Tile desktop in Windows 8 start screen

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  Recently installed Windows 8 Pro x 64. Whenever I have wake my computer from sleep and go to the home screen all the tiles are black, and the upper right corner where it shows my login and my avatar is missing. The rest start screen works as expected, and hovering just mouse over the tiles (or allowing the more alive to receive an update) will have show correctly.

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  I couldn't find anyone else with this issue a web search or a search here.

  Anyone able to shed some light on this?

  Screenshot: https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=DB7140570445443B! 107

  I solved this problem by updating the video card drivers. I lived this question about the version of the nvidia geforce 310.97 driver, but upgrading to 313.96 has solved the problem.

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• None of the "tiles" in my Windows 8 start menu work, they maximize a fashion icon full screen or just stop back on the desktop

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  Last night I upgraded to Windows 7 to Windows 8, everything seams to be fine work (faster, more fluid, etc.), but none of the tiles work in the start menu of Windows Store, that is to say, weather, maps, etc. When I click on "all apps" it will load installed programs however.

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  I was able to diagnose the problem with agent suspicious actions of Avast turning just stuff the individual parameters, one by one.  After I found the root of my problem was Avast I checked to see if there was an upgrade.  There was.

  I updated Avast and the problem behavior shield now seems fixed.  In other words, I don't have to turn off the setting that I listed above for the tiles to work.  So I recommend to people is to update Avast and see if it solves your problem.  If this isn't the case, then turn off the settings that I mentioned, or disable Avast altogether.

  I sincerely hope one person MS is reading this thread and can transmit this information to their support people.  Avast is one of the most downloaded programs to Vista & 7; There is sure to be thousands of people with the same problem.

  Great, you're saving just a lot of time and grief... Avast was my problem too.

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• Windows 8 start screen is empty

  Original title: Windows 8 tiles are not displayed after startup

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  Rest assured that we would do our best to help you.

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  Hello

  Thanks for posting your query on the Microsoft Community.

  According to the description, you can not see the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop and on the start screen.

  I would like to inform you that Internet Explorer 10 is the default browser with Windows 8. And you would not be able to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8.

  For Internet Explorer App I suggest you follow the method below and check if that helps:

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  2. type set your default programs and press ENTER.

  3. Select Internet Explorer, then click on set this program as default.

  4. the modern mosaic user Internet Explorer interface should be back:

  If the problem persists, try Method 2,

  Method 2: Follow the steps

  1. press the windows key

  2. type of Internet Explorer.

  3. right click on Internet Explorer:

  4. Select Pin to Start.

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  Method 3:

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  Please follow the steps below on pin of Internet Explorer in the taskbar.

  (e) where open C drive system files are backed up.

  (f) open the Program folder files,.

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  (h) right click on iexplorer.exe and Pin to the taskbar.

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  Like many people in this community with questions or complaints about Windows 8, I also hate the new start screen.  I would like to find a workaround to bypass Windows 8 start screen and go directly to the desktop.  Any ideas?

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• Windows 8 black screen after Login or the wake from sleep / hibernate and flickering screen

  Hello

  I have something of a nightmare with my desktop computer running Windows 8 x 64.

  I did a bit of cleaning, unplug all cables, etc. and then reconnected everything later.

  Since then, I've known the following questions: -.

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  It solved!  Traded my monitor cable and all problems solved.  Guess he had a break or something in one of the lines.

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