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Windows 8 Turn Live Tile on and off in Windows 8/8.1 Computer

Turn Live Tile on and off in Windows 8/8.1 Computer

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

Through the live tiles (see the screen shot below) on the Start screen, you are able to view the latest news, weather condition, financial situation and other information without opening the related apps. Nevertheless, when you are not in mood, the live tiles may dazzle you and even drive you crazy. On this occasion, you can choose to turn off the live tiles and you are capable of turning them on when they are in need again. Thus, for your convenience, this post will introduce how to turn live tile on and off in Windows 8/8.1 computer.

some live tiles on start screen

Method to turn live tile on and off in Windows 8/8.1 computer:

1. To turn on a live tile, right-click a tile on the Start screen and choose Turn live tile on in the bottom menu.

right click a tile and select turn live tile on

2. To turn off a live tile, right-tap a live tile and select Turn live tile off in the pop-up menu.

right tap a tile and select turn live tile off

Tips: The method is not applicable for the tiles which cannot play as live tiles (e.g. Desktop).


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