Windows 10: Windows Spotlight not working on Windows 11

Hi!I have Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2; build#: 26100.2033 on a corporate DELL 5521 notebook and the Windows Spotlight feature stopped working around May 2024.Since that whenever I try to activate the feature to have nice and backgrounds on the lock/login screen as before, it keeps only showing the default blue-colored background.I searched the internet and I have tried all hints to reset the Spotlight: by turning on/off, deleting the "Assets" folder and the settings.dat&roaming.lck, using PowerShell to re-initialize the ContentDeliveryManagerEven I have asked ChatGPT...No luck.What could

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Windows spotlight not work!!

Yes friend all these steps working for me.check these path , first path for check : C:\Windows\Web\Screen (find the stuck image and rename it) , or second path " C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\ " at this path you will se two main folders check all these folder at all and you will find the image there.Rename or delete the image stuck only.After re-register again the spotlight and wait after some restart.Something last i had the same problem and delete the registry folder "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Creative\S-1-5-21-1367095634-179868200-954147944-1001" and do a restart after all these step the spotlight download again new images and start working again.Please make a backup first at register.before delete everything.

 

Windows spotlight not work!!

Greetings to mitsaras78 and to everyone in this forum!

I am new here and I have the same problem as stated in this thread. I tried deleting the mentioned folders (with and without emptying recycle bin) and then "reset-re-register-windows-spotlight-windows" manually with admin Powershell or with the .bat file provided. I followed the suggested steps, but no success, I am stuck with the same spotlight background and no "like what you see?" option or tips showing up. For some unknown reason, sometimes a error message shows up when I "reset-re-register-windows-spotlight-windows", other times this step works without showing errors .

Is the procedure suggested by mitsaras78 safe? I am a bit reluctant in testing this since it requires deleting system files and files in hidden folders. Has this been tested and has this worked as a permanet solution for anyone? Any recommendations for trying this?

 

Spotlight NOT WORKING in Windows 11

Ok everyone. I found a great tutorial about how to fix Windows Spotlight in the lockscreen. And yes, it is on Windows 11 Pro.

It helped me and my Windows Spotlight finally works again!

Nevertheless to say that you must follow each point as described. For some people will work, for some others, probably won't, but you may have a try.

How to Fix Spotlight Not Working in Windows 11? [Ultimate Guide] - MiniTool Partition Wizard

Follow each step, even if you don't have Bitdefender installed - some issues comes from there -.

* Use admin rights to run PowerShell as well as CMD