{"id":8920,"date":"2019-04-29T10:38:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T05:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=8920"},"modified":"2023-07-31T18:56:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:26:59","slug":"windows-spotlight-does-not-work-stuck-same-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-spotlight-does-not-work-stuck-same-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Spotlight does not work and stuck on the same image"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows Spotlight in Windows 10 brings to you some amazing wallpapers for the lock screen. It stores the downloaded images<\/a> in the Assets folder. It automatically rotates the lock screen wallpaper from the store folder at specified intervals.<\/p>\n

In some systems, the Windows Spotlight feature does not work and the lock screen image may get stuck on the same image for weeks or months altogether. This article tells you how to reset Windows Spotlight configuration and make the feature work correctly.<\/p>\n

Windows Spotlight does not work and stuck on the same image<\/h2>\n

First, make sure that your internet connection is not set as Metered. On metered connections<\/a>, Windows 10’s Spotlight feature stops fetching new images as a data saving measure.<\/p>\n

If your connection is not set as a metered connection and yet the problem occurs, then see if resetting the Windows Spotlight helps.<\/p>\n

Reset Windows Spotlight<\/h3>\n
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  1. Click Start \u2192 Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Lock screen<\/li>\n
  2. In the Background drop-down, select Picture<\/strong> or Slideshow<\/strong> option
    \n\"Windows<\/li>\n
  3. Open the following folder:\n
    C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\\Settings<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  4. Rename the file settings.dat<\/strong> to settings.dat.old<\/li>\n
  5. Rename the file roaming.lock<\/strong> to roaming.lock.old
    \n\"Windows<\/li>\n
  6. Now, switch to your Personalize Settings page and set the lock screen option back to Windows spotlight<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    In a few minutes, new configuration files are generated for Windows Spotlight and a new set of images are fetched into the Assets<\/strong><\/a> folder. Once done, you’ll see a preview of the current lock screen wallpaper in the Lock Screen settings page.<\/p>\n
    RELATED:<\/strong> How to Find the Current Lock Screen Image File Name in Windows 10<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
    Reinstall Content Delivery Manager<\/h3>\n
    If the above steps don’t work, then reinstall the Content Delivery Manager app package using PowerShell. Content Delivery Manager is responsible for Windows Spotlight, app suggestions, silent installs of advertised apps, and perhaps other features that Microsoft hasn’t documented.<\/p>\n