Windows Spotlight displays images of different sceneries and animals on your computer’s lock screen every 24 hours. You’ll also find educational information about lock screen images and options to like or dislike images. Windows Spotlight is easy to activate but sometimes fails to work.
Some users report that their lock screen background image remains the same and doesn’t change after enabling Windows Spotlight. There are also instances when Windows Spotlight fails to display information about images құлыптау экранында.
A buggy Windows Update may cause your PC to stop displaying Spotlight images. Corrupt system files can also trigger the problem. We’ll explain why these errors happen and how to fix the problem.
1. Интернетке қосылуды тексеріңіз
When you activate Windows Spotlight, it displays pre-downloaded background images included in Windows installation for the first few days. Afterward, Windows fetches additional images from Microsoft (Bing)—this requires an internet connection.
If you’ve never connected your computer to the internet after enabling Windows Spotlight, Windows won’t display new images when it’s done rotating the pre-downloaded images. Connect your computer to a Wi-Fi or Ethernet network and monitor your lock screen for some days.
Metering your internet connection can also prevent Windows from downloading Windows Spotlight images in the background. So, verify that your computer’s internet connection isn’t metered.
Windows 11 жүйесінде өтіңіз Параметрлер > Желі және интернет > таңдаңыз Wifi or Ethernet > [Network name] Properties > and turn off Есептік байланыс.
In Windows 10, head to Параметрлер > Желі және Интернет > мәртебе > Байланыс қасиеттерін өзгерту, және өшіріңіз Қосылған байланыс ретінде орнатыңыз.
2. Restart Windows Spotlight
Stopping and re-enabling the Windows Spotlight feature can also get your PC back to changing lock screen images.
- Windows 11 жүйесінде ашыңыз Параметрлертаңдаңыз Даралау бүйірлік тақтада және таңдаңыз Бекіту экраны.
- Таңдаңыз Windows прожекторы drop-down menu in the “Personalize your lock screen” row.
Windows 10 жүйесінде өтіңіз Параметрлер > Даралау > Бекіту экраны and set the “Background” to the Windows прожекторы опция.
- Таңдаңыз сурет or Слайдшоу.
Reboot your computer and re-enable Windows Spotlight in the personalization settings menu. Close all active apps before restarting your computer, so you don’t lose unsaved data.
3. Reset Windows Spotlight Settings
Re-register the system files powering the Windows Spotlight functionality. You’ll find these files in the Windows Content Delivery Manager folder. Follow the steps below to re-register Windows Spotlight files in Windows 10 and 11.
- Open your PC’s File Manager, paste the directory below in the address bar, and press кіру.
C:Users%username%AppDataLocalPackagesMicrosoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewySettings
You can also access the folder through the Windows Run box. Press Windows кілті + R, paste % USERPROFILE% / AppDataLocalPackagesMicrosoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewySettings тілқатысу терезесінде және таңдаңыз OK.
You’ll find two files (роуминг.lock және параметрлер) in the Windows Content Delivery Manager Settings folder.
- Right-click the roaming.lock file, select the Атын өзгерту icon, and rename the file to роуминг.lock.bak.
Windows will warn that changing the file extension will render the file unusable. Select иә жалғастыру.
- Do the same for the settings.dat file. Right-click the file, select the Rename icon, and rename it to параметрлері.dat.bak.
Windows will create fresh copies of both files in the folder when you restart your computer. That should get Windows Spotlight working correctly again.
4. Re-register Windows Spotlight
Re-register Windows Spotlight if the problem persists or if Windows doesn’t replace the Windows Spotlight files after resetting the feature. Before you proceed, ensure your PC’s background personalization is set to Windows Spotlight. Otherwise, you may encounter an error re-registering Windows Spotlight.
In Windows 11, head to Параметрлер > Даралау > фон and set the “Personalize your background” option to Windows прожекторы.
On Windows 10 devices, head to Параметрлер > Даралау > Бекіту экраны and set “Background” to Windows прожекторы.
