Windows 8 Startscreen desktop icon

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Cah
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Windows 8 Startscreen desktop icon

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I like to use a plain colour for my desktop but when I set a plain colour the start tile for switch to desktop mimics the desktop and looks silly, especially as a large tile. Does anyone know how to change the icon for the desktop on the startscreen. Thanks

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Re: Windows 8 Startscreen desktop icon

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(Disclaimer: I don't have Windows 8 myself)

All searches I did for customizing the desktop tile pointed to the free app OblyTile, but as far as I can tell it can customize almost any tile but *not* the desktop tile...
Best wishes,
Hans

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Cah
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Re: Windows 8 Startscreen desktop icon

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Perhaps 8.1 will rectify this. In the meantime I've added a small logo to make the tile more bearable without distracting too much.