- Local time
- 4:20 AM
- Posts
- 22
- Location
- Washington, the "Evergreen" State
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro (Build TBA)
Lock Screen Spotlight images are not refreshing daily. I have to manually force them using some of the instructions in the Lifewire article here: How to Fix It When Windows Spotlight Is Not Working on Windows 10 (lifewire.com).
I disable Lock screen Spotlight in the Personalization page by choosing "Picture", reboot, then run the set of DOS commands (fixing the forward slash errors, of course) and then the PowerShell command. Reboot, turn Lock Screen Spotlight back on, then reboot again before the images reappear. I usually have to repeat this procedure twice before I see a favorable result.
Why isn't this happening automatically? Does Windows 11 have a different refresh rate than Windows 10; i.e., a weekly refresh rate or some other frequency instead of daily? Is there some kind of registry entry I can modify (or add)? I'm not a programmer but "I know enough to be dangerous," as the old saying goes.
I disable Lock screen Spotlight in the Personalization page by choosing "Picture", reboot, then run the set of DOS commands (fixing the forward slash errors, of course) and then the PowerShell command. Reboot, turn Lock Screen Spotlight back on, then reboot again before the images reappear. I usually have to repeat this procedure twice before I see a favorable result.
Why isn't this happening automatically? Does Windows 11 have a different refresh rate than Windows 10; i.e., a weekly refresh rate or some other frequency instead of daily? Is there some kind of registry entry I can modify (or add)? I'm not a programmer but "I know enough to be dangerous," as the old saying goes.
- Windows Build/Version
- Windows 11 Professional Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2715)
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro (Build TBA)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY: Custom-Built Frankenstein
- CPU
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Series2 24 Core (8P+16E) 3.7GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WiFi
- Memory
- Corsair Vengeance 128GB RGB DDR 5 6400 (two 2x64GB Kits)
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI Ventus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (I want a 5070 after they drop in price)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 4K UHD UN65MU8000 (65" Smart TV)
- Screen Resolution
- 3840 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- OS Drive 1 (Windows 11 Pro): MSI Spatium M580 2TB 3D NAND (SLC Cache/TLC Core) PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 Frozr SSD w/Cooling Radiator •–• Storage Drives: WD Black SN850X 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD w/Heatsink + Seagate Skyhawk 2TB 7200 RPM SATA-III 6 Gb/s SSHD + WD Red Pro NAS 20TB 7200 RPM SATA-III 6 Gb/s HDD + Seagate Exos X20 20TB 7200 RPM SATA-III 6Gb/s HDD + Seagate 4TB 5400 RPM SCSI USB 3.1 HDD •—• OS Drive 2 (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS): WD Black Performance 512GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (Booted from BIOS - Completely Separated from Windows Boot Manager) •–• Storage Drive: Corsair MP600 Core XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 3D NAND QLC M.2 SSD
- PSU
- Corsair HX-1200i 80 Plus Platinum (1,200 Watts)
- Case
- Fractal Design Pop XL Air RGB Black TG ATX High-Airflow Steel Tower with updated be!Quiet Light Wings 140mm PMW High Speed ARGB Fans
- Cooling
- Cooler Master MasterLiquid ARGB 360mm AIO with updated be!Quiet Light Wings 120mm PMW High Speed ARGB Fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech K360 Mini Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo
- Internet Speed
- >940 Mbp/s Down and >115 Mbp/s Up
- Browser
- Brave (64-bit) for its low profile and resource usage / Firefox (64-bit) (default) for YouTube and other helpful extensions / MS Edge (only because some gov't sites don't play well with other browsers and Google Chrome may as well be a virus because you can't completely get rid of non-Enterprise versions of it without major registry surgery once installed)
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender (Just as effective as, if not more effective than 3rd party software, but nowhere near as customizable)
- Other Info
- Sony STR-AZ1000ES 8-channel A/V Receiver w/ Atmos Speakers:
Jamo S 803 (Front L/R) 57-26 kHz 80W RMS;
Jamo Concert Series C9 CEN II (Center) 55-24 KHz 50W RMS;
Jamo S 8 ATM (Front L/R Height) 31.5-24 kHz 140W RMS;
Jamo S 801 (Rear L/R Surround) 76-26 kHz 60W RMS;
Klipsch Reference RP-1000SW (Subwoofer 1) 19-131 Hz 300W RMS;
SVS PB-1000 (Subwoofer 2) 19-270 Hz 300W RMS.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.3476)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY: Custom-Built Frankenstein
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-8700 CPU 6 Core 12 Threads 3.20 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus TUF Z370-Pro Gaming Rev 1.xx
- Memory
- Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 2733 (Faster than PC 2666) Dual Channel Mode
- Graphics card(s)
- Native iGPU from CPU's Intel 630 HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 24" P2419H HD Monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- OS: TeamGroup MP33 2TB 3D NAND TLC PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 1185 SSD; Data: WD Black 1TB 7200 RPM SATA-III 6 Gb/s HDD
- PSU
- ASRock Challenger Bronze CL-750B (750 Watts)
- Case
- Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Steel ATX Mid Tower
- Cooling
- Corsair AIO HX100 RGB Elite with upgraded silent 120mm fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech MK360 Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo
- Internet Speed
- >940 Mbp/s Down and >115 Mbp/s Up
- Browser
- Brave (default) / Firefox (64-bit) (for YouTube) / MS Edge (for government sites)
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Semi-retired 2nd Intel build from 2017. Stripped down from it's glory days, it will be repurposed into some kind of server that only needs limited resources for a home network.