Windows 10: Spotlight works - but the icon doesn't?

Discus and support Spotlight works - but the icon doesn't? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have a strange issue whereby when I hover over the "Learn about this picture" icon on my desktopthat appears when I set my desktop to Spotlight, I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by DomConwayhvbugf8g, Mar 28, 2025.

  1. Spotlight works - but the icon doesn't?


    I have a strange issue whereby when I hover over the "Learn about this picture" icon on my desktopthat appears when I set my desktop to Spotlight, I just see a tooltip that says "Open". I don't see info on the current picture, which is what does happen on the same PC when logged in as a different user. What's also odd is that the tooltip appears way above the icon! I have installed all Windows updates, rebooted multiple times, turned off Spotlight then rebooted and turned it back on, and followed all the steps I can find online to reset / re-register Spotlight, including all the steps of the b

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    DomConwayhvbugf8g, Mar 28, 2025
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  2. Windows Spotlight doesn`t turn on

    Hello

    I was trying to turn on windows spotlight for my lock screen background in windows 10 v1709 build 16299.125, But it doesn`t turn on. I click on windows spotlight, It changes to spotlight, But not the preview picture, Then I come out from settings, again
    go in for lock screen background change, But the background is again on picture! I`ve done every thing to fix it, Nothing changed. Help me please
     
    Amirali Salimi, Mar 28, 2025
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  3. BetoLP Win User
    Windows doesn`t start. Authomatic repair doesn`t work.

    Thanks again!!

    I`m sorry I had not noticed that the text on the picture was in spanish. It says that windows has replaced some damaged clusters in "name" file and "directory". Then, at the end "an unspecified error occurred (75736e6a726e6c2e 4f6)".

    I`ll do it and I`ll be updating this thread when I have the report.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I ran SeaTools. These are the results:

    Spotlight works - but the icon doesn't? 233722d1557862791t-windows-doesn-t-start-authomatic-repair-doesn-t-work-hdd-test-1-.png


    Does it mean my HDD is useless?
     
    BetoLP, Mar 28, 2025
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  4. GabePM Win User

    Spotlight works - but the icon doesn't?

    Windows spotlight not work!!

    Hi mitsaras78! Thanks for your reply and input. Even after following the steps you suggested I wasn´t able to delete some pictures from hidden folders (I even tried changing Security Settings from Properties of some of these pictures, but no success deleting). I ended up reformatting my laptop and installing a fresh Windows 10 two days ago. The formatting and installation was performed by a technician from the university where I work and now I have a license for Windows 10 from my university. The version installed was 1809 and I upgraded to version 1903 by Windows Update.
    Spotlight seems to be changing pictures on a daily basis (it showed 2 different images until now) but the features “Like what you see?” and additional information about the image that normally is displayed are missing. I searched the web (for instance How to turn on Windows Spotlight Like What You See option.) and found a proposed solution by changing the Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lock Screen\Creative. However, in my machine using this path to \Lock Screen doesn’t have a folder Creative. Is this the source of the problem? Do you have any solution to get the “Like what you see?” feature working?
     
    GabePM, Mar 28, 2025
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