Windows Spotlight not working.

Question

My windows spotlight hasn't been working/changing for a while now. It has been stuck on the default wallpaper. Any ways to combat this issue would be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

Good day JoyceAmiwero! I am glad to be able to provide assistance to you today. I understand that Windows Spotlight is not working on your PC. Kindly check and try steps below and see how it goes for you.

• Press Windows key + R and this will open up the run box
• Type in cmd and press Enter or click OK
• Copy and paste the commands the command below

DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets"

DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings"

• Press Windows key + X and click on Windows Powershell (Admin)
• Copy and paste the command below

Get-AppxPackage -allusers *ContentDeliveryManager* | foreach {Add-AppxPackage "$($_.InstallLocation)\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode -register }

• Restart your PC after doing the above and check/monitor again Windows Spotlight if it will be back to normal

You can also check out the links below for reference.

https://www.lifewire.com/fix-windows-spotlight-...

https://www.wintips.org/fix-windows-spotlight-n...

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-fix-windows-...

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Regards,

Paul R.

Answer 2

I tried this method and it worked. Thanks

Answer 3

Hello,

See if this fix helps you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiBbSYczPA8

Let us know if this helps!