Restore the Windows 8 Start Screen Desktop tile

Posted on January 6, 2013 at 9:13pm, filed under General
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Hi, Jenn here, otherwise known as the dumbass who managed to delete her Desktop tile from the Windows 8 Start Screen. And while the operating system is still perfectly usable without that tile (hit the Windows key + D on your keyboard to show your desktop), that tile is quite nice to have around. After some digging around, I managed to obtain a legitimate, original-operating-system tile file (it’s really just a ink. file) that you can use to restore or replace a missing Desktop tile.

Windows 8 missing desktop tile on start screen

Download Windows 8 Start Screen Desktop tile

Instructions:

  1. Download and decompress (unzip) the file above.
  2. Drag/move/copy the file to the following folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

View your Windows 8 Start Screen by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard, or moving your mouse to the bottom left hot corner, and poof, you’ll see your newly restored Start Screen Desktop tile! Enjoy.

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4 responses to “Restore the Windows 8 Start Screen Desktop tile” - Jump to comment form

  1. Kate wrote on #

    THANKYOU!!!!

    I just made the same dumbass move after just completing a system restore to try and resolve some issues. This worked perfectly!

  2. Tech Girl wrote on #

    ^ I’m glad I could help. :)

  3. tseax wrote on #

    I’ll second Kate’s response – Thanks for sharing!

  4. richard wrote on #

    I did everything as u said but it dint still work I need help

 

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