Windows 10: Windows 10 is finally getting desktop spotlight feature and more

As you may already know, the next feature update ‘October 2020 Update’ for Windows 10 is going to be a minor release, which means that you won’t get any exciting new features this year.

However, if you’re still part of the Windows Insider program, you will soon be allowed to test multiple new features.

It’s been rumoured for some time that Microsoft is working on UI and features consistency improvements for Windows 10, and we’re now finally seeing some of that come true. In preview builds, Microsoft is hiding several features inside the operating system

Microsoft is now internally experimenting with two new features – Desktop Spotlight and theme aware splash screen.

Desktop Spotlight


One of the easiest ways to add some flair to your old Windows 10 desktop is by setting a custom wallpaper. Windows 10 currently allows you to download theme packs from the Microsoft Store, use a photo from your gallery, create a slideshow using your own photos, or download a cool wallpaper.

You can dive into your Windows 10 personalization settings to set a custom image, but the process for creating your own slideshow is still time-consuming as you need to choose photos manually.

In a future release of Windows 10, Microsoft is introducing support for ‘Desktop Spotlight’, which is a feature that would display Bing’s gorgeous images as a slideshow. This feature is currently exclusive to lock screen, but it’s finally coming to your desktop.



You’ll be able to enable Spotlight feature by heading to Settings > Personalization > Background and selecting “Spotlight Collection” in the “Background” drop-down menu, as shown in the screenshot above.

That’s it. This will allow you to have a Bing images slideshow going on your desktop and it works automatically.

Currently, the feature is not working in the preview builds, but Microsoft is expected to enable it sometime later this year.

Theme-aware splash screen


Windows 10 is getting support for the theme aware splash screen that will appear when a UWP program is launching. For example, you will notice the new theme-aware splash screen when launching Microsoft Store, Groove Music, Settings, etc.

Currently, the splash screen focuses on Windows 10’s accent colour with the logo of the app in the center, but that will change soon.



In a future release, modern apps will match the system theme (dark or light), which should make the apps launching experience itself look much cleaner and consistent when using light or dark mode.



Microsoft has already enabled theme aware live tiles in the Windows 10 Start Menu and the feature is now heading to splash screen of your favourite apps.

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windows spotlight

Hi Leland,

Windows Spotlight is a nifty feature in Windows 10. It can downloads pictures and advertisements from Bing and then displays them on your lock screen. Besides, you can mark whether you wish to see more or less images of a similar type.

To sort out your concern, simply follow the steps provided below:

• Go to privacy settings:
  
• Background apps turn on
  
• For spottlight setting app must be on.
  
• You can now use spottlight in personalisation tab.

We also suggest to re-register your Windows Spotlight by following the steps provided by
Kapil Arya MVP on this
link.

Should you need further information, don't hesitate to contact us.

Regards.

 

Lockscreen wallpaper (windows spotlight) on desktop

The question was clearly mentioned on how to set Windows Spotlight wallpapers as desktop wallpapers. Please understand the question before answering!

 

Windows Spotlight on the lock screen

Hi,

There are multiple causes on why you're encountering this issue. To further troubleshoot the issue, we suggest that you disable and re-enable Spotlight. Simply follow the steps below:

• Right-click on the desktop and open Personalize.
• Open Lock Screen tab.
• Under Background, switch from Windows Spotlight to a Picture or the Slideshow.
• Click OK and close the Window.
• Now Log off and log in.
• Navigate to Lock screen and enable Windows Spotlight again.

Let us know how it works.