How to Clear App Live Tile Notification Updates on Start Screen in Windows 8 and 8.1
InformationWindows 8 Store apps can deliver periodic or real-time information to you that will be displayed as notification updates on your apps' tiles in Start. Apps that you choose to use as lock screen apps can also show notification updates on the lock screen.
Store apps that are pinned to Start can update their tiles with text, images, or text and images. Store apps that are set to show status on the lock screen can update the lock screen with text. This tile information is sent from the app provider to you through Windows Notification Service on Microsoft servers, and is then stored locally on your PC.
If you unpin an app from Start or uninstall it, the app will no longer receive or display tile notification updates.
If you turn a live tile off for an app on Start, the app will no longer receive or display tile notification updates.
This tutorial will show you how to clear the current updates to remove personal information displayed on live tiles for Store apps on your Start screen in Windows 8.
For more information on this, see also:
Store apps that are pinned to Start can update their tiles with text, images, or text and images. Store apps that are set to show status on the lock screen can update the lock screen with text. This tile information is sent from the app provider to you through Windows Notification Service on Microsoft servers, and is then stored locally on your PC.
If you unpin an app from Start or uninstall it, the app will no longer receive or display tile notification updates.
If you turn a live tile off for an app on Start, the app will no longer receive or display tile notification updates.
This tutorial will show you how to clear the current updates to remove personal information displayed on live tiles for Store apps on your Start screen in Windows 8.
For more information on this, see also:
- Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Privacy Statement
- Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 privacy statement - Microsoft Windows
- Updating live tiles without draining your battery - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
- Windows 8 Photo app may still show photo on live tile after it has been deleted
EXAMPLE: Live Tiles for Apps on Start Screen
NOTE: This is with the live tiles for Store apps displaying updates (personal info) and cleared.
Here's How:
1. Open your Start screen.
2. While in the Start screen, open the Charms bar, and click/tap on the Settings charm. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You could also press the :winkey: + I keys in the Start screen to open the Settings charm directly.
3. Click/tap on Tiles at the top of the right "Settings" flyout. (see screenshot below)
4. Click/tap on the Clear button under Clear personal info from my tiles in the "Tiles" flyout. (see screenshot below)
5. Click/tap on a empty space on the Start screen to close the "Tiles" flyout. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn
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