Change lock screen wallpaper Windows 10

Hello,

What is your version of Windows 10?
Home, Pro, Enterprise?
To find out, type in the Cortana search box → winver
Note the version
Latest version 1803 .....17134.254

Have you removed or disabled Windows applications like Microsoft Edge or others like telemetry?

It is possible to repair or unlock Windows Spotlight, also known as Windows at a Glance.

Create a system restore point like this

1-Manual Method
Go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
In the Background section, choose Picture and set an image as the default lock screen background.

On the Desktop, open This PC
Go to View and check the box → Hidden items (this is to show hidden files and folders)
Then go to Drive C\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager\Settings\Settings
Open → Settings
Delete the 2 files → roaming.lock and settings.dat
Go to View and uncheck the box → Hidden items
Close the windows



Go back to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
In the Background section, choose → Windows Spotlight

Restart the PC

2-Method with a .bat file to reset Windows Spotlight (easier than method 1)
Save or download Reset_and_re-register_Windows_Spotlight.bat → here

Run the .bat file
Restart the PC



Go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
Background, choose → Windows Spotlight

3-Method "SpotBright"
Windows Spotlight is only available on the Home version.
Available on the Windows Store
Using "SpotBright" may help resolve the situation here

Once installed, click on the line "Search for images"... be patient, this may take a while, but you can stop at any time
Then click on "Download new images".
Restart the PC

You can resume the procedure at any time to search and download new images
SpotBright can be found in the Start menu under the letter S
Or you can type SpotBright in Cortana



If you are having trouble, you can:
- Use SFC to repair system files here
- System Restore (often works poorly or not at all)
- Refresh the PC without losing documents
- Wait for the next major update (from October)
- Create a new user account.

Talk to you later

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pistouri

Hello,

Try this simple method:

Go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
Background, choose → Windows Spotlight

Press the Windows key or click the Start button at the bottom left of the taskbar
Click on your username



Click on lock



Now on the login screen, look at the top right (sometimes on the left)
A sentence asks you if you like this image
Answer (you click on the line) → No, I don't like this image

Return to your session
- press the Enter key then → log in
- or double click anywhere then → log in

On the lock screen, switch several times between "Picture" and "Windows Spotlight"

Do this 2 or 3 times
Then leave it on → "Windows Spotlight"

Don’t forget to enable → Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen.



Logically, you should have different images on the sign-in screen.

See you later

If the simple method doesn't work, make sure to check from time to time if the image changes
Start button → (User Logo avatar) → Lock

Also check to enable it if that is the case:
Go to Settings → Privacy
The line → General
Enable → Let apps use my advertising ID to allow .......



Start button → (User Logo avatar) → Lock
The image should change in principle.
You can then disable this option after a few startups

Nothing works:
In this case, use the method with a .bat file to reset Windows Spotlight

It works well, I modified the value of a registry key to test and I remained on the same image.
Right-click on Reset_and_re-register_Windows_Spotlight → Run as Administrator

Therefore, can you check in the Windows registry if you have the correct values
In Cortana type → regedit
Or right-click on the Start button and then on → Run

Then go to this registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Creative

Click on → Creative
Then on the 2nd line → S-1-5-21-826134325-3229497062-2753576501-1001

In the right pane
Default → Do not click on it

Check the following values:
- LockImageFlags
Value data → 3

- RotatingLockScreenEnabled
Value data → 1



It is LockImageFlags with Value data 3 that you need to pay close attention to

Another more detailed solution (I haven't tested) without really knowing what to modify
With Windows Pro, you can use Group Policy to change settings
You have options for the lock screen

This does not exist on the Home version
Malekal whom I greet proposes the procedure here, which I did.

In Cortana or right-click on the Start button and then on Run, type → gpedit.msc
You can copy/paste if you prefer → gpedit.msc

Once opened, go to:

Administrative Templates ---> Control Panel ---> Personalization
(double-click each time)

In the right pane, various options like in this image



Logically it should be on → "Not Configured"
These are the default settings.

Example with the 1st line → Force a specific default lock screen and logon image



I can't say more, except to try setting the option to Enable and save the changes

A+

You have the method with Powershell

In the Cortana search field type → powershell
Right-click on powershell → Run as Administrator

Copy and paste this command:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Then Press Enter
Close the window when it's done
Now, on your keyboard, hold down the Windows key and press L to see if Windows spotlight is working.
If you see a new lock screen image, wait at least 2 minutes or restart the PC and
we could say that’s great!

Ps: sometimes you might need 2 or 3 restarts to verify it

See you later

To make it reappear → ''I like or I don't like this image''

Go to Settings → Personalization → Lock screen
Instead of Windows Spotlight, select → picture
Activate → Personalize the lock screen, including anecdotes and tips



Select again → Windows Spotlight

Then go to Settings → System → Notifications & actions
Activate → Show notifications on the lock screen



Keyboard keys Windows + L to check
Then Enter key to exit the image or double-click then log in
Or restart the PC

Ps: the photos are taken with Windows 1803 so the text may slightly change

A+

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pistouri

We will compare the 2 registry keys

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Creative
Click on → Creative
Then on the 2nd line → S-1-5-21-826134325-3229497062-2753576501-1001

-LockImageFlags
- RotatingLockScreenEnabled

Please post a screenshot like this

The image of my setting in the Windows registry



It would be interesting and welcome to see if Malekal or another participant has the same settings

A+
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pistouri