Fix Windows 10 Lock Screen Not Changing

WindowsI have my PCs all set to share settings via OneDrive; I like this as it means I have a unifed theme everywhere, but when a problem occurs, it occurs everywhere.

his particular issue, is that I use Windows Spotlight for images on the lock screen and it became stuck on one image a while ago. After recently installing a new PC and having them same problem there as on other machines, I finally decided to fix the issue.

This was a fairly straightforward fix for me, but others report various fixes not working.

I found the fix which worked for me on Driver Easy and am reposting here, so I can easily find it again in future if necessary.

To fix the issue by re-registering Windows Spotlight, perform the following steps:

Use Run As Administrator to launch Command Prompt, click Yes when prompted by UAC (User Account Control) and type the following command:

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

Press Enter and wait for the command to run; this might take a few minutes to complete:

Command Prompt: dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealthdism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

In the Command Prompt window type the following:

sfc /scannow

Hit enter and wait for the command to complete:

Command Prompt: sfc /scannowsfc /scannow

Either type powershell or launch a PowerShell window and type the following:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like “*SystemApps*”} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

Hit enter and wait for the PowerShell command to finish (this may take a while) and generate several errors which can be ignored:

PowerShellGet-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like “*SystemApps*”} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

I’ve found I need to wait a few minutes for the fix to take effect, but I don’t need to do anything else before the Windows Spotlight image starts to change.

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