Windows Spotlight
{{Short description|Wallpaper image application}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2023}}{{Infobox software
| screenshot = Windows Spotlight on Windows 11 with black background.png
| caption = Lock screen of a Windows 11 PC with Windows Spotlight shown on a black background
| developer = Microsoft
| replaces = Windows 8 metro style lock screen
| operating system = Windows 10, Windows 11 by Microsoft
| genre = Lock screen slideshow service
}}
{{Windows 10}}
Windows Spotlight is a feature included with Windows 10 and Windows 11 which downloads images and advertisements from Bing and displays them as background wallpapers on the lock screen. In 2017, Microsoft began adding location information for many of the photographs.
Technical details
Windows Spotlight images are provided by Windows' Content Delivery Manager. New ones are shown every 1–2 days. Downloaded images are stored in JPEG format on the computer.{{cite web |last=Srivastav |first=Divyanshu |date=2022-04-21 |title=How to download Windows spotlight images in 3 easy steps? |url=https://cyberblogforu.com/how-to-download-windows-spotlight-wallpapers/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Cyber Blog}} If the Content Delivery Manager has no new picture to display, a default image is used. This default fallback image can be changed.{{Cite web |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/personalize-your-lock-screen-81dab9b0-35cf-887c-84a0-6de8ef72bea0 |title=Personalize your lock screen |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=February 18, 2023}}
References
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External links
{{Bing}}
{{Microsoft Windows components}}