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May 13, 2019 · I currently have an image on my lock screen of Windows laptop which I unfortunately lost the original copy of, but a copy keeps showing up as an option for the lock screen. Can I extract this image somewhere in some folder?
- First: Enable Spotlight Images on the Lockscreen
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If you've turned Spotlight images off (or you're just not sure), it's easy to turn them on again. Just click Start and then choose Settings (or hit Windows+I). On the Settings screen, click Personalization.
In the Personalization window, select the "Lock screen" tab and then on the Background drop-down menu, choose "Windows spotlight."
After Windows has had time to save up a few Spotlight images, you can find them buried in your user folder. First, you'll need to make sure you're seeing hidden folders. In File Explorer, switch to the View tab, click "Show/hide," and then enable the "Hidden items" check box.
Next, navigate to the following folder (or just copy the path below and paste it into the File Explorer address bar):
Note that the %userprofile% part of that path automatically jumps you to the user folder for the currently logged in user (by default at C:\Users\ ). In the folder, you're going to see a whole bunch of files with long, meaningless file names and no extensions. Some of these are the image files you're looking for; many are not.
Instead of working with these files directly in the Assets folder, you're going to copy them somewhere else. Just create a new folder anywhere you like, select all files in the Assets folder (Ctrl+A is the quickest way), and then copy them to the new folder. When you do this, Windows will warn you that some of the files may be harmful to your computer. This is just because you're moving them from a system folder and Windows doesn't recognize the file types (since no extensions are assigned). Click OK to finish copying the files.
In the new folder with the copied files, you're now going to rename all the files to include a JPG extension. The easiest way to do that is with the Command Prompt. In the File Explorer window, with your new folder showing, click File > Open Command Prompt, and then choose "Open command prompt as administrator" to open the Command Prompt at your current location.
At the Command Prompt, type (or copy and paste) the following command and hit Enter:
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Jan 25, 2023 · Do you like the current lock screen background picture on Windows 10/11 PC? Here is how to save the Windows Spotlight lock screen wallpapers.
- Click View in File Explorer.
- Click Options. A Folder Options window will appear.
- Click the View tab.
- Select "Show hidden files, folders and drives" and click Apply.
Oct 12, 2017 · Windows Spotlight is a feature in Windows 10 that rotates beautiful images on your lock screen. Have you ever turned on your computer and seen an image you really liked? Did you wonder how to save that image so you could use it for your desktop background? Fortunately, it is very easy to retrieve these images. In this article I'll show you how.
May 15, 2020 · How to Find and Save Custom Lock Screen Background Images in Windows 10 The lock screen is the screen you see at startup and when you lock the computer. Users can select to use Windows Spotlight, a custom single picture, or a custom slideshow of images as their lock screen background. This tutorial will show you how to find and save custom ...
Sep 24, 2023 · The Windows 10 Spotlight feature provides beautiful backgrounds on your Lock Screen. These images are wallpaper worthy, too. Here’s how to find and save them.
