Windows 10: SOLVED Why are apps showing up on my Lock Screen now? I have ALL the options for...

A new update made apps show up on my lock screen and I can not turn them off. I've searched everywhere for an explanation or a way to turn them off to no avail.Edit:SOLVED I was looking for "notifications" and "apps" to turn off on the Lock Screen. Turns out I needed to turn off "WIDGETS."

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None of the Apps showing up on Lock Screen!

Nope that did not help. I guess the steps mentioned there are primarily for the issue of the Lockscreen Apps not being shown as an option in the Settings>Personalization>Lock screen settings page.

My issue is that even though i select those apps from the settings menu but they dont show any status on the Lockscreen.

 

None of the Apps showing up on Lock Screen!

Have you tried these steps > Fix for not seeing all possible apps in Lock Screen options on Windows 10 | Windows 10 content from SuperSite for Windows

 

lock screen - windows spotlight option not working


I believe the Windows 10 sign in image must be disabled first, as I've never been able to get a customization to stick without disabling it

To disable the sign in image, open regedit (winkey + R, then regedit) and copy/paste the following into the nav bar:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

• Create new DWORD:
  • DisableLogonBackgroundImage
    • Set value data: 1

For spotlight, are you setting it simply to allow a custom lock screen image, or do you want to use the actual spotlight feature, which pulls images randomly from Bing depending on your preferences? If it's the latter, someone else will need to chime in as I've never wanted or used that.

However, if it's the former, and you're simply looking to utilize your own custom image for the lock screen:

• Navigate to C:\Windows\Web\Screen and paste your custom image
  • Rename the pasted image to img100.1
    • You cannot simply replace one of the 6 default images, as SFC and certain updates will delete the file since it won't have parity with the WinSxS component store.
    • I recommend renaming it img100.x, as that will ensure it's the first image shown in Settings - Personalization - Lock screen

In regards to showing app statuses on the lock screen:

• If it's an app that shows internet content (Weather, News, Feeds, Facebook, etc), I've always had to open the app once on the desktop and allow it load in order for a firewall rule to be created. Once done, it should show content on the lockscreen.
• In regards to other apps that pull content directly from the PC (Alarm, Calendar, Messaging/Mail, etc.), it should show that data as long as you've opened the app at least once.