Lock screen Spotlight stuck on same image


PilotGW

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Hi all,

Firstly, I am fully aware that Spotlight is flaky at best, but I've never had a problem with it until recently. Since reformatting my PC and reinstalling Windows 11 Pro, I noticed that the image on the lock screen isn't changing routinely.

The image displayed is a Spotlight image (not the default blue 'Bloom' image), but it just never changes to anything else.

I've tried resetting and re-registering Spotlight as per the tutorial here multiple times at this point, but it seemingly always follows the same behaviour after that.

After resetting, it starts redownloading images into the %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets folder almost immediately and either:

  1. Sets itself to the image that ultimately gets stuck, or;
  2. Sets itself to the Co-pilot 'Bloom' background, which then changes to the image that ultimately gets stuck within a day or so.

If I monitor the Assets folder over the next few days, it then seems to download a few more sets of backgrounds (the most I've ever seen is 4 sets of 2 images - one landscape, one portrait). It then proceeds to delete a lot of them (currently sat at 2 sets of 2 images - one of which is the image that is now stuck) and doesn't seem to download any more after that (it's been 3 days since the last deletion now).

I've also tried the usual dism and sfc commands, but they all come back clean.

Am I missing anything obvious here?

Many thanks!
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 Pro (23H2 22631.3880)

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Same here. Spotlight has been buggy for some time. It can work fine then break by not changing photos or reshowing an old photo. To me it seems worse after liking or disliking a photo.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64bit
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PC Specialist Optimus VII V17-960 Gaming Laptop.
    CPU
    6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core processor.
    Memory
    16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
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    NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
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    Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 2 & Realtek
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    Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
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    Full HD IPS display (1920 x 1080).
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    4TB SSD (internal).
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    Windows Defender & MalwareBytes pro.
Same here. I generally have given up. It's odd that MS won't fix something that is so visible.

Mine mainly changes at least once a week. If it doesn't, usually the monthly update would fix it for a bit, and then it goes back to old same.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex Micro 5000
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-12500T
    Motherboard
    Dell 03V7GF
    Memory
    2 x 8GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 3200
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 770
    Sound Card
    Intel Alder Lake-S PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
    Internet Speed
    500/1,000 Mbps
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    Firefox ESR
    Antivirus
    Windows defender. One-time free scanners: ESET, Sophos
Thank you for the replies, at least I'm not alone!

Since posting it has subsequently downloaded new sets of images into the assets folder, however they all get deleted within a few days. It just doesn't want to delete the one it's stuck on for some reason (downloaded when I last reset Spotlight on 30/07/2024).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7 10700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Maximus XII Hero Wi-Fi
    Memory
    32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Strix RTX 3080 LHR
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQL1A
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB
    Samsung 860 EVO 2TB
    Samsung 850 EVO 1TB (x2)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1200i
    Case
    Corsair 5000D Airflow
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Mk. II
    Mouse
    Corsair Dark Core Pro
And I thought I was doing something wrong....

I have the Lock Screen set to do a slideshow from a subfolder inside the Pictures folder, and it shows different images while it's locked, but as soon as you move the mouse or touch the keyboard to get ready to log in, it always goes back to the same picture. Has anyone come across a fix or workaround?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz 2.30 G
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4K (3840 x 2160)
    Screen Resolution
    4K (3840 x 2160)
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD

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