Lock Screen "Windows Spotlight", Without the Travel Pop-Ups?

pacificSurf · Saturday at 7:30 PM

I dont mind the slideshow factory photos and everything on the lock screen. I want to remove just these search bar travel guide spam things that I circled in red below. is there a way to do that?

I can turn off windows spotlight, but that removes the whole background too. So is there no way to keep this background effect without the travel & search popups?

glasskuter · Sunday at 5:51 AM

If you use windows spotlight as your lock screen, there is not way to remove the text overlay AFAIK. You would need to set your lock screen as picture or slideshow to get rid of the text.

glasskuter · Sunday at 6:01 AM

I did a little reading, try this per our friend co-pilot..

Open Settings: Press the Windows key + i to open Settings.
Go to Personalization: Click on "Personalization".
Go to Lock screen: Click on "Lock screen".
Change the Background:
- Temporary Change (for disabling tips): If you want to disable the tips and tricks while keeping Windows Spotlight, change the background to "Picture" or "Slideshow" temporarily.
- Permanent Change: You can change the background to "Picture" or "Slideshow" permanently if you prefer not to have the Windows Spotlight background.
Disable Tips and Tricks:
- When the background is set to "Picture" or "Slideshow", you should see a setting that says "Get fun facts, tips, and more on your lock screen." Turn it off by toggling the switch to the "off" position.
Switch Back to Windows Spotlight (Optional): If you want to switch back to Windows Spotlight later, you can do so. The tips and tricks will remain disabled, as the setting was disabled in step 5.

pacificSurf · 2025-05-05T16:50:36-0400

glasskuter said:
I did a little reading, try this per our friend co-pilot..

Open Settings: Press the Windows key + i to open Settings.

Go to Personalization: Click on "Personalization".

Go to Lock screen: Click on "Lock screen".

Change the Background:

Temporary Change (for disabling tips): If you want to disable the tips and tricks while keeping Windows Spotlight, change the background to "Picture" or "Slideshow" temporarily.

Permanent Change: You can change the background to "Picture" or "Slideshow" permanently if you prefer not to have the Windows Spotlight background.

Disable Tips and Tricks:

When the background is set to "Picture" or "Slideshow", you should see a setting that says "Get fun facts, tips, and more on your lock screen." Turn it off by toggling the switch to the "off" position.

Switch Back to Windows Spotlight (Optional): If you want to switch back to Windows Spotlight later, you can do so. The tips and tricks will remain disabled, as the setting was disabled in step 5.

Thanks, gave it a try, but did not work. Still has the tips travel pop up things. Guess it's just not possible we'll have to use a different lock screen option

Steve C · 2025-05-06T02:08:53-0400

Try the Dynamic Theme app which lets you set Bing as the picture and other options.

garlin · 2025-05-06T03:14:48-0400

Run these commands as Administrator:

Code:

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager /v "RotatingLockScreenOverlayEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager /v "SubscribedContent-338387Enabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

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