- Open your PC’s Start menu, type өкілеттігі in the search bar, and run the Windows Powershell app as an administrator.
- Paste the following command in the Powershell terminal and press кіру.
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *ContentDeliveryManager* | foreach {Add-AppxPackage “$($_.InstallLocation)appxmanifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode -register }
- Close the Windows Powershell and reboot your computer when the deployment operation progress hits 100%.
Reboot your computer and check if your Windows automatically changes the background image on your lock screen every 1-2 days.
5. Жүйе файлдарын тексеру құралын іске қосыңыз
Corrupt system files can cause Windows Spotlight and other system processes to malfunction. Use the Windows Жүйелік файл тексергіші to find and repair corrupt system files on your computer.
- Бастау мәзірін ашыңыз, теріңіз cmd in the search bar, and run the Command Prompt administrator.
- If your PC runs Windows 10, run the following command and press кіру. Jump to step #3 if you have a Windows 11 computer.
DISM.exe / Online / Cleanup-image / Restorehealth
The command prompts the Орналастыру кескініне қызмет көрсету және басқару (DISM) құралы to download files needed to replace corrupt system files. Proceed to the next step when the restore operation is complete.
- Теріңіз немесе қойыңыз sfc / scannow in the Command Prompt terminal and press кіру. This command runs the System File Checker.
SFC will display a “Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.” message if it finds and replaces any corrupt file.
Run SFC in Safe Mode if you keep getting a “Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.” error. Try the next troubleshooting fix if the SFC doesn’t find any corrupt file or if Windows Spotlight still doesn’t work.
6. Delete Windows Spotlight Assets
Windows may fail to change your lock screen if corrupt files are in the folder housing Windows Spotlight pictures. Clearing out Windows Spotlight files can fix the problem.
- баспасөз Windows кілті + R to launch the Windows Run box. Paste the path below in the Run box and press кіру.
% USERPROFILE% / AppDataLocalPackagesMicrosoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewyLocalStateAssets
- Delete all files in the Assets folder. Press Ctrl + A түймесін басыңыз Жою пернетақтадағы пернені басыңыз.
Restart your computer and check if deleting that resolves the issue. Enable Windows Spotlight and ensure your computer has an internet connection.
7. Компьютерді жаңартыңыз
If you haven’t updated your computer in a long time, installing an update might restore Windows Spotlight to normalcy.
Windows 11 жүйесінде ашыңыз Параметрлер қолданбасын таңдаңыз Windows жаңарту орталығы бүйірлік тақтада және таңдаңыз Жаңартуларды тексеру or Барлығын жүктеп алыңыз және орнатыңыз.
Windows 10 жүйесінде өтіңіз Параметрлер > Жаңарту және қауіпсіздік > Windows жаңарту орталығы тармағын таңдаңыз және Жаңартуларды тексеру.
8. Uninstall Windows Updates
A bug-ridden or unstable Windows update can break Windows Spotlight and other system features. If Windows Spotlight stopped working correctly after installing a Windows Update, uninstall the problematic update. You can also roll back your computer to a previous/stable state using Жүйені қалпына келтіру.
- Ашыңыз Параметрлер қолданбасын таңдаңыз Windows жаңарту орталығы бүйірлік тақтада және таңдаңыз тарихын жаңарту.
If your PC runs Windows 10, go to Параметрлер > Жаңарту және қауіпсіздік > Windows жаңарту орталығытаңдаңыз Жаңарту журналын қарау.
- Scroll to the “Related settings” section and select Жаңартуларды жойыңыз.
- таңдау Uninstall next to the update you suspect is responsible for Windows Spotlight malfunction.
- таңдау Uninstall again on the pop-up to proceed.
Check if Windows Spotlight works correctly after Windows successfully uninstalls the updates and restarts your computer.
Туннельдің соңында жарық
Microsoft қолдау қызметіне хабарласыңыз if these solutions don’t fix the problem. Performing a clean reinstall of Windows may also fix the problem. However, ensure you back up your files to an external drive or cloud storage service.