Solved Where have the nice startup photos and info gone? Replaced with a boring blue squiggle.


Trapperr

Trapperr

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All of a sudden my startup screen has started showing the boring blue screen instead of the nice photos it did before. I have looked at this forum and the Personalization section of the settings. but have not found how to get this back.
Any suggestions?
 
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@Trapperr

And here's ten points just for filling out your computer specs. :-)
 

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BruceR said:
See Change Lock Screen Background to Spotlight, Picture, or Slideshow in Windows 11
Click to expand...
Thank you for the link, however I do not have a clue as to what I should do. Why on earth do I have to go through all these instructions (Which I will probably mess up) when I didn't ask for the photos to be removed? An old phrase it is but here it is very appropriate; 'If it aint busted don't fix it.' The photos that I liked and were shown are not in any of my 'photo' folders, they were, I assume, in a folder or in a download/update/????
I am not going to start playing with the registry, so I must, I assume, say goodbye to those nice photos.

Also thanks for the 10 points Ghot.
 

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    Win 11Pro 24H2
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    PC/Desktop
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    Self Build 2025
    CPU
    AMD Ryzensets 5 7600X
    Motherboard
    MSI Pro B850-P WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gforce RTX 360
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2460 [Monitor] (24.0"vis, October 2019)
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    1 Internal 5 External
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    ENERMAX REvolution 850W
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    Be quiet Pure Base 600
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    Thermalright Assassin X 120R
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Trapperr said:
Thank you for the link, however I do not have a clue as to what I should do. Why on earth do I have to go through all these instructions (Which I will probably mess up) when I didn't ask for the photos to be removed? An old phrase it is but here it is very appropriate; 'If it aint busted don't fix it.' The photos that I liked and were shown are not in any of my 'photo' folders, they were, I assume, in a folder or in a download/update/????
I am not going to start playing with the registry, so I must, I assume, say goodbye to those nice photos.

Also thanks for the 10 points Ghot.
Click to expand...
All you need to do is open the settings app. Select personalisation on the left, then Lock Screen. Then personalise your lock screen and make sure it's on Windows spotlight. It can take some time to kick in.
You can have the same on the desktop if you select Background instead of Lock Screen. There is a bug in that it sometimes opens the Lock Screen
to that default screen. Rebooting fixes it temporarily.


Snipaste_2025-03-28_22-30-35.webp
 

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    Defender
Today I got a nice photo on the lock screen again, so maybe the problem was the bug. I don't think I changed any settings in personalization when I looked through the options but hey, it's back (y):-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build 2025
    CPU
    AMD Ryzensets 5 7600X
    Motherboard
    MSI Pro B850-P WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gforce RTX 360
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2460 [Monitor] (24.0"vis, October 2019)
    Hard Drives
    1 Internal 5 External
    PSU
    ENERMAX REvolution 850W
    Case
    Be quiet Pure Base 600
    Cooling
    Thermalright Assassin X 120R
    Keyboard
    Logi K540
    Mouse
    Logi M310
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
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