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Clean Up Previously-used Lockscreen Preview Images - Windows 8.1 PC Settings
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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 399644" data-attributes="member: 3"><p><span style="font-size: 18px">How to remove previously-used Lockscreen wallpapers from the PC Settings in Windows 8.1.</span></p><p></p><p>Open the PC Settings > PC and Devices > Lock screen.</p><p></p><p><u>Tools required:</u></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Search Everything (by VoidTools)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.voidtools.com" target="_blank">http://www.voidtools.com</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Take Ownership - <span style="color: green">SAFE TO USE</span><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/" target="_blank">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.askvg.com/add-take-ownership-option-in-file-folder-context-menu-in-windows-vista/" target="_blank">http://www.askvg.com/add-take-ownership-option-in-file-folder-context-menu-in-windows-vista/</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Extract the TakeOwnership.zip and run <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">InstallTakeOwernship.reg</span>. It will now appear in the right-click context menu. (If you do not, either restart Explorer.exe or reboot the PC).</li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red"><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> Using this tool will grant you full permissions of any files or folders, when modifying protected folders. You should take full responsibility for any damages if you misuse of Take Ownership.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red"></span></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px">How-To:</span></u></p><p>1. Launch Everything and approve the UAC prompt</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]61847[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>2. Change the Drop-down Filter to Picture</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]61845[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>3. Search "lockscreen" without quotes</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]61837[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You will see multiple entries:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__0108_0108.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__0108_0108.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__0151_0151.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__0151_0151.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__0194_0194.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__0194_0194.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__1920_1080.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__1920_1080.jpg</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LocksScreen__1920_1080.jpg</span></p><p></p><p>Duplicate entries exist as such per folder; <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen_A,</span> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen_B</span>, <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen_C</span>, <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen_D</span>, <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen_E</span> etc. and a Read Only folder named <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">LockScreen_Z</span>.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]61852[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>4. Right-click each <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Lockscreen.jpg</span> and Open to view the image file (by default Windows Photo Viewer) or Open Path to view the folder.</p><p></p><p>From there you can decide which of the unwanted Lockscreen images you want to delete.</p><p></p><p>5. Right-click any of the Lockscreen_[<em>x</em>] folders and Take Ownership, and allow the UAC prompt.</p><p></p><p>6. Now you can Delete any of the the folders</p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px">Results:</span></u></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></u></p><p>As long as you haven't deleted ALL the folders, you should see only your current Lockscreen wallpaper in the PC Settings > PC and Devices > Lockscreen.</p><p></p><p><em>You may either Uninstall or Keep either software / registry edit tool.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ink, post: 399644, member: 3"] [SIZE=5]How to remove previously-used Lockscreen wallpapers from the PC Settings in Windows 8.1.[/SIZE] Open the PC Settings > PC and Devices > Lock screen. [U]Tools required:[/U] [LIST] [*]Search Everything (by VoidTools) [LIST] [*][URL]http://www.voidtools.com[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Take Ownership - [COLOR=green]SAFE TO USE[/COLOR] [LIST] [*][URL]http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/[/URL] [*][URL]http://www.askvg.com/add-take-ownership-option-in-file-folder-context-menu-in-windows-vista/[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Extract the TakeOwnership.zip and run [FONT=Courier New]InstallTakeOwernship.reg[/FONT]. It will now appear in the right-click context menu. (If you do not, either restart Explorer.exe or reboot the PC). [/LIST] [INDENT][COLOR=red][B]Disclaimer:[/B] Using this tool will grant you full permissions of any files or folders, when modifying protected folders. You should take full responsibility for any damages if you misuse of Take Ownership. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [U][SIZE=5]How-To:[/SIZE][/U] 1. Launch Everything and approve the UAC prompt [ATTACH=full]61847[/ATTACH] 2. Change the Drop-down Filter to Picture [ATTACH=full]61845[/ATTACH] 3. Search "lockscreen" without quotes [ATTACH=full]61837[/ATTACH] You will see multiple entries: [INDENT][FONT=Courier New]LockScreen.jpg LockScreen.jpg LocksScreen__0108_0108.jpg LocksScreen__0108_0108.jpg LocksScreen__0151_0151.jpg LocksScreen__0151_0151.jpg LocksScreen__0194_0194.jpg LocksScreen__0194_0194.jpg LocksScreen__1920_1080.jpg LocksScreen__1920_1080.jpg LocksScreen__1920_1080.jpg[/FONT][/INDENT] Duplicate entries exist as such per folder; [FONT=Courier New]LockScreen_A,[/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]LockScreen_B[/FONT], [FONT=Courier New]LockScreen_C[/FONT], [FONT=Courier New]LockScreen_D[/FONT], [FONT=Courier New]LockScreen_E[/FONT] etc. and a Read Only folder named [FONT=Courier New]LockScreen_Z[/FONT]. [ATTACH=full]61852[/ATTACH] 4. Right-click each [FONT=Courier New]Lockscreen.jpg[/FONT] and Open to view the image file (by default Windows Photo Viewer) or Open Path to view the folder. From there you can decide which of the unwanted Lockscreen images you want to delete. 5. Right-click any of the Lockscreen_[[I]x[/I]] folders and Take Ownership, and allow the UAC prompt. 6. Now you can Delete any of the the folders [U][SIZE=5]Results: [/SIZE][/U] As long as you haven't deleted ALL the folders, you should see only your current Lockscreen wallpaper in the PC Settings > PC and Devices > Lockscreen. [I]You may either Uninstall or Keep either software / registry edit tool.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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