NOTHING WORKS!

Question

Ever since the last damned update the windows spotlight on my lock screen does not work. I have tried every damned suggestion under the sun and it's USELESS. WTH Microsoft??? You force an update to fix one issue that completely screws up something else??? I SWORE I would NEVER go to Apple, but I am starting to rethink that! THIS IS TOTAL BS!

Answer 1

Welcome Marcelle,

I understand how frustrating it can be when Windows Spotlight on your lock screen stopped working after a recent Windows update and that the troubleshooting steps you've tried so far have not resolved the issue. 

To troubleshoot the issue, please go through the steps below  

Option 1: Re-register Windows Spotlight components  

• Open Windows Terminal (Admin) 
• Run: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} 

Option 2: Reset Spotlight assets  

• Press Windows + R 
• Enter:  %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState  
• Rename the folders Assets and Settings by adding .old to each folder name 
• Restart the PC 

Option 3: Temporarily switch lock screen personalization  

• Go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen 
• Change Windows Spotlight to Picture 
• Restart the PC 
• Change it back to Windows Spotlight 

Option 4: Check system files  

• Open Command Prompt (Admin) 
• Run: sfc /scannow 
• After it completes, run: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth  

Option 5: Install any pending cumulative updates  

• Go to Settings > Windows Update 
• Check for updates and install any available patches 
• Restart the device 

I hope the steps above help you deal with your issue.  

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