Solved Windows Spotlight stopped working, anyone else?


Interesting it just refuses to work for me, on both of my machines. It all started after updating to August update. On my main PC that is on Windows 11 and other that is on Windows 10 it doesn't work. Windows 10 machine was on July update and it worked fine, after updating it stopped working.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B550 PLUS GAMING
    Memory
    Kingston Renegade 2x8 GB 3600mhz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD RX6700XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG S27F350FHU
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850EVO 500GB SSD
    WDC 1TB 7200rpm HDD
    WDC 500GB 7200rpm HDD
    Toshiba 500gb 54000rpm HDD
    PSU
    Seasonic G12 GC-Series 850W 80+Gold
    Case
    SPAWN Gerovit LD01
    Cooling
    DeepCool AK500
    Keyboard
    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro
    Mouse
    Fantech X15
    Internet Speed
    400/200
    Browser
    Chrome

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B550 PLUS GAMING
    Memory
    Kingston Renegade 2x8 GB 3600mhz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD RX6700XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG S27F350FHU
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850EVO 500GB SSD
    WDC 1TB 7200rpm HDD
    WDC 500GB 7200rpm HDD
    Toshiba 500gb 54000rpm HDD
    PSU
    Seasonic G12 GC-Series 850W 80+Gold
    Case
    SPAWN Gerovit LD01
    Cooling
    DeepCool AK500
    Keyboard
    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro
    Mouse
    Fantech X15
    Internet Speed
    400/200
    Browser
    Chrome
I have been thinking but wouldn't disabling in gpedit well disable it as a whole ? I think there is some issue trying to connect to microsoft server ?
This may sound dumb but when it stopped working around time when (i think at that time august update was in preview) I switched my network from adsl to optic and it was around that time it stopped working on my main PC but on other it was working until updating to August update, so I have been thinking maybe something is blocking my pc from connecting to spotlight servers

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B550 PLUS GAMING
    Memory
    Kingston Renegade 2x8 GB 3600mhz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD RX6700XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG S27F350FHU
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850EVO 500GB SSD
    WDC 1TB 7200rpm HDD
    WDC 500GB 7200rpm HDD
    Toshiba 500gb 54000rpm HDD
    PSU
    Seasonic G12 GC-Series 850W 80+Gold
    Case
    SPAWN Gerovit LD01
    Cooling
    DeepCool AK500
    Keyboard
    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro
    Mouse
    Fantech X15
    Internet Speed
    400/200
    Browser
    Chrome
NeX_25 said:
I have been thinking but wouldn't disabling in gpedit well disable it as a whole ? I think there is some issue trying to connect to microsoft server ?
This may sound dumb but when it stopped working around time when (i think at that time august update was in preview) I switched my network from adsl to optic and it was around that time it stopped working on my main PC but on other it was working until updating to August update, so I have been thinking maybe something is blocking my pc from connecting to spotlight servers

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Make sure you don't have metered connection turned on by mistake. That would also prevent spotlight picture from being downloaded.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8930
    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 2060
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4k Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
It is off, I will check maybe with tomorrow's big update it will get fixed, if not just gonna use that app from store
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B550 PLUS GAMING
    Memory
    Kingston Renegade 2x8 GB 3600mhz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD RX6700XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG S27F350FHU
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850EVO 500GB SSD
    WDC 1TB 7200rpm HDD
    WDC 500GB 7200rpm HDD
    Toshiba 500gb 54000rpm HDD
    PSU
    Seasonic G12 GC-Series 850W 80+Gold
    Case
    SPAWN Gerovit LD01
    Cooling
    DeepCool AK500
    Keyboard
    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro
    Mouse
    Fantech X15
    Internet Speed
    400/200
    Browser
    Chrome
NeX_25 said:
It is off, I will check maybe with tomorrow's big update it will get fixed, if not just gonna use that app from store
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Which Build are you currently on?
It was not working on public build for a few days in August, but then MS fixed it.
When I had issues with Spotlight, I always managed to fix the problems.
Procedures to delete the settings and the assets folder content are described in many links on the web, after turning off Spotlight both for Lock screen and Background pictures. After deleting and rebooting Spotlight can be turned on again and it will populate with new pictures after some time.

