Windows 11 Spotlight not working


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Hi,

I have problems with Spotlight, since a week is all i get this blue screen instead of the beautiful wallpapers and the widgets are gone.

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Katz85 said:
Hi,

I have problems with Spotlight, since a week is all i get this blue screen instead of the beautiful wallpapers and the widgets are gone.
Click to expand...

This worked for me. The first script that fixes Lockscreen Spotlight to refresh daily, if it isn't.

Hi, I am by no means tech-savvy; however, my employers, a small business with fewer than 10 employees, asked me to evaluate and test the built-in Copilot feature in Windows to see if it could streamline processes in our office. I was selected for this bc as their research consultant and data...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

or install the freebee: Dynamic theme from the MS Store, no ads, no fee. Works a treat.

apps.microsoft.com

Dynamic Theme - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

This application is your ideal companion to personalize your experience with a new beautiful picture for your wallpaper and/or your lock screen each day. The pictures are coming from the Bing and Windows Spotlight sources. You can also incrust the description of each picture directly into the...
apps.microsoft.com
 

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Katz85 said:
I have problems with Spotlight, since a week is all i get this blue screen instead of the beautiful wallpapers and the widgets are gone.
Click to expand...
OAT said:

This worked for me. The first script that fixes Lockscreen Spotlight to refresh daily, if it isn't.

Hi, I am by no means tech-savvy; however, my employers, a small business with fewer than 10 employees, asked me to evaluate and test the built-in Copilot feature in Windows to see if it could streamline processes in our office. I was selected for this bc as their research consultant and data...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

or install the freebee: Dynamic theme from the MS Store, no ads, no fee. Works a treat.

apps.microsoft.com

Dynamic Theme - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

This application is your ideal companion to personalize your experience with a new beautiful picture for your wallpaper and/or your lock screen each day. The pictures are coming from the Bing and Windows Spotlight sources. You can also incrust the description of each picture directly into the...
apps.microsoft.com
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I agree with OAT on the little Dynamic Theme app, great little freebie that does 4k Bing and Spotlight images and allows you to easily save them to the directory of your choice for later use.

Quick question for Katz85, you don't use Winareo Tweaker to disable UAC do you? If so that will disable your lock screen cards (Widgets) and Spotlight images.
 

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OAT said:

This worked for me. The first script that fixes Lockscreen Spotlight to refresh daily, if it isn't.

Hi, I am by no means tech-savvy; however, my employers, a small business with fewer than 10 employees, asked me to evaluate and test the built-in Copilot feature in Windows to see if it could streamline processes in our office. I was selected for this bc as their research consultant and data...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

or install the freebee: Dynamic theme from the MS Store, no ads, no fee. Works a treat.

apps.microsoft.com

Dynamic Theme - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

This application is your ideal companion to personalize your experience with a new beautiful picture for your wallpaper and/or your lock screen each day. The pictures are coming from the Bing and Windows Spotlight sources. You can also incrust the description of each picture directly into the...
apps.microsoft.com
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how do i use the first script? can u help me out step by step.
 

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Katz85 said:
how do i use the first script? can u help me out step by step.
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If you are unsure how to run a powershell script, then select the second option and install Dynamic Theme from the MS Store.
It is much easier. :-)
 

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OAT said:
If you are unsure how to run a powershell script, then select the second option and install Dynamic Theme from the MS Store.
It is much easier. :-)
Click to expand...
I really want to use the Spotlight option for the lock screen. Can someone help me out to run the above cmds in a script?
 

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Katz85 said:
I really want to use the Spotlight option for the lock screen. Can someone help me out to run the above cmds in a script?
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Hello, :alien:

You can see if resetting and re-registering Spotlight using the method in the tutorial below may get it to work within 48 hours.

www.elevenforum.com

Reset and Re-register Windows Spotlight in Windows 11

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...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

You can see if this below may help to enable widgets on the lock screen.

www.elevenforum.com

Enable or Disable Widgets on Lock Screen in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing widgets on the lock screen for your account or all users in Windows 11. You can stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications right to your lock screen. Starting...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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