Windows 8.1 Tiles Does not Update and shows Arrow-Down Signs

Anonymous
2013-10-18T03:54:23+00:00

Hello,

I remember I installed Avast Free 2014, then maybe afterwards it caused my apps to show those arrow down signs and not be 'live'. Is it really because of Avast Antivirus?

The Apps Troubleshooter cannot help me.

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Anonymous
2013-10-21T17:28:53+00:00

I had installed Windows 8.1 and had this problem.

Simply uninstalled and then re-installed each one and now the problem is gone.

THIS is the solution to the problem.

You have to manually delete and reinstall each and every app that doesnt't update on its own. Only Microsoft apps show this problem, all the other ones do not need to be reinstalled.

Please note that this problem is NOT related, in any way, with Avast.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-11-01T21:06:47+00:00

    I had installed Windows 8.1 and had this problem.

    Simply uninstalled and then re-installed each one and now the problem is gone.

    How does one re-install them if the Store app doesn't work?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-25T15:53:18+00:00

    The arrow is supposed to mean "update available". On the Surface 2, if you transfer your account settings from a desktop, the arrows appear. The first time you touch the tile, it downloads.

    That did not work on Windows 8.1 which I presume is an undocumented feature. :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-24T04:56:44+00:00

    Having the same issue even after refreshing uninstalling and reinstalling fixes it until I oen the app then they become static and wont refresh

    I'm sorry, for most of us this made the trick... :-\ try making a registry clean, reboot and uninstall/reinstall again. I wouldn't know what else to do :-\

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-23T23:47:24+00:00

    Having the same issue even after refreshing uninstalling and reinstalling fixes it until I oen the app then they become static and wont refresh

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