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Windows 8 Change Photos Tile Picture on Windows 8/8.1

Change Photos Tile Picture on Windows 8/8.1

By Jennifer | Last Updated

The original picture of the Photos tile (see the screen shot below) on the Start screen seems to be dull and unattractive for some users. Thus, this article will show you how to change Photos tile picture on Windows 8 computer in detail.

photo tile on metro interface

Video guide on how to change Photos tile picture on Windows 8:

5 steps to change Photos tile picture on Windows 8/8.1:

Step 1: Click the Photos tile on the Start screen to open the app.

Step 2: On the app's interface, open Pictures library by tapping it.

open pictures library

Step 3: In Pictures library, select a picture you are fond of to open it.

choose a picture

Step 4: Right-click the picture opened, and tap Set as on the pop-up menu.

right click picture and tap set as

Step 5: Select App tile in the list to set the photo as the picture of the Photos tile.

select app tile

When returning to the Start screen, you will find that the Photos tile picture is changed to the picture selected, as shown by the following screen shot.

photos tile picture changed

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