This tutorial will show you how to find and save the Windows Spotlight images displayed on your desktop and/or lock screen background in Windows 11.
You can have Windows Spotlight as a theme and display different background images on your desktop and lock screen in Windows 11.
Windows Spotlight uses the Bing daily wallpaper for images, and stores them on your computer to reference and show on your desktop and/or lock screen background.
See also Bing Wallpaper Gallery:
Buildings on Grand-Place Square in Brussels, Belgium
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If wanted, you can find and save these cached Windows Spotlight images as JPG files to use as you like.
Here's How:
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Find_and_save_Windows_Spotlight_images.zip
Download
(Contents of BAT file for reference)
Code:
@echo off
pushd %cd%
md "%UserProfile%\Desktop\WindowsSpotlightImages" 2>nul
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
cd "%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets\"
for /r %%f in (*) do (
set dest="%UserProfile%\Desktop\WindowsSpotlightImages\%%~nxf.jpg"
for %%A in ("%%f") do (
if %%~zA GEQ 51200 (
if not exist !dest! copy "%%f" !dest!
)
)
)
cd "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\DesktopSpotlight\Assets\Images\"
for /r %%f in (*.jpg) do (
set dest="%UserProfile%\Desktop\WindowsSpotlightImages\%%~nxf"
if not exist !dest! copy "%%f" !dest!
)
cd "%LocalAppData%\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalCache\Microsoft\IrisService\"
for /r %%f in (*) do (
if "%%~xf"==".jpg" (
set dest="%UserProfile%\Desktop\WindowsSpotlightImages\%%~nxf"
if not exist !dest! copy "%%f" !dest!
)
)
popd2 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.
3 Unblock the ZIP file.
4 Extract the BAT file from the ZIP file.
4 Run the BAT file.
5 A WindowsSpotlightImages folder will be created on your desktop containing a copy of all cached Windows Spotlight images as JPG files. (see screenshot below)
You can hover over an image in the WindowsSpotlightImages folder to see its Dimensions (ex: "1920 x 1080").
You can rename these image files if wanted.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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