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Questions tagged [windows-spotlight]

For questions related to the Windows 10 feature that offers suggestions on the lock screen. Not related to the Mac OS app Spotlight.

Windows Spotlight is an option for the lock screen background that displays different background images and occasionally offers suggestions on the lock screen. Windows Spotlight is available in all desktop editions of Windows 10.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/windows-spotlight

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Remove "fun" facts from Spotlight lock screen in Windows 10 Home (1803)

UPDATE: I tried all solution proposed in How to disable “link your phone” links on the lock screen? and none of them seem to work on Windows 10 Home (version 1803), so this is probably not a duplicate question. I like Spotlight on my lock screen,…
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What is the location of lock screen images on Windows 10?

Where, or what format, are the images used by Windows 10 when logged out or in lock-screen? I searched the entire drive for *.jpg, *.bmp, *.png, and *.tif but the one I was looking for did not appear. At first glance, Path to current desktop…
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How do I get more information about Windows Spotlight images?

Windows Spotlight is a new Windows 10 feature which displays random images on your lock screen. Now every now and then the picture happens to be a particularly nice one, and I'd like to know more about it. (What does it show? Where was it taken?) I…
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How can I display Like what you see? at Windows login?

As I log into Windows 10, there is usually a different background picture each time on the login page, and I am prompted do you "Like what you see?" in the top right corner, but only if it's not prompting me for my password. Once the password input…
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Windows 10 lock screen - display my own random images

Windows spotlight will display one of a set of images provided my MS at random. I appreciate the variety, but not MS's taste in landscapes. I want to be able to choose my own set of images, while retaining the automatic random selection feature. It…
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How to activate and deactivate Windows 10 lock screen spotlight hints?

On my Windows 10 lock screen spotlight I have hints/links which, when clicked, take me to a bing.com page upon login showing where the place on the picture is. How can I activate and deactivate these links? I need to know because they are not…
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Where does Windows 10 keep the welcome images?

After installation, and for a few days, Windows 10 starts by asking you if you like a series of images that appear when you start the computer, then, based on your opinion, a selection of these images keep "welcoming" you. I'd like to know where…
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Keep Windows 10 Lock Screen Spotlight Pictures but Turn Off All Texts Hints/Balloons

Windows 10 pushes "fun tips and facts" onto their lock screen. I would like a solution, for Windows 10 Home and Pro, to make it more aesthetically pleasing: Ideally: Leave Windows 10 Spotlight images turned on at lock screen and login screen. Turn…
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Windows 10 Spotlight – how do I know which photos I marked as "I am a fan"?

I have been clicking the "I am a fan" option (from "Like what you see?" dropdown) on photographs of the pre-login-screen in Windows 10 (Windows Spotlight) for a few months now. Is there a way to know which photos I have previously marked as "I am a…
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Win10 "spotlight" lock screen was stuck on single image, now blank and no image ever gets displayed

I had the same image on my Win10 Enterprise work laptop forever (version 1909, Build 18363.657). I got fed up with it, so I researched about where these images are located, then proceed to delete any/all images and data found. This did remove the…
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Windows 10 Lock Screen - Windows Spotlight - Launch Chrome for links

On the Windows 10 lock screen, set to Windows Spotlight, there are "text box" links that will give you more information about the image once you sign in. These links automatically launch Microsoft Edge rather than my default browser - Chrome. I have…
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Windows Spotlight Source and Save locations?

Where are the images from Windows Spotlight coming from? Where are they being saved on my system? Is there any way for me to point this at my own source of images?
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Forcing lock screen image not working

I want to force the same lock screen image on every user. I selected the image I want with group policy Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Force a specific default lock…
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Windows Spotlight: Lockscreen image does not change

Can't reproduce but since last few weeks, Windows Spotlight has been stuck on the same image. It used to work, but it's gone for a while now, not sure what I've done to break it. Here's what I've tried: Resetting and re-registering Windows…
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Where to read the full story of the Windows 10 spotlight image

Windows 10 spotlight image is teasing me with an interesting story: But when I click it, a link opens in Microsoft Edge, which contains the image, but the story is not finished: The text which started the story ("Long ago, something happened on…
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