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Asked: 2026-06-10T12:54:25+00:00

I have created a dynamic page for Windows 8 periodic tile updates. The url

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I have created a dynamic page for Windows 8 periodic tile updates. The url for the tile is:

http://www.dealsapiens.co.uk/ws/xml.aspx?action=tile

So I try to use the following code:

// update the tile poll URI
var notifications = Windows.UI.Notifications;
var polledUri = new Windows.Foundation.Uri("http://www.dealsapiens.co.uk/ws/xml.aspx?action=tile");
var recurrence = notifications.PeriodicUpdateRecurrence.hour;
var tileUpdater = notifications.TileUpdateManager.createTileUpdaterForApplication();
tileUpdater.startPeriodicUpdate(polledUri, recurrence);

However, when I run and stop the add and go to Start Menu, I do not see the tile images, it just renders a black tile. Any ideas? Do I have some problem with my tile XML?

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  1. Editorial Team

    In your template, you’re using invalid id attribute values. The ids correspond to positions within the tile. For the square tile, the id should be 1; for your wide tile you want ids 1 through 5 with each corresponding to the area of the tile that should be occupied by that image.

    I’ve adjusted your tile XML and hosted it at http://jimoneil.blob.core.windows.net/tiles/dealsapiens.xml – give it a shot. It’s working on my end.

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