www.makeuseof.com

Windows Spotlight Image Not Changing? Here's How to Fix it

Windows Spotlight works best when it's dynamically changing. If it gets stuck in a location, here's how to get it traveling again.
www.makeuseof.com www.makeuseof.com

www.thewindowsclub.com

How to reset Windows Spotlight feature in Windows 11/10

If Windows Spotlight is not working properly, then you can clean, reset & re-register Windows Spotlight feature in Windows 11/10. Learn how!
www.thewindowsclub.com www.thewindowsclub.com
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8930
    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 2060
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4k Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
Here is my build, i have done fresh install week ago, tried all of those methods with resetting spotlight but it just refuses to work
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B550 PLUS GAMING
    Memory
    Kingston Renegade 2x8 GB 3600mhz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD RX6700XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG S27F350FHU
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850EVO 500GB SSD
    WDC 1TB 7200rpm HDD
    WDC 500GB 7200rpm HDD
    Toshiba 500gb 54000rpm HDD
    PSU
    Seasonic G12 GC-Series 850W 80+Gold
    Case
    SPAWN Gerovit LD01
    Cooling
    DeepCool AK500
    Keyboard
    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro
    Mouse
    Fantech X15
    Internet Speed
    400/200
    Browser
    Chrome
NeX_25 said:
Here is my build, i have done fresh install week ago, tried all of those methods with resetting spotlight but it just refuses to work
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That is the current public Build 22621.2283, I have it on several machines and it works fine for me.
As I said I had the problems for a few days at the end of Aug on some machines, MS had a server issue, but it was fixed on Sept 4 for US and Canada.


Where are you located?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8930
    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 2060
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4k Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
Europe
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B550 PLUS GAMING
    Memory
    Kingston Renegade 2x8 GB 3600mhz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD RX6700XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG S27F350FHU
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850EVO 500GB SSD
    WDC 1TB 7200rpm HDD
    WDC 500GB 7200rpm HDD
    Toshiba 500gb 54000rpm HDD
    PSU
    Seasonic G12 GC-Series 850W 80+Gold
    Case
    SPAWN Gerovit LD01
    Cooling
    DeepCool AK500
    Keyboard
    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro
    Mouse
    Fantech X15
    Internet Speed
    400/200
    Browser
    Chrome

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8930
    CPU
    Intel I9-9900K
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 2060
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4k Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
Updated to the Moment 4 update and now it works finally, at least on desktop I am going to wait and see for lockscreen.
Anyway exact country I am in is Serbia
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B550 PLUS GAMING
    Memory
    Kingston Renegade 2x8 GB 3600mhz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD RX6700XT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG S27F350FHU
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850EVO 500GB SSD
    WDC 1TB 7200rpm HDD
    WDC 500GB 7200rpm HDD
    Toshiba 500gb 54000rpm HDD
    PSU
    Seasonic G12 GC-Series 850W 80+Gold
    Case
    SPAWN Gerovit LD01
    Cooling
    DeepCool AK500
    Keyboard
    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro
    Mouse
    Fantech X15
    Internet Speed
    400/200
    Browser
    Chrome
NeX_25 said:
Updated to the Moment 4 update and now it works finally, at least on desktop I am going to wait and see for lockscreen.
Anyway exact country I am in is Serbia
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I'm pleased to hear that (y) :-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI
Is this not working again? I have the same goddamn monkeys picking fleas for months.. had to change to manual
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Had this problem earlier in the year, and it came back. Also came on other PC, but other PC fixed within a few days and the PC I'm on now hasn't been fixed yet. I think it's a server issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Version 24H2 OS Build 26100.2605
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    iBUYPOWER/MSI
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Processor
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI
    Memory
    32 GB [16 GB X2] DDR5-5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
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