Windows 8.1 Error: Live Tiles Not Working, Apps Showing Down Arrow Icons

[Matsuda]

A number of users are reporting issues with the Start screen live tiles after moving to Windows 8.1, as all seem to be just static and do not show real-time information.

At the same time, consumers claim that all apps they previously used on Windows 8 display some down arrow symbols and in most cases, they fail to launch.

Note that the same symbols have been used by Microsoft to show that the app needs to be downloaded and install again, with the down arrows typically showing up after an update from Windows 8.1 Preview to RTM.

This time, however, it’s a totally different situation, with a Microsoft support engineer suggesting that the issue might be caused by security software.

At this point, there is no available workaround, but users should try downloading and installing the available apps once again, especially if they switched from Windows 8.1 Preview to RTM.



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[nuthut]

Go to your start screen, right click on the tile click all the tiles with the down arrow. uninstall.

Go to your Windows store, go to installed apps and re-install the apps. They work again. Takes 5 minutes to fix

[pietbhai]

I had the same problem. I could figure it out : The problem comes (in my case) from Wise Care 365 (latest version) every time I run the system cleanup the tiles were frozen. Using the restore function of the program made the tiles working again. Maybe this solves the problem.....

Edited October 25, 2013 by pietbhai