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Sunday, April 19, 2020 9:57 PM
The fixed suggest there does not work.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-fix-windows-spotlight-stuck-same-image-windows-10Another version was How to fix Windows Spotlight Lock screen errors on Windows 10
Played around with this and put the resetting Spotlight settings in the middle. But no progress.
Microsoft has document Configure Windows Spotlight on the lock screen In Windows 10, version 1607, the lock screen background does not display if you disable the Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing setting in This PC > Properties > Advanced system settings > Performance settings > Visual Effects, or if you enable the Group Policy setting Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Desktop Windows Manager > Do not allow windows animations.
Checked the first and set the second to disable.
These policies are in the User Configuration \Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content path in the Group Policy Management Console, and in the User Configuration \Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content path in the Local Group Policy Editor.
Nothing in Cloud Content is enabled. The Do not allow windows animations was change to disable earlier.
In addition to the specific policy settings for Windows Spotlight, administrators can replace Windows Spotlight with a selected image using the Group Policy setting Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Force a specific default lock screen image (Windows 10 Enterprise and Education).
Again nothing is configured.
Looked at Windows Spotlight/Lock screen
https://www.tenforums.com/customization/71850-windows-spotlight-lock-screen.html#post894846
Changing the app from calendar to weather did not change anything.
Fix: Windows Spotlight not Working
https://appuals.com/fix-windows-spotlight-not-working/
Step 1 already done
Step 2 metered is not on.
Step 3. Changed weather to a default location. Select lock screen mail to be none.
Step 4 Already done
Step 5 Could not find LAN Settings. Use Proxy Server is not selected.
Step 6 Another account has a picture but no change
Step 7 Could not following the instructions. However, Found System Maintenance and run it.It said it fixed Troubleshooting history is taking up disk space.
Step 8 dism /online /cleanup-image /restore health errored.
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
ran sfc /scannow again.
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like “*SystemApps*”} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Got Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it
modifies are currently in use.
error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed
Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h4txyewy.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4af127ac-167b-0003-1675-f14a7b16d601 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4af127ac-167b-0003-1675-f14a7b16d601
At line:1 char:94
+ ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.I ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
All replies (5)
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 2:10 PM ✅Answered
The gray issue is because the Microsoft Spotlight does not immediately select a picture. Had to wait for the picture to appear. The picture not changing and blurry picture were separate problems.
Monday, April 20, 2020 1:40 AM
Kindly check the method here and test result: “OK, I finally fixed it, this time the Reset_and_re-register_Windows_Spotlight.bat managed to fix it!
So, as a future reference:
- be sure to have "Microsoft Edge" and "Settings" apps enabled in PC Settings/Privacy/Background apps
- run that script”
https://www.tenforums.com/customization/88511-windows-spotlight-broken-not-downloading-images.html
How to Reset and Re-register Windows Spotlight in Windows 10
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/82156-reset-re-register-windows-spotlight-windows-10-a.html
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Monday, April 20, 2020 3:30 AM
Microsoft Edge and Settings apps are enabled in Settings/Privacy/Background Apps
Microsoft Store is enabled in Settings/Privacy/Background Apps
Set Lock Screen to picture
Clicked on download to download run reset_and_re_register_Windows_Spotlight.
Did not have to unblock. Ran the .bat file
Rebooted computer.
Went to Settings, Personalization, Lock Screen and set back to Microsoft Spotlight.
Still see gray background with time, Sunday and April 19.
Selecting lock gives blue background with white tinted blue box for entering the password.
During logon the picture selection shows.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 5:59 PM
Updated Windows 10 to 1909.
Picture now shows the Microsoft Spotlight default picture of lake in mountains with red backpack.
Retried the fix from tenforums but no change.
Going to lock screen show blurred picture of default picture
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 7:50 PM
Found that the Microsoft Spotlight picture did change.
The blurry lock screen was solved by procedure found on