Reset and Re-register Windows Spotlight in Windows 10  

@x7007

As I hadn't Reset Network Adapters in Windows 10, I also did that...and nothing changed. No Spotlight!

Just FWIW these are the steps I followed (in a form of a PowerShell script) to reset the damn thing

Code:

### Set the Lock Screen Background to 'Picture'
start ms-settings:lockscreen

Pause

Disable-NetAdapter -Name 'Wi-Fi'
Pause
Enable-NetAdapter -Name 'Wi-Fi'

Pause

### Reset Windows Spotlight
Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets" -Recurse -Force | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force
Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings" -Recurse -Force | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force

Pause

### Re-register Windows Spotlight and Windows Store
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | where { $_.Name -match "ContentDeliveryManager|WindowsStore" } | foreach { Add-AppxPackage "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register} 

Write-Host 'The system should be restarted to complete the operation.'
Pause
Restart-Computer -Force

and it's still not working!!!
So if you come up with an a idea like you said, about any non-properly starting services...please post it here!

x7007 said:

I've found 2 more things. don't even need to restart

just Re-Register with the command

Then go C:\Users\youruser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Sett ings

Delete any files there. go back to Spotlight and change it to something else and back couple of times, you'll get new pictures 1st or 2nd time after changing and then bing and spotlight would work.. For me it keeps stop working and this is instant fixing it even without restart. I still didn't find exactly what causing it. on my laptop and other desktop it keeps working, but I almost never restart them and network is always on there, compare to my main desktop.

Nope....nothing! Thanks anyways

ddelo said:

Nope....nothing! Thanks anyways

ddelo said:

I've found something interesting.

When using any other language than ENGLISH United States BING WON'T SHOW THE "What you Like"

As soon I changed from say English Philippines and removing C:\Users\X7007\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Setting s\Settings.Dat file, as soon I change from Spotlight to Picture and back to spotlight and Lock the screen the picture changed and the What you like came back.

So it's something with the Languages. if you use other languages it could maybe not support something from the Bing servers.

ksio89 said:

In my case Windows Spotlight entry is missing from Background dropdown list, and as consequence there's no Assets folder either. Already applied your batch file and rebooted, but nothing. Shall I create my own thread to request help on that?

Hello mate,

Since your issue may get pretty involved, it would be best to create a new separate thread for it.