome app users that ask this question. If thats an easy work around for now thats great.

Appreciate the help ! :good: :good:
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Jonno12345:
Well, in TileIconifier, you just click 'Generate Shortcut' to do the following steps

That creates the following VBS:

Dim targetPath, targetArguments

targetPath = """C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"""
targetArguments = "--profile-directory=Default --app-id=iabmpiboiopbgfabjmgeedhcmjenhbla"

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run targetPath & " " & targetArguments, 1

(Where the --app-id part is changed to the correct AppID for your Chrome App. That one is for VNC Viewer.)

You then need to create a shortcut file to point to your new VBS, and place this within your Start Menu folders.

Finally, you can use an app such as this or create a VisualManifest XML to add your custom icons.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Anthe:
This program doesn't support network shares unfortunately. Is this intentional?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] adt666:
Working, But not with all apps.

I loved the app instantly. I could easily change the tiles. However I was unable to assign a icon to blender's tile. It appears as the default icon and when I hover over it I get the icon that I assigned and the tile disappears. If I add it again it just has the defualt look. With Chrome Canary it just plain refuses to work. Please fix the issue as soon as possible.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] JosephFeliciano013:
This was so helpful !!! Thanks for taking the time to detail it out for me. I've figured it out and started designing tiles for all of my Windows 10 devices.

Thank you :)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] MushyMan:
So this is what I've done to get chrome apps on my start menu

NOTE, its not perfect and I have encountered issues where the images do not stick or they take the most recent image applied. But I guess its okay for now until the more smarter guys maybe implement a better way.

1. In the apps page of chrome. right click the webapp and click create shortcut. It creates a 'chrome' shortcut on your desktop

2. I merely move this shortcut to where the other start menu shortcuts are: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

3. Once its there it will appear in Tentile like a normal shortcut, Don't forget to pin to start menu from the shortcut.

As I said, its not perfect. but its seems to work for me for the most part in the meantime.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] MushyMan:
Steam Games

For steam games this is what I've done:

1. First I followed this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-DXWJ8vYws

2. I did everything up until about 1:56 into the video. After that he changes the icon which I did not think necessary since I intend using a tile (but its still up to you)

3. With that shortcut now created I once again merely move it to where the other start menu shortcuts are: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

4. Once its there it will appear in Tentile like a normal shortcut, Don't forget to pin to start menu from the shortcut.

Its not the most elegant but it works well enough. Now you can launch Steam games directly from your start menu.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Rainy_day:
Every tile goes black!

Recently when I create tiles they will be show just like BLACK tile. I took a screenshot. Anyone has this problem? I have latest Windwos 10 build 10586.420 :(

I think microsoft's new build make this problem with Win10Tile app
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Rainy_day:
New tiles goes black :(

Recently whenever I create a tile it will be show just like a BLACK tile. I took a screenshot. How to solve this problem? I have latest Windwos 10 build 10586.420

I think microsoft's new build make this problem with Win10Tile app

Is it compatible with windows latest build ?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] GObonzo:
works with a very simple setup.

but i don't see anyway to use tile background colors with default Windows 10 settings that change to reflect the desktop like Explorer.

is Author just ignoring his thread? don't see any posts from Flinston_Ger in months at least.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Flinston_Ger:
Hi there guys,

it's me, OP, again :) Sorry for not posting for a long time. I finished my PhD thesis recently, and presented multiple papers at conferences on artificial intelligence and cyber security. It has been quite a busy time.

Nervertheless, I improved the app a bit and will release an update soon. It will include custom tile-names adapting to the application-name and you can finally search all your startmenu items! (attached a small teaser image ;))

Please stay tuned and I will get back to you during the next week, when I'll try to answer some questions (e.g., Office apps to which I have found a solution)

Best regards

Flinston
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Flinston_Ger:
Dear all,

the start post has been updated.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] trclocke:
FYI RE: your solution for MS Office - no dice here. Office apps recognize all manifest entries except the logo image entries, and replacing the images at \LogoImages\ has no effect for me. Even though the original manifest points to those images, as far as i can tell the actual start menu tile ignores everything and just uses the .exe's built-in icon.

