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WHERE WERE THE WINDOWS 10 LOCK SCREEN PHOTOS TAKEN?

By Razvan Mihaila
Updated Sep 5, 2023


The Windows 10 lock screen has some gorgeous images thanks to the Spotlight
feature, but where were they taken? Let's find out.



When is a lock screen more than just a lock screen? When it's got a really cool
picture on it! At least, that's the intention of the Spotlight feature on
Windows 10's lock screen. It shows you some absolutely gorgeous photos, which
creates a little extra anticipation when you unlock the computer—what cool photo
will you see this time?

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Now, if Windows isn't showing you any beautiful images on lock screen, we'll
teach you how to enable the feature. Also, we'll show you three ways how you can
find out.


HOW TO TURN ON SPOTLIGHT IMAGES

If your computer isn’t showing any images on your lock screen, a third-party app
or someone else changed your computer’s personalization settings. Fortunately,
you can easily bring the lock screen images back.

Press Windows key + I to access Windows Settings. Then, go to Personalization >
Lock screen. Extend the drop-down menu below Background and choose the Windows
spotlight option.



If you don’t notice the change right away, there’s no need to worry. It will
take your system a few returns to the lock screen until it stores enough images
as cache data.

Now that you’ve enabled the spotlight images, let’s take a look at how you can
find out where were the pictures taken.




1. CLICK “LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?”

Unless you’ve paused Windows updates for a long time, you can easily check where
the photo is from. When you're on the lock screen, you'll see Like what you see?
in the top-right corner. Just hover your cursor over that, and it'll tell you
where it was taken. Simple.

If you don't see this when you mouse over the text, then make sure to get the
latest update. If you missed the chance to find out where the photos were taken
when you were on the lock screen, you could use one of the next two methods.




2. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH THE IMAGES ON YOUR COMPUTER

You can also reverse image search the lock screen images to find their source.
The lock screen images are stored in your system, but Microsoft hides them
pretty well, so you will have to do some digging.



To show the hidden folder on your device, open File Explorer, then click the
View tab. There, select Option to open the Folder Options menu. Click the View
tab and select Show hidden files folders, and drives.



Now, we need to find the folder containing the lock screen photos. For this,
navigate to This PC > (C:) > Users > UserName > AppData > Local > Packages >
Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy > LocalState > Assets.
You should see files without any extensions.




Now, not every file is a lock screen image. Your best bet to find the right
images is to copy the biggest files. To arrange the files by size, go
right-click within the File Explorer window and click Sort by > Size.

Once you arrange them by size, copy one of the files to another folder and add
.JPG to its name so that you can open it with an image viewer. If you want to
check out every image, you should copy all of them into a separate folder and
use PowerToys to batch rename them.

If you haven’t installed PowerToys, you can batch rename the files using Command
Prompt. Once you rename them, you’ll notice that only a few images have
thumbnails.

You can delete the images without thumbnails as these are just app icons. If you
can’t see any thumbnails, you should make Windows show thumbnails.

Then, you can go through the images until you find the ones that you like. The
easiest way to find out more information about them is to do a reverse image
search, either using Google Image or one of the best alternatives to Google's
reverse image search.





3. USE THE SPOTLIGHT WALLPAPERS APP

Spotlight Wallpapers is a free Windows app you can use to find and download lock
screen photos. If you want to find out where a Spotlight photo was taken, you
will have to download and reverse-search it.

If you select Bing, click the Info button to find where the photo was taken. You
can use the app to manage wallpapers both for Bing and Spotlight. You can set
one of the photos as a lock screen or wallpaper using the button from the
bottom-right corner.





FIND WHERE THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN WITHIN A FEW CLICKS

Now you can find out where the lock screen photos were taken in Windows 10. As
discussed, you can click "Like what you see?" on the lock screen, search for
Spotlight files, or use a Microsoft app. Even if you're stuck in the office, you
can start your working day with a beautiful view using the Spotlight Wallpapers
app.



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About The Author
Razvan Mihaila (373 Articles Published)


Razvan has always been passionate about technology, which led him to graduate
with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Having left the corporate world, he
joined the MUO team in 2021. Now, he focuses on troubleshooting guides and tips
that improve the experience readers have with their devices.


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