Windows 10: Enable or Disable Live Tiles on Start in Windows 10

How to: Enable or Disable Live Tiles on Start in Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable Live Tile Notifications on Start in Windows 10


Information A tile is an app’s representation on the Start menu in Windows 10, and can be either static or live.

A static tile displays the default content, which is generally just the name and a full-tile logo image for the app.

Live tiles can show updates from your friends, new email, app notifications, and the next appointment on your calendar at a glance, even without opening an app. And because everyone who uses the PC can sign in with their own Microsoft account, each person can personalize their own tiles, colors, and backgrounds.

If live tiles were disabled, the tiles would only be static.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable live tiles on Start for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to enable or disable live tiles on Start.



Note For reference, the group policy setting will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications

NoTileApplicationNotification DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable

Unfortunately, manually editing the registry above instead of using group policy below will not work to be applied to all users.

*Busted This will only work if you use group policy in the tutorial steps below.


EXAMPLE: Live Tiles on Start enabled and disabled










Here's How:

1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.


Note Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.



2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar/Notifications




4. Do step 5 (disable) or step 6 (enable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Disable Live Tiles on Start for All Users


Note While step 5A will disable live tiles on Start, any live tiles in the cache will still show until cleared.

Step 5B will clear the live tile cache.


A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below step 6)

B) step 7 below.

6. To Enable Live Tiles on Start for All Users
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

NOTE: Not Configured is the default setting.

B) If you like, step 7 below.





7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor.

8. restart the computer to apply.



That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Turn Live Tiles On or Off for Apps on Start in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Clear Tile Notifications during Log on in Windows 10
• How to Clear Your Live Tile Cache on Start in Windows 10

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Start Menu Live Tiles All Of Them Stopped Being Live

There's an article here that explains globally turning live tiles off and on. If you are running Win 10 Home, you can't use the Group Policy method, but you can look at the Registry entry and change if it is set wrong.

Also a tutorial here on TF with the same instructions:

*Arrow Enable or Disable Live Tiles on Start in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials


Take a look at the article, maybe something got set wrong...



*Arrow https://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-live-tiles-feature-for-all-apps-in-windows-8-and-later/

 

Live tiles not working on my new laptop

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. I will certainly help you with this.



I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down the issue and to provide you better assistance.

• Does this issue persist with all the Live tiles icon?
• Are you able to view the different app’s tiles icon on Start menu?

I suggest you to try the below given steps and check if issue gets resolved:

• Press the Windows key to open the Start menu.
• Right click on the Tiles and click “turn live tile on”.
• Repeat step 2 on the desired tiles.

Please post back with the results and the information asked, we will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Store Live Tile no longer works

Sorry I didn't finish editing that post.

it's up there now post #6.

 

windows 10 live tiles not going live

Hi Joe,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience caused. I will be glad to assist you with this.

To make sure the live tile feature is enabled, I would suggest you to try the steps below and check again.

1. Right click on one of the app (For eg. Xbox app) and select "more".

2. Select "turn live tile on".

Check if that changes the tiles.

Let us know the result.

 

Turn On or Off Live Tiles for Apps on Start in Windows 10


@Wynona,

Here you go: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html