Windows Spotlight is a feature included with
Windows 10 and
Windows 11 which downloads images and advertisements from
Bing and displays them as background
wallpapers on the
lock screen. In 2017, Microsoft began adding location information for many of the photographs.
Technical details
Windows Spotlight images are provided by Windows' Content Delivery Manager. New ones are shown every 1–2 days. Once downloaded; spotlight images are stored on the computer. If the Content Delivery Manager has no new picture to display, a default image is used. This default fallback image can be changed.[1]
Photo locations
Photo location information is made available to the computer user.[2] The images typically depict identifiable, well-known locations such as famous historical or natural landmarks and rarely show any human beings. Location information is occasionally provided, while photo credits are typically not. The following subjects have been featured (alphabetical by continent):
Windows Spotlight is a feature included with
Windows 10 and
Windows 11 which downloads images and advertisements from
Bing and displays them as background
wallpapers on the
lock screen. In 2017, Microsoft began adding location information for many of the photographs.
Technical details
Windows Spotlight images are provided by Windows' Content Delivery Manager. New ones are shown every 1–2 days. Once downloaded; spotlight images are stored on the computer. If the Content Delivery Manager has no new picture to display, a default image is used. This default fallback image can be changed.[1]
Photo locations
Photo location information is made available to the computer user.[2] The images typically depict identifiable, well-known locations such as famous historical or natural landmarks and rarely show any human beings. Location information is occasionally provided, while photo credits are typically not. The following subjects have been featured (alphabetical by continent):