Once the dialog pops up, go ahead and click on the Clean up system files button. Then click on Free up disk space by deleting unnecessary files. Method 4 – Disk CleanupĪnother thing you can try is to clean up the system files, which can clear out the app cache. You can read my previous post if you want to learn more about System Restore. Restoring from a restore point will remove anything that had been added to the registry by the program. However, note that uninstalling may not fix the issue because some programs do not remove everything from the registry. If you started having the live tile not updating issue after a installing some software, it would be well worth trying a restore or uninstalling the program. The nice thing about Windows 10 is that it automatically creates a restore point whenever you install new software, so you can always get back to the point before the installation. When we did the restore, everything was working fine again.

In the case of my client, this fixed the problem because he had installed some third-party anti-virus program (Avast) that was not compatible with Windows 10. The next thing you can try is to restore to the most recent restore point that was working properly. Then click on Windows Store Apps, which is currently located all the way at the bottom. You can also click on Start, type in troubleshoot, and press Enter. It gives a kind of warning, but you can continue on and it does detect the problems and automatically tries to repair them. When running the troubleshooter, it seems to want you to use a Microsoft account, but I’m not exactly sure why. You can also download the App Troubleshooter from Microsoft, which can fix common issues with apps and the Windows Store. Click on the little download arrow next to the app(s) you want to reinstall.

Now you will see a list of all the apps that you had previously installed. Then just go back to the Windows Store, click on the three dots at the top right and then click on My Library.

Windows 10 live tiles missing