How to Get Live Tiles on the Desktop and Start Menu in Windows 11

Imagine that you are looking for something on your system but are not sure which application to open or select. This is where the Live Tiles feature comes into play. A live tile for any supported application can be added to the desktop or Start menu of a Windows system, with its tiles changing frequently.

Live Tiles make app widgets come alive in a delightful way. Not just for its appearance, but even for convenience. Suppose you are using whatsapp or facebook application on your system, wouldn't it be convenient if the number of notifications is displayed on the application icon? This is possible if any such supported app is added as a live tile.

Let’s see how to do this on a Windows system. If you are still looking for how to get Live Tiles and Start Menu on your desktop in Windows 11, then continue reading this article to know more.

How to Get Live Tiles on the Desktop and Start Menu in Windows 11

First of all, to get Live Tiles on your Windows 11 system, you need to install which can be downloaded and installed from the Microsoft Store Live Tiles Anywhere app. Follow the steps below to download and install Live Tiles Anywhere.

Step 1: First, you need to open the Microsoft Store app on your system. To do this, press the Windows key and type microsoft store.

Step 2: Then, select the Microsoft Store app from the search results as shown below.

Step 3: After opening the Microsoft Store app window on your system, type Live Tile anywhere in the search bar and click Click to select the Live Tiles Anywhere app from the search list as shown below.

Step 4: In the Live tiles Anywhere app page, click Install, it will start downloading shortly, then install it onto your system as shown below.

Step 5: Once the installation is complete, you will see a button named "Open" on the app page.

Step 6: To launch the application, you should click Open or press the Windows key, Type Live Tile anywhere and press the Enter key.

Step 7: Once the application is open, you should click on All Applications on the menu bar at the top of the application window as shown below.

Step 8: All installed applications in the system will be listed here.

Step 9: Now, if you want to add any application like Photos, Notepad, Weather, etc. as a widget on your desktop or start menu, first find that Application and right click on it.

Step 10: Click Create Widget from the context menu.

Step 11: Next, if you want to pin it to the Start menu, right-click Apply Program and select the "Pin to Start Menu" option from the context menu as shown below.

Note: Please click Yes to accept the confirmation dialog to continue pinning it to Start.

Step 12: Now the newly created widget will appear on the top left corner of the screen. You have to drag it to wherever you like on your desktop screen.

Step 13: Now all the apps you created widgets for will appear under the CUSTOM TILES tab.

Step 14: If you want to remove these apps from the custom tiles, right-click on the app and select it from the menu Select Delete and unpin.

Step 15: Under the Custom Tiles tab you can apply by right clicking and clicking from the context menu Close Widget to close the widget as shown below.

Step 16: You can also

right-click on the small component and select the Close option from the menu Close widgets directly from the desktop.

Step 17: To change the size or dimensions of a widget on your desktop screen,

right-click on the widget you created ( such as weather).

Step 18: Then select the size range from the top bar of the context menu as shown below.

We chose the largest possible dimension. You can choose whatever you want.

Step 19: Once you click on it, the widget size will change to the selected size as shown in the image below.

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