[Tip] Set Windows Spotlight Collection Wallpapers on Windows 11 Desktop
Windows Spotlight or Spotlight Collection feature is an exclusive feature present in Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. A user can set Windows Spotlight as background on the Lock Screen and Windows shows random wallpaper as the Lock Screen background which automatically changes at regular intervals. You can consider it as a slideshow of cool wallpapers selected by Microsoft.
All these background images are provided by Microsoft. Most of the times, you get awesome nature wallpapers as the background on your Lock Screen.
Now the good news is that Microsoft has added support for Windows Spotlight wallpapers on Windows 11 Desktop. So now you can enjoy Lock Screen spotlight images as wallpapers on your Desktop.
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Initially the feature was under development and testing phase and Microsoft introduced the feature in Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22518. Now Microsoft has started rolling out Windows Spotlight feature to public stable version of Windows 11 via Windows Updates.
If your Windows 11 device is up to date i.e. all available updates have been installed, you might already have received the feature.
In this article, we’ll tell you how to set and apply Lock Screen’s Spotlight wallpapers on Windows 11 Desktop.
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How to Set Windows Spotlight Wallpapers on Windows 11 Desktop
To get Windows Spotlight images on your Desktop, you’ll need to enable the feature using Settings app as mentioned in following steps:
1. Press WIN+I keys together to launch Settings app. You can also open Settings app from Start Menu.
2. Now click on “Personalization” section in left-side pane and then click on “Background” option in right-side pane.
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3. Now click on the drop-down box given next to “Personalize your background” option. You’ll see a new option “Windows Spotlight“.
Select this option and get ready to enjoy Windows Spotlight wallpapers on your Desktop.
Changing or Switching Wallpaper in Windows Spotlight Feature
Once you apply Windows Spotlight wallpaper on your Windows 11 Desktop, you see a new icon “Learn about this picture” automatically added on Desktop.
You can double-click on the icon and it’ll open Bing Search results about the wallpaper in Microsoft Edge web browser.
You can right-click on the Desktop icon and select various options as mentioned below:
- Open
- Switch to next picture
- I like this picture
- Not a fan of this picture
Open is the default option which opens information about the current wallpaper image in Edge as mentioned above.
“Switch to next picture” option can be used to immediately change the current wallpaper and apply a different image as background.
“I like this picture” and “Not a fan of this picture” options can be used to provide your feedback to Microsoft about the current wallpaper image.
Removing “Learn About This Picture” Icon from Windows 11 Desktop
Microsoft has not provided any option to delete the “Learn about this picture” icon from the Desktop. If you right-click on the icon, you don’t get Delete option. Pressing Delete key on the keyboard also doesn’t work.
The icon is pinned to Windows 11 Desktop and can not be removed. Don’t worry! Following article contains a Registry method which will help you in getting rid of the icon:
[Tip] Remove “Learn About This Picture” Icon from Windows 11 Desktop
In my opinion, the icon is not distracting and you can move it anywhere on the Desktop.
Disabling Windows Spotlight Wallpaper Feature on Windows 11 Desktop
If you don’t like the random wallpapers on Windows 11 Desktop, you can restore your desired wallpaper using the Settings app again.
1. Press WIN+I keys together to launch Settings app again.
2. Click on “Personalization” section in left-side pane and then click on “Background” option in right-side pane.
3. Now click on the drop-down box given next to “Personalize your background” option and select desired option such as Picture, Solid color, Slideshow.
It’ll restore your selected wallpaper or solid color background on Windows 11 Desktop.
If you haven’t received the Windows Spotlight Collection feature yet in your Windows 11 device, wait for some time and it’ll be enabled soon. The upcoming Windows 11 22H2 feature update will also come with the Spotlight Collection built-in.
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I wish they added this feature to Windows 10 as well.
maybe you can play with this feature using this registry key :
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}