Live tiles have "X" in bottom right corner

evoltix

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I did a refresh on my Windows 8 installation and now all my live tiles have an "X" in the bottom right corner. Also, I can't launch any of the apps that have this "X".

Any ideas?

Here's a photo of what I'm experiencing (this is not my photo):

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 555m
Hello there!

Most likely, it's due to some type of corruption with the app. This happens if you do a hard shut down, where you cut off the power when your PC is still on to turn it off. This might happen if the app update install went awry and corrupted it.

The best fix is to click on the tile, and a banner should pop up and it should tell you that the app can't open. It also tells you to go the Store to resolve it, and click on the link that says Go to the Store. I'd uninstall the app first, right click on the tile, and hit uninstall after you open up the Store. Then just redownload and install it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
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