i did a hard reset relying on the new feature of my start screen getting backed up and restored but that wasn't the case.why? even wpcentral confirmed this feature to be there.
Did you actually back it up. I know mine worked, but I went into settings/backup/apps+settings and made sure it was. It does not back up every second, and not even once a day. Mine says the last time it was backed up was Friday, it is Sunday now.