Windows Spotlight Not Updating

29.07.2019

Windows Spotlight can displays your cool Bing wallpapers on a daily basis and advertising on the lock screen automatically in Windows 10, and it is available in all desktop editions. However, a few users have enabled the feature in Setting app but report that it is not working at all on their Surface Pro tablet or other computer. If you also face the same problem, try the tips to resolve it.

How to fix the Windows Spotlight Not Working In Lock screen of Windows 10
Note: The feature requires your tablet or computer to have Internet connection, so Windows can download or get new Spotlight image for your lock screen.
By using built-in Troubleshooters
* Right click on the Start menu, and select Control Panel.
* Go to Troubleshooting > View all, click Advanced option, check Apply repairs automatically box, and click Next.
* The troubleshooter will identify problems and resolve them. If it need to have administrator permissions, click Try troubleshooting as an administrator.

If it still doesn’t take any effects, try another method by File Explorer.
* Turn off Windows Spotlight temporarily
Click on Start menu, open the Setting app, go to Personalization > Lock screen > Background, and set the background to Picture or Slideshow instead of Windows Spotlight.
* Open File Explorer, in its Ribbon UI, go to View tab, and check “Hidden items” box.
* In your system root drive, navigate to the location below:

(The Package ID may be arbitrary value)
And delete everything inside the Assets folder.
* Then return to Setting app and re-enable Windows Spotlight feature and check if it is fine.

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Hi,

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I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I would suggest you to follow the steps and check:

  1. Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
  2. Click File > Run New Task
  3. Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  4. Type CMD
  5. Type the following 4 commands at the CMD prompt:
    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
    sfc /scannow
    powershell
    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like '*SystemApps*'} Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register '$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml'}
  6. Close the CMD window

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This doesn't help.

Scp 895 containment breach. Done everything, including a restart, but Spotlight doesn't give me another picture than the red plane.

When I select Picture, and switch back to Spotlight, I get the turning thing for a second, but still the same picture.

Another PC on my work, with Windows 10 Enterprise works fine, gives me everyday another Bing picture. And that one also has an option on the lockscreen 'Like what you see?'. My Surface Pro 3 doesn't have that option.

Very frustrating this.

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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I would suggest you to follow the steps and check:

  1. Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
  2. Click File > Run New Task
  3. Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  4. Type CMD
  5. Type the following 4 commands at the CMD prompt:
    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
    sfc /scannow
    powershell
    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like '*SystemApps*'} Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register '$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml'}
  6. Close the CMD window

Check to see if the issue is resolved. If not, restart the PC.

Keep us posted on the status of the issue and we’ll be glad to help.

this does not fix the spotlight problem but fixed mail & calendar not launching for another user on the same laptop. The other user's spotlight is ok but the current user can't change image

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I'm the only user on this Surface.

Haven't tried another user.

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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I would suggest you to follow the steps and check:

  1. Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
  2. Click File > Run New Task
  3. Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  4. Type CMD
  5. Type the following 4 commands at the CMD prompt:
    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
    sfc /scannow
    powershell
    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like '*SystemApps*'} Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register '$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml'}
  6. Close the CMD window

Check to see if the issue is resolved. If not, restart the PC.

Keep us posted on the status of the issue and we’ll be glad to help.

Does not work, my primary user does not change image. Another user on the same laptop works.

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Hello Microsoft, no reaction anymore.

It's ridiculous that this still isn't solved.

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Mine does the same thing; stuck on the red plane image.

my previous surface pro 4 (returned due to a bulge on the screen) was updating images fine!

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Hi Nam,

Thank you for the update.

Build 14257 is the latest build for PC. I would request you to update to the latest build and check if it helps.

Updating

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