Personalization Reset and Re-register Windows Spotlight in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to reset and re-register Windows Spotlight for your account in Windows 11.

In Windows 11, you can have Windows Spotlight as a theme and display different background images on your desktop and lock screen, and occasionally offers suggestions on the lock screen.

If Windows Spotlights stops working and/or stops changing the background image, you can reset and re-register Windows Spotlight to fix it.


Windows Spotlight will not work while connected to a metered network (ethernet or wireless), or in Battery Saver mode.

Windows Spotlight requires Background Apps to be turned on.


Sometimes it may take 24 to 48 hours after resetting for Windows Spotlight to sync again.


Another option is to use the Windows spotlight, dynamic images theme.



EXAMPLE: Windows Spotlight on Desktop and Lock screen

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Here's How:

1 Change your desktop background to something other than Windows Spotlight. (see screenshot below)

This step is only available in Windows 11 build 22557 and higher.


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2 Change your lock screen background to something other than Windows Spotlight. (see screenshot below)

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Change Lock Screen Background to Spotlight, Picture, or Slideshow in Windows 11

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3 Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below.

Reset_and_re-register_Windows_Spotlight.zip​


(Contents of BAT file for reference)
Code: 
:: Reset Windows Spotlight
DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalCache\Microsoft\IrisService"
DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalCache\Microsoft\IrisService"
DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets"
DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings"

:: Re-register Windows Spotlight
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *ContentDeliveryManager*).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS*).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

4 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

5 Unblock the ZIP file.

6 Extract the BAT file from the ZIP file.

7 Run the BAT file.

8 Restart the computer to apply.

9 After you sign in, you can change your desktop background back to Windows Spotlight if wanted. (see screenshot below)

This step is only available in Windows 11 build 22557 and higher.


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Windows_Spotlight_desktop_background-2.png

10 Change your lock screen background back to Windows Spotlight if wanted. (see screenshot below)

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Change Lock Screen Background to Spotlight, Picture, or Slideshow in Windows 11

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Windows_Spotlight_lock_screen_background-2.png


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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My Computer

System One

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    win 11
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    AMD Ryzen3200G
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    ASRock A320M
    Memory
    16
    Graphics Card(s)
    VegaRadeon 8
Taoufik996 said:
I've applied all the steps but unfortunately didn't work for me.
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Be patient. It can take up to 24 hours for Spotlight to get its first new image after a reset.
 

My Computers

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
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    150 Mbps
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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Laptop
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    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
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    8GB
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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
Somehow Spotlight doesn't seem to work on my windows 11, whereas it works flawlessly in my windows 10 installation
 

