Microsoft has released the developer preview of Windows 8. You can download it from the Microsoft’s website and see what you can expect from the final release. Before installing, it’s recommended that you check the availability of Windows 8 drivers for your device. If you don’t have proper drivers for Windows 8, then you will encounter a lot of problems. This article contains information about problems in Metro Apps caused by lack of appropriate Windows 8 drivers.
Details about this problem
Software testers are conducting various tests on Windows 8 to find out possible errors. Software testers has reported a problem that the “News” tile is not animated and the only tile which you might be able to click on will be the Desktop, Control panel, and some of non preinstalled Windows 7 applications.
This problem is basically caused by Windows 8 drivers if your resolution is too low. As a result of improper Windows 8 drivers, it recognizes the display as “Generic Non-Pnp Monitor” and will have a grayed out resolution. This problem will not happen if you install the appropriate drivers for Windows 8. Once you find and install all the required Windows 8 drivers, you won’t have to worry about this problem.
You need to set your resolution to 1024*768 pixels for the smooth functioning of the Metro interface. You will also need to install Windows 8 drivers for graphic card, otherwise the metro style interface won’t work properly. In order to download Windows 8 drivers for your system, try visiting the manufactures website of the hardware you are using.
Hope this article has helped you to understand better the problems caused by Windows 8 drivers in Metro apps. Thanks for reading.
