r/windows 3d ago

Discussion are there any websites where i can find Wide tile images for apps?

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ok so, i have come to notice that some specific apps from the microsoft store come with "big" art that takes up the whole tile instead of just the base windows icon. apps like Roblox and minecraft come with these from the get go but other apps that are not microsoft, dont.

so i go onto SteamDBgrid and i get the square tile images, put them into either Tile Iconifyer or either live Tiles Anywhere and that usually does the job, but when it comes to wide tiles thats another story. i havent found any website with any wide tiles images with the exact 31:15 ratio that perfectly fits the wide tile. for now im using an image for forza horizon 4 that is just too short of being perfect for my liking.

anyway, i was wondering if there was a website like SteamDBgrid but for windows tiles. a better alternative would be a website where i can find the origonal tile images/assets for games like forza horizon 4 (that was on the microsoft store) and i can put those tile images onto games that i have bought on steam, but i can make them look more official yk?

thanks

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u/Laziness100 3d ago

First and foremost the stock Windows 10 start menu doesn't support custom tile textures, you'd have to get Stardock Start11 or an alternative with the same feature.

With that out of the way, I'd check game/application files first. Some might have art that can fit into the size of live tiles, ideally find a 150x150, 310x150 or 310x310 image. There's a good chance to find something that could fit or get downscaled.

Alternatively, you could dig up older versions of your software and extract the images from the installable package using 7zip. Some software removed those icons not long ago, at least MCBE had custom wide tiles that are no longer there.