Windows 8 Start Screen Customization

Microsoft's latest OS Windows 8 comes with a new Start Screen which shows live tiles of installed programs, system tools, etc to provide quick and easy access to your favorite programs.

Today i am going to show you how to How to Pin, Resize, Move, Close or Uninstall App Tiles?

1. How to Unpin (Remove), Uninstall or Resize a Tile in Start Screen

If you don't like a tile in Start Screen and want to remove it from the screen, just right-click on it and click on Unpin from Start option in the bottom bar:

You can also completely uninstall a tile by clicking on Uninstall button.You can also resize a rectangular tile by clicking on Smaller button. You can again make that tile large by clicking on Larger button.You can also turn off live previews of tiles using Turn live tile off option.

2. Add New Tiles in Start Screen

If you removed (by mistaken) a tile and want to add it back onto start screen or if you add a brand new tile to start screen, then just move you cursor to the extreme top right corner. It will show you the new custom bar , select search or just press ctrl+tab keys to get apps screen. It will open the apps page, where you will get a long list of amazing apps.Right click on an app which you want to add or pin to start screen and click on "pin to start" option in bottom bar :

3. How to Move Tiles in Start Screen

Did you know you can also move the tiles in Start Screen using simple drag-n-drop? Take an example of the above mentioned "iSCSI Initiator" tile which we added manually. We just dragged-n-dropped it at the beginning of Start Screen:

4. How to Close Apps in Start Screen

You can close a running app by pressing Alt+F4 keys together. Or you can move mouse cursor to top-middle area of screen and the cursor will change into a hand shape. Now click and hold the cursor and drag-n-drop it to the bottom and it'll immediately close the app.

windows 8 start screen

Get windows 8 and 8.1 start screen in windows xp,vista and 7 

Microsoft's new OS Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 build  brand new "Start Screen" which looks similar to Windows Phone 7 home screen. It basically shows live tiles of the installed programs and apps in Windows 8. You can read more about it at following link:


[HOW TO] WINDOWS 8 START SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION 


The start screen theme name is "Omnimo"and its totally free......

"Omnimo" is a Windows Phone 7 inspired multifunctional and  interactive desktop information center based on Rainmeter. It has been created by "fediaFedia" @ DA. This theme will turn your desktop into a productive and attractive work-area . Every tile gives you information at a glance, and can be easily customized. 

The new version 6.0 of Omnimo has been released. In this release you'll find that there had been many improvements in performance, visual interaction and the inner workings of the project, as well as better customization abilities. One of the more important ones being the ability to replicate the Windows 8 start screen - you'll have a screen in the intro offering to select either the traditional WP7 layout, or the new, fresh, Windows 8 one.

New changes in Omnimo 6.0:

1. Windows 8 style panels and sidebar
2. Panel creator
3. Hubs and Kiosk apps
4. Bug fixes and performance improvements

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS : 

1. Download and install Rainmeter first using following link:

Download Rainmeter

2. Now download Omnimo skin suite using following link:

Download Omnimo

3. Double click the Setup.rmskin file, the extraction might take a minute or two, after that follow the simple steps.

4. You can also download following 65+ panel pack to use with Omnimo:

Download Omnimo Panel Pack