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    Windows 11 23H2
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    PC/Desktop
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    Assembled
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700k
    Motherboard
    Asrock Z270 Taichi
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel 630 onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
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    Benq 1080p
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    1920*1080
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    NVMe, SSD and HDD
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    Cooler Master
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    Asus wireless
    Mouse
    Asus Wireless
    Internet Speed
    75 Mbps
    Browser
    Chrome, Edge, Arc
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Applied your patch .bat file to my Desktop as you instructed and for me, it fixed the corrupt Windows Spotlight file. The problem occurs when we visit bad websites. My system has caught many trojan files but they can infiltrate windows system files such as Spotlight even after being quarantined.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP - ENVY 17-ch0500sa
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 88B5
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Sound Card
    Microphone Array (Intel® Smart Sound Technology)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    PSU
    65 W AC power adapter
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1,000 MBs
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
My Windows Spotlight stopped working and just shows the fixed blue picture. I reset using the batch file in this tutorial. On restart, the lock screen was a plain gray background but it soon changed back to the fixed blue picture (see screenshot). What's going on here?
screenshot.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
Steve C said:
My Windows Spotlight stopped working and just shows the fixed blue picture. I reset using the batch file in this tutorial. On restart, the lock screen was a plain gray background but it soon changed back to the fixed blue picture (see screenshot). What's going on here?
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Go to 'Get Help' and seek 'Contact Support' who will try to resolve your issue with remote viewing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP - ENVY 17-ch0500sa
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 88B5
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Sound Card
    Microphone Array (Intel® Smart Sound Technology)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    PSU
    65 W AC power adapter
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1,000 MBs
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
SMC Global said:
Go to 'Get Help' and seek 'Contact Support' who will try to resolve your issue with remote viewing.
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I ended up just restoring from my Reflect backup up from an hour ago. I'm configuring a new PC and a failed attempt to uninstall MS Flight Simulator 2002 must have screwed something up. I've learned to backup frequently as I configure a new PC!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
Steve C said:
I ended up just restoring from my Reflect backup up from an hour ago. I'm configuring a new PC and a failed attempt to uninstall MS Flight Simulator 2002 must have screwed something up. I've learned to backup frequently as I configure a new PC!
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Always do a 'System Image Backup'. Its an entire and complete copy of the whole hard drive, including all your movies/music/photos.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP - ENVY 17-ch0500sa
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 88B5
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Sound Card
    Microphone Array (Intel® Smart Sound Technology)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    PSU
    65 W AC power adapter
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1,000 MBs
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
Steve C said:
I ended up just restoring from my Reflect backup up from an hour ago. I'm configuring a new PC and a failed attempt to uninstall MS Flight Simulator 2002 must have screwed something up. I've learned to backup frequently as I configure a new PC!
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Run this .bat file that worked for my Windows 11.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP - ENVY 17-ch0500sa
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 88B5
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Sound Card
    Microphone Array (Intel® Smart Sound Technology)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    PSU
    65 W AC power adapter
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1,000 MBs
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Custom self build
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
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    Chrome and Edge
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    Microsoft Defender
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Brink said:
Hello, :alien:

Same as what the BAT in the tutorial does.
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Slight variation...

:: Created by: Peter James
:: Created on: March 13, 2023

:: Re-register Windows Spotlight
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *ContentDeliveryManager*).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

:: Reset Windows Spotlight
DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets"
DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings"

:: Re-register Windows Spotlight
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *ContentDeliveryManager*).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP - ENVY 17-ch0500sa
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 88B5
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Sound Card
    Microphone Array (Intel® Smart Sound Technology)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    PSU
    65 W AC power adapter
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1,000 MBs
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Brink said:
True. It re-registers twice, but shouldn't make any difference.
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The batch file also didn't work. It only took 2 minutes to restore from Reflect backup!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
This problem happened again on another PC using the same MS account and on my new PC again. Whatever I do, I see this image despite having Spotlight enabled. What's happening?
LockScreen_9e2fc6b1239b46b7bf28cafc860d4582278765d9b80e84fd3e4617cbb0730ed0.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
Steve C said:
This problem happened again on another PC using the same MS account and on my new PC again. Whatever I do, I see this image despite having Spotlight enabled. What's happening?
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That's your Personalisation > Background for Spotlight. toggle it to Picture instead, mine shows the same image if you toggle back to Spotlight. The important section is Personalisation > Lock screen. Ensure that is always set to Windows spotlight. The image will change here, once everyday on startup.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP - ENVY 17-ch0500sa
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 88B5
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Sound Card
    Microphone Array (Intel® Smart Sound Technology)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    PSU
    65 W AC power adapter
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1,000 MBs
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
I now 3 PCs showing that blue screen but only for accounts using my main Microsoft account. All are set to Spotlight and I haven't changed anything. I've ret Spotlight but the issue remains. It's weird it only happens for the same Microsoft account.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
The Lock screen Personalisation > Lock screen will change every day to a new photo. I can't make out why you are having issues. Personalisation > Background is also shown in these examples.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP - ENVY 17-ch0500sa
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 88B5
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Sound Card
    Microphone Array (Intel® Smart Sound Technology)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    PSU
    65 W AC power adapter
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    1,000 MBs
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
I lost my lockscreen (only place where I use it ) Spotlight some months ago and it has never came back. I tried A LOT of steps and it seems to never work again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5800X
    Motherboard
    MSI B550-A Pro
    Memory
    16GB (2x8GB) 3200 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 3080 FE
    Sound Card
    Onboard
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