Windows 10: Spotlight lock screen pictures not working on 10130

I only ever get one of the default pictures -- either the river or the sand. This is even after a complete reinstall. I also wiped out as much personalization data as possible from Bing and the Microsoft Account management page.

They used to work fine, but I don't think they've appeared since 10074. I read that the directory for the lock screen images was changing, but deleting them doesn't fix the problem.

The images do download and appear. I can find them under Microsoft.ContentDeliveryManager, but they don't ever show up on the lock screen.

I also have trouble signing in to some apps, like Xbox. I'm worried it's a bigger problem with my account in general. They used to show up if I used a local account instead, but now that doesn't work either.

Anybody else had this problem? I can deal if it's a bug, I just want to know it's more than just me.

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Eliminating pre-logon pictures in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14328

You can modify the settings for Spotlight pictures from Start > Settings > Personalization > Lock Screen.

If you want to harvest the Windows Spotlight pictures themselves, see:

How to Save
Windows 10 Spotlight Lock Screen Pictures

 

Windows 10 lock screen not displaying chosen image

Windows lock screen worked perfectly fine until I decided to try using the slideshow feature. After which, when booted up, the lock screen would show a picture that I did not select, presumably from spotlight. Figuring there might be a problem, I went to
change lock screen back to picture, but at boot up, lock screen would still show the spotlight picture.

When I use WIN+L to lock my computer, it would display the chosen picture, but after turning off and on again, it would proceed to show the spotlight picture again.

May I know how to fix this? Thanks!