Saturday, 11 April 2015

How to Retrieve Desktop Tile Missing from Start Screen

One of the most attracting features on Windows 8 is the Metro Start Screen. Here you can see different tiles for different respective options like desktop tile to switch to the desktop mode. Whenever you login your PC the first thing that appears on the screen is start screen. From there you can now go to desktop several other feature or Apps. Many users have come up with issues like the desktop tile is missing all of a sudden or after making some alteration on the system. Here is the tutorial how you can add the lost desktop tile back to start screen.
restore lost desktop tile windows8
Many users also believed that the desktop is missing like that of start menu, but this not true. Desktop is present but you need to pin up to the start screen. In this tutorial we will be discussing about how to retrieve back the lost Desktop tile on Windows 8.

Fix – Tiles missing from Windows 8 Start Screen

After making some changes on the system you find that your desktop or other tiles are missing from the start screen. Well you can have them back on the start screen. Simply follow the steps below
  • Press Windows + C to bring up the charms bar and search for Desktop. From the results that appears on the left pane click on it Or open All Apps to locate the desktop icon
desktop tile search
  • You can now see the App command prompt at the bottom of the screen. Here select Pin to start screen and your desktop tile will be added to the start screen.
pin desktop startscreen
However there are several other ways switch between Metro start screen and Desktop mode like Windows + M or Windows key to toggle between desktop and Start screen. Even holding Windows + E opens the File Explorer.
You can install or uninstall or pin/unpin the icons from the start screen using the command bar that appears at the bottom of the screen. You can drag the desktop tile and place it anywhere on the start screen according to your suitability.
That’s all. Whenever you see any tiles missing from the start screen, simply follow the procedures described above and get back tiles on your Windows 8 start screen

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