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If I glance at my start screen, do I need to wait a few seconds for the tiles to show up-to-date information? Or do they continue to update when I'm not looking at the start screen?

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Yes, Live tiles are "live." You can actually check for or disable live updating by right-clicking a tile, waiting for an options bar to slide in, and clicking "Turn live tile off" on an app-by-app basis. The weather app, mail app, and calendar app are quick examples of the automatic updating of Live Tiles.

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They will update without you looking. A good example of this is the Finance app where it will update the stock prices on its own.

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  • Also I think that's why Live Tiles are called "Live" Tiles :)
    – Matthew Wong
    Commented Oct 31, 2012 at 2:10

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