Is it possible to display a preview of the desktop on the desktop tile, like you get when switching to it?
Windows – Desktop preview on start screen tile
desktopstart-screenwindows 8
Related Solutions
Adding a Scheduled Task that launches explorer.exe on login is the method we're using for our automation clients.
This approach worked best for us as it doesn't require third party software or registry hacking, and we can deal with having an Explorer window on the desktop.
OblyTile will let you create Metro tiles to launch your desktop apps:
See Color 1, 2, 3,4 in the above screenshot.
Best Answer
The desktop tile by design shows the desktop background. Changing this is not an option in Windows 8 and would require changes to the actual tile manifest. The following question might help you, but at the time an answer has not been found: