Solved HELP! STUCK on PINK start screen

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Need help. Looked at a bunch of things on how to change the colour of your start screen & sign-in screen in Windows 8.1, thing is...I'm no longer getting the option 'tiles'...that doesn't even appear when I click on my "settings", control panel or personalization. What opens is the control panel only lists options to change my display or desktop background. I'm able to change my lock screen image & there's windows themes. But none of these do anything to reset the start screen background colour or my sign-in page which are stuck on this pepto pink. I was able to change these formats before but now it's like all the resources & computer tips of how to customize your desktop in Windows 8, it's doing NOTHING for the start screen. I don't know what I've done (how to retrace the steps) but now no matter what computer tip I look up from Microsoft website to Wise Geek or other tech forums or tutorials on personalizing your windows 8; it's not applicable as my personalization settings are NOT showing me any tiles...therefore I can't change my sign-in or start screen if I can't GET "tile" options? [closest I've stumbled across is a setting which enables me to change my sign-in picture] What's happened & how do I get this pepto pink off my start-screen??? ​:confused:
 
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Hi Sean

Oh my goodness Sean. Thanks so much! Yes, this worked & I feel like such a SUPER-DUNCE. I couldn't have been trying to change the personal settings from my START screen. The solution was THAT simple. WOW.:party: Everything is back on track...I changed my start screen colour & bookmarked your solution if I ever get LOST again & forget how to do it...haha;) Yvonne
 

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    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    HP Pavilion 23
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    AMD A6 5200 APU
    Motherboard
    ??
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon HD 8400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23 " led back-lit flatscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 landscape
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    1TB HDD
    PSU
    external black box
    Cooling
    fan located inside device
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    HP wireless chiclet style
    Mouse
    HP wireless optical mouse
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    6.02 mbps download .62 upload (Bell sympatico/Fibe 5)
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    Comodo Dragon
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    AVG 2014
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    dual layer optical drive. DVD/RW/CD; 6 in 1 card readers, 6 USB ports...3-2.0, 3-3.0.
p.s. This forum is great. I'm so glad it's here. If ever I have a quirk or complication with Windows 8.1 again. Actually...got another little thing right now. I've got these game app's on my start screen. Had my new computer about 5 wks., hadn't bothered with them til now but decided to try Bejeweled 3. I was playing it one night, but now when I click it nothing happens. I have another game app, Egyptian Solitaire, same thing. I can't figure out WHY I can't run the games now. Any idea what happened?
 

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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 23
    CPU
    AMD A6 5200 APU
    Motherboard
    ??
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon HD 8400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23 " led back-lit flatscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 landscape
    Hard Drives
    1TB HDD
    PSU
    external black box
    Cooling
    fan located inside device
    Keyboard
    HP wireless chiclet style
    Mouse
    HP wireless optical mouse
    Internet Speed
    6.02 mbps download .62 upload (Bell sympatico/Fibe 5)
    Browser
    Comodo Dragon
    Antivirus
    AVG 2014
    Other Info
    dual layer optical drive. DVD/RW/CD; 6 in 1 card readers, 6 USB ports...3-2.0, 3-3.0.
You're most welcome Yvonne. We'll be happy to help. :)
 

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    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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