Apps - Clear Personal Info from Live Tiles in Windows 8

How to Clear App Live Tile Notification Updates on Start Screen in Windows 8 and 8.1

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Windows 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:



EXAMPLE: Live Tiles for Apps on Start Screen
NOTE: This is with the live tiles for Store apps displaying updates (personal info) and cleared.
Start-1.jpgCleared.jpg



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.
Step-1.jpg

3. Click/tap on Tiles at the top of the right "Settings" flyout. (see screenshot below)
Step-2.jpg

4. Click/tap on the Clear button under Clear personal info from my tiles in the "Tiles" flyout. (see screenshot below)
Step-3.jpg

5. Click/tap on a empty space on the Start screen to close the "Tiles" flyout. (see screenshot below)
Step-4.jpg




That's it,
Shawn



 

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I'm wondering what you guys think about this feature? I think it might be a big security concern because if you forget to press WIN+L (or clearing the tiles) before leaving your desk a lot of your personal information will be available to whoever comes by.
 

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Hello Petes,

It can be a handy feature to be able have quick updates from your apps like this. Sort of like a mini version of a RSS feed.

Yeah, it would be a good idea to always WIN+L to lock the computer before leaving your desk so that someone can't just have full access to your user account period. I'd be more worried about that, than what may be displaying on an app tile though.
 

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Correct, this is not available in Windows 10, and only Windows 8.
 

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    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    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
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    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
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