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Live tiles are the entry point of Microsoft Metro apps, and can be updated with information to display to the user in an easily digestible format.

Live tiles represent Metro apps in the Start screen. They are the primary method through which the user will launch Metro apps, but they can also surface information and notifications directly through the tile itself, making it a dynamic representation of apps even when they are not running.

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How are live tiles made in Windows 8?

I've searched the samples, the developer site, the getting started and the enhancing bla bla bla pages. Even using some search queries on Google, I can't seem any information on live tiles in Windows 8. How do I create a live tile in Windows 8? What…
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WriteableBitmap Memory Leak?

i am using the code below to create a live tile, based on an UI element. It renders the uiElement on a WriteableBitmap, saves the bitmap + returns the filename. This method is run in a windows phone background task agent an i am running into memory…
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WP7 Mango: How do I delete a live tile?

I'm creating a live tile on the device with the following code: ShellTile tile = ShellTile.ActiveTiles.FirstOrDefault(); StandardTileData newTileData = new StandardTileData { BackgroundImage = new Uri(string.Format("isostore:{0}",…
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Edge pinned site is not loading notifications

Im coding a web application that should be pinnable to start menu and should updating a text information by the setup. Just like there: MSDN IE11 Reference In Windows 8.1 desktop and phone it is working well, but on Windows 10 desktop and phone it…
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Adding UWP Background task causes AppManifest errors

I've been trying to add an out of process background task to my project to update my App's live tile. The task needs to make a database call to get some data, then process that data to send out a few tile notifications. I've managed to get it to…
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Debugging background tasks

It seems to me, that my background task is not working / triggering. Is there any way i can debug them, or test it with an integration test. This is an example background task: public sealed class MyBackgroundTask : IBackgroundTask { private…
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Win8: How do programs like OblyTile and Modern Tile Maker assign tiles to non-Metro app shorcuts?

We have a .NET but non-Metro app, built in Visual Studio 2010. We would like to show a nice 512x512 (or whatever) image for our app on the Desktop. We do not need Live Tile functionality, we just need a shortcut that shows a nice Metro-dimensioned…
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In windows 8 metro style app, how to update live tile while app is not running?

In windows 8 metro style app, how to update live tile while app is not running ? And the live tile start to run when OS system begin to…
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New Live tiles don't work in Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 apps?

So when I was watching this video from BUILD I thought it's gonna be easy... But I can't seem to get the tile of my WP Silverlight 8.1 app to change by doing the following. const string xml = "" + "" +…
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Windows Phone 8.1 Live Tile custom branding?

Is it possible to define a specific text in the branding attribute instead of just the name or logo of the application like it was in Windows Phone 8? I'm trying to add text to TileSquare150x150IconWithBadge tile template, but with no…
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Change Tile Color for Non Windows Store Apps?

With Windows 8.1, the background color for desktop application tiles on the start screen are no longer grey but colored. It appears to me that the background color of the tile is selected by Windows by calculating the average icon color and…
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Custom live tile rendering issue on Windows Phone (7/8)

In my Windows Phone app's main page, users can click a button to do some stuff and that will trigger the live tile to update. The problem I am having is, if the user clicks the button and then hit the phone's Back button really quickly, the live…
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How often can a Windows 8 Live Tile be updated?

I'm new to Windows 8 and I'm particularly interested in Live Tiles. I was wondering - How frequently can an app update a live tile? For example, is it possible to create a clock with seconds?
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Font size and family for a tile's title

Simple question but I havent found the answer. What is the font name and size that is used for the tile's title (like the title "Internet Explorer" on that tile)? Does anyone know this?
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SaveJpeg causing "shadows" artifacts with transparency

Just wanted to check one thing with you. I'm using WriteableBitmap to create an image that I'm as a live tile. Works fine but I have noticed that text is getting a shadow around the edges. Makes the text look a bit dirty or messy. Take a look at…
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