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Some scripts to get rid of freaky dynamic color (aka unicorn's rainbow vomit) tiles in Windows 8.1.
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Some scripts to get rid of freaky dynamic color (aka unicorn's rainbow vomit) tiles in Windows 8.1.

RefreshLnk.cmd

Command used to refresh all *.lnk files (for example in StartMenu/Programs to update Windows 8.1 Metro/Modern UI tiles).

  1. Get into Command Prompt (Admin). SUPER(WinLogo) + X + A
  2. Switch to Start Menu/Programs dir.
  3. Call this command.

AddManifestToExe.cmd

Copy FILE_NAME.visualelementsmanifest.xml to direcory where are *.exe files which can be pinned to Start and you want to override dynamic tile colouring with own configuration.

  1. Get into Command Prompt (Admin). SUPER(WinLogo) + X + A
  2. Switch to C:/Programs Files/PLACE_WHERE_I_HAVE_SOME/FILE_NAME.EXE.
  3. Call this command.

EXE.visualelementsmanifest.xml

Sample VEM configuration.

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AddManifestToExe.cmd
forfiles /m "*.exe" /C "cmd /c xcopy C:\PATH_TO\EXE.visualelementsmanifest.xml .\@fname.visualelementsmanifest.xml"
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EXE.visualelementsmanifest.xml
<Application xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<VisualElements
BackgroundColor="#444444"
ShowNameOnSquare150x150Logo="on"
ForegroundText="light" />
</Application>
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RefreshLnk.cmd
forfiles /s /m "*.lnk" /C "cmd /c copy /b @file +,,"
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