Edit: seem to have confirmed it's using the .exe's icon - if you replace an office app, e.g. excel.exe, with a dummy file (via notepad or whatever) then refresh the start menu tile, all manifest settings stay but the tile image changes to a generic icon. Reverting back the correct excel.exe app then refreshing the tile again returns to the default excel image.

Edit 2: Okay so forget everything greyed out above! Turns out the MS Office protections do the following:

If each app's manifest points to the default images inside \LogoImages\ it's supposed to use, those image files show up correctly in the start menu tile, including when they've been replaced with custom images.

If the manifest points anywhere else, the tile ignores manifest image settings and uses the default icon instead.

So the bottom line is that MS Office apps must use the Logo settings from each app's original VisualElementsmanifest.xml. Example:

Square150x150Logo="LogoImages\ExcelLogo.png" Square70x70Logo="LogoImages\ExcelLogoSmall.png">

Interestingly \LogoImages\ doesn't even contain [app]Logo.png or [app]LogoSmall.png files - that's just what the original manifest calls them, and something on the back end redirects to the specific images that actually need to be replaced, e.g. ExcelLogo.scale-100.png.

Anyway. Sorry for the length and for the on-the-fly figuring things out here, but hopefully this helps someone. Maybe you can bake exceptions directly into win10Tile so that users can still edit other manifest settings without screwing up the Logo paths :)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TheMooDude:
Loving the utility however I can't seem to get it to work with non *.exe files. I've tried shortcuts to *.vmx (VmWare Virtual Machines), and to *.bat files when the vmx's wouldn't work. Both times it claims to have saved the tile but whenever I pin the shortcut I just get the typical icon. Any ideas anyone?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] vinissouza:
screen boot

How to change the logo of nokia at microsoft on the windows boot screen 10 mobile
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] qwerty-space:
Hi,

I'd like to know how I can do this manually.

Chrome keeps reverting back to the default tile, and I'd like to make an AHK script to do it for me at the push of a button.

So, how would I go about doing it manually?

Thanks!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] SnaB_:
Love it! Imagelink below is made with this tool togther with the .bat tutorial from kierkegaardesque: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64055883&postcount=53

https://goo.gl/photos/9xH38bRQfUnUcEPT6
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] SensezZ:
is there any way to make the background transparent?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Flinston_Ger:
sadly not that I know of. I experimented a lot on that, but I couldn't find a way to achieve transparency to the background.

the only transparency available is that the transparent parts of a png are replaced by specified colour, but not to the dynamically changed colour or full transparency to the startmenu.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] ABotelho23:
Is there a way a backup solution could be implemented? Either for backing for a fresh install, or exporting for another machine? It's time consuming (although so worth it for getting setup), but when someone has 3-4 machines, my goodness it starts to get tedious lol
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Flinston_Ger:
Hi there. You are right, it is really a cumbersome process. In this particular moment I am setting up another machine myself...

The complete application is completely file based and checks the target directory every time for the presence of a visual elements manifest and corresponding image file. This means that the application does not have a global picture about all changed tiles, i.e., there is no central database that can be backed up. Therefore, a direct implementation of a backup procedure would require complete refactoring (also I like the sleek, stateless, file-only based approach :))

However, there is a simple, quite hacky, solution: what is required are the *.visualelementsmanifest.xml and the *mytile.png (if you keep the standard template). So what would be sufficient is a robocopy script that copies all of these instances and their corresponding directory structure from C:\Program Files\ and (x86) to a backup-folder.

To restore on a different machine, then another robocopy script copying back these files is required without creating new directories (or just copy over all directories if you don't care about some empty folders of not-installed programs)

Afterwards all startmenu links need to be refreshed. There is a nice and simple "refresh" button in my app.

BR

Flinston
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] bejank:
I love this app! One question: is there any way to get the program to remember the tile background color for each app so I don't have to re-enter it each time I change the tile? I am currently using this to create custom tiles for the adobe suite which I have to re-apply after each update and this would help make the whole process a lot faster :)

Thanks!

BK