Windows Spotlight -- Capturing those possible !!

jimbo45 · 18 Jan 2021

Hi folks
particularly on latest versions of Windows spotlight logon / locking screens have some brilliant images

I rather like this serene looking one (on latest dev preview build) but I've seen loads of gorgeous images at logon.

Windows Spotlight -- Capturing those possible !!-screenshot_20210118_161137.png

Is there any way to capture these and use perhaps as wallpaper / slideshow theme or whatever later.

I think most of these are "Royalty free" so shouldn't be a licensing issue provided these are used only as Windows backgrounds etc.

Cheers
jimbo

Berton · 18 Jan 2021

I have a shortcut/icon on the Desktop that goes to C:\Users\Bert\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalSta te\Assets, file names are rather long non-descriptive and a lot of small sizes but most over about 250KB are decent images.

For some reason this part of that path has an unwanted space in it after posting: LocalSta te

Brink · 18 Jan 2021

Hello Jimbo,

In addition: Find and Save Windows Spotlight Background Images in Windows 10

Bree · 18 Jan 2021

In addition, I like to add the information about each image I save to its metadata.

Get More Information about Windows Spotlight Image in Windows 10

jimbo45 · 18 Jan 2021

Hi folks

Thanks everybody -- great stuff

Cheers
jimbo

Brink · 18 Jan 2021

Glad we could help mate.

IownAmoneyPit · 18 Jan 2021

@jimbo45 Windows 10 Spotlight Images has tons of spotlight images which can be helpful if you had a previous spotlight image on your computer that you wanted to keep, simply right click on any image of interest and open in new tab the resulting page will show both the wallpaper version and phone version along with the wallpaper name then download the desired image.

jimbo45 · 19 Jan 2021

IownAmoneyPit said:

@jimbo45 Windows 10 Spotlight Images has tons of spotlight images which can be helpful if you had a previous spotlight image on your computer that you wanted to keep, simply right click on any image of interest and open in new tab the resulting page will show both the wallpaper version and phone version along with the wallpaper name then download the desired image.

Thanks
Great tip

Have used some of those on Linux laptop too !!!! (bit of photoshop and .png files --anything is possible -- note for home use only to avoid "piracy / Copyright" issues -- surprising as it seems Ms actually has more money than me !!!!!!!!! if it come to nasty Court things.

Cheers
jimbo