Windows 10: Windows Spotlight Question

Hi Brink thanks for replying.

Yeah I do have that setting enabled.

 

Just realised. When I lock my screen now, on Spotlight normally you are supposed to get an option to like or dislike the picture. Since I reset my PC yesterday I don't have that option and there's no files at all in the Assets folder.

Is there a way to run a troubleshooter for Spotlight?

 

You should only see the like/dislike type questions when you lock the computer (Win+L), and not on the lock screen at startup.

About all you can do is reset Windows Spotlight.

Reset and Re-register Windows Spotlight in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

If that doesn't help, then you could try fixing it with a repair install.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Yes, that does work, I said earlier in this thread...

 

Sorry for being thick here but using the Media Creation tool and following this page:

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

I've selected Upgrade this PC now..thats correct right?

 

You're not being thick, just cautious. There are several alternative methods described in that tutorial, so it's understandable you may feel a little confused. The one you are using is described by Step 6.
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Step 6

 

Many thanks for the reply Bree. I'm on Windows 10 Pro.

I've noticed since I had the hiccup with my graphics card and I did a reset of Windows, I seen to be getting reliability history errors regarding updating of certain apps so hopefully this will solve everything

 

That was Strange. It wouldn't allow me to select what I want to change. Going to try the Reset option again in Recovery and see if that helps.

 

That didn't help either. I'm going to try the Iso from Media Creation tool. I'm a bit perplexed as to why it never gave me the option to keep my files though as, according to the walkthrough, if it doesn't do that then I have the wrong version but I'm on Windows 10 Pro post creators update. Very confused right now

 

Well it took a couple of months following a reinstallation of Windows but it's not working again. Funnily enough it works when you are logged into Windows and the images change straight away if you don't like them etc but on boot up the login screen is the default cave picture. The setting to enable the lock screen background as the sign in screen is enabled too. Perplexed as to why it's suddenly stopped working as it was working fine in the morning and then on the evening when I came back from work it defaulted to a non SL picture.

 

Hello Antjac, *Smile

If you haven't already, you might see if setting the lock screen to use a picture, restart, and set the lock screen to use Windows Spotlight again may toggle it to work again at startup.

 

Ah didn't think you could do that. How does that work.

Many thanks this forum is so nice

 

The tutorial below can show you how to change the lock screen background. Hope it helps.

*Arrow Change Lock Screen Background in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

 

I have the same issue as @AntJac, the lock screen is set for Spotlight, and 'Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen' is turned on. When I lock the screen (say with Winkey+L) the Spotlight picture is shown and is used on the sign-in screen too. When I restart the PC it shows whatever is the current selection for the lock screen if it were set to 'Picture'. Spotlight is working in all other respects and regularly changes the picture.

No amount of changing the lock screen to Spotlight and signing out or restarting seems to be able to change this behaviour. It seems to literally 'Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen' - ie. whatever is selected for the lock screen in 'Picture', despite the fact that the lock screen is actually set to 'Spotlight' and not 'Picture'. I'm on Creators Update 15063.502.

 

Thanks very much Brink. I tried that to no avail and just done another re-register of the app to see if that sparks it back into life. I will leave my PC on for around about an hour now to see if it will set it as the lock screen as before i literally left it a few minutes before rebooting following a re-registeirng.

Following this re-registering i locked my PC and the image changed straight away from the default Spotlight airplane pic to another image. Does it take a while for it to "transfer" so to speak to the lock screen? I imagine if this does not work then an in-place repair installation of Windows is my final go to *Sad

Edit: I am also on 15063.502. It was literally working fine until the evening yesterday. It was working fine on the morning before i went to work.

Many thanks
Anthony