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How to save Windows Spotlight lockscreen images (Windows 10)
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<blockquote data-quote="BoraMurdar" data-source="post: 514531" data-attributes="member: 2291"><p>As you can probably figure, Spotlight images are cached on your local PC and hidden in a particular folder. They're given awful names like '8d71495e43fa1c6887a8840aa45…' but that is a different battle. Here is how to find them, copy them and save them for later use.</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hold down your Windows key plus R [<strong>Win + R</strong>] to launch the <strong>Run dialog prompt</strong><a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight0.PNG?itok=XlrzUUXW" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight0.PNG?itok=XlrzUUXW" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Enter in the following command and then hit <strong>OK</strong>. Your best bet is to copy and paste:<br /> <br /> %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight1.PNG?itok=1JVsnxig" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight1.PNG?itok=1JVsnxig" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A folder will be opened in File Explorer with non-specific file names.<a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight21.PNG?itok=dGTzucs-" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight21.PNG?itok=dGTzucs-" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Copy and paste the files into a new folder preferably something under <strong>This PC > Pictures > Spotlight</strong> as a permanent location (or under OneDrive so you can have them everywhere).<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight41.png?itok=b1tdfCP4" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight41.png?itok=b1tdfCP4" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> <strong>Note:</strong> You will see a warning prompt when you go to copy the files, simply hit <strong>OK</strong> to the warning.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight31.PNG?itok=MQlZuRy2" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight31.PNG?itok=MQlZuRy2" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight51.PNG?itok=ZCvnMtRO" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight51.PNG?itok=ZCvnMtRO" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You need to rename all the files with the <strong>JPG extension</strong>. You could do this one by one or in a batch command – here is how to do the latter:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight61.PNG?itok=tFA2fX85" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight61.PNG?itok=tFA2fX85" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> Hit <strong>Shift + Right-click with your mouse</strong> in the directory where you copied the images. Choose <strong>Open command window here</strong> and type in (or copy and paste)<br /> <br /> Ren *.* *.jpg<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight71.PNG?itok=m1tqBrb_" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight71.PNG?itok=m1tqBrb_" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> This action will rename all the files with a JPG extension.<br /> <br /> <strong>Note:</strong> Some of the files are cached junk and won't be actual images from Spotlight.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Filter and clean up<br /> <br /> Some of the images won't be images at all so delete all the files you do not want (use <strong>Ctrl + Left-click</strong> on the mouse to multi-select files).<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight81.PNG?itok=FY45pc2h" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight81.PNG?itok=FY45pc2h" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight91.PNG?itok=pagqHRU2" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight91.PNG?itok=pagqHRU2" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> <br /> <strong>Bonus:</strong> Some of the images will also be vertical. For the vertical images, you may want to copy and paste them into a different folder as you can use them for your smartphone's Start or Lock screen.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight100.PNG?itok=2MS7CFK9" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight100.PNG?itok=2MS7CFK9" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> </li> </ol><p>That's it! You may notice that you only have so many images available as it depends on how many Spotlight images were produced on your PC. You may want to re-run this tutorial every couple of weeks (or on different PCs if you have them) to recoup even more photos.</p><p></p><p>Via: <a href="http://winaero.com/blog/where-to-find-lockscreen-spotlight-images-in-windows-10/" target="_blank">Winaero</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoraMurdar, post: 514531, member: 2291"] As you can probably figure, Spotlight images are cached on your local PC and hidden in a particular folder. They're given awful names like '8d71495e43fa1c6887a8840aa45…' but that is a different battle. Here is how to find them, copy them and save them for later use. [LIST=1] [*]Hold down your Windows key plus R [[B]Win + R[/B]] to launch the [B]Run dialog prompt[/B][URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight0.PNG?itok=XlrzUUXW'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight0.PNG?itok=XlrzUUXW[/IMG][/URL] [*]Enter in the following command and then hit [B]OK[/B]. Your best bet is to copy and paste: %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight1.PNG?itok=1JVsnxig'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight1.PNG?itok=1JVsnxig[/IMG][/URL] [*]A folder will be opened in File Explorer with non-specific file names.[URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight21.PNG?itok=dGTzucs-'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight21.PNG?itok=dGTzucs-[/IMG][/URL] [*]Copy and paste the files into a new folder preferably something under [B]This PC > Pictures > Spotlight[/B] as a permanent location (or under OneDrive so you can have them everywhere). [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight41.png?itok=b1tdfCP4'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight41.png?itok=b1tdfCP4[/IMG][/URL] [B]Note:[/B] You will see a warning prompt when you go to copy the files, simply hit [B]OK[/B] to the warning. [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight31.PNG?itok=MQlZuRy2'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight31.PNG?itok=MQlZuRy2[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight51.PNG?itok=ZCvnMtRO'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight51.PNG?itok=ZCvnMtRO[/IMG][/URL] [*]You need to rename all the files with the [B]JPG extension[/B]. You could do this one by one or in a batch command – here is how to do the latter: [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight61.PNG?itok=tFA2fX85'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight61.PNG?itok=tFA2fX85[/IMG][/URL] Hit [B]Shift + Right-click with your mouse[/B] in the directory where you copied the images. Choose [B]Open command window here[/B] and type in (or copy and paste) Ren *.* *.jpg [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight71.PNG?itok=m1tqBrb_'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight71.PNG?itok=m1tqBrb_[/IMG][/URL] This action will rename all the files with a JPG extension. [B]Note:[/B] Some of the files are cached junk and won't be actual images from Spotlight. [*]Filter and clean up Some of the images won't be images at all so delete all the files you do not want (use [B]Ctrl + Left-click[/B] on the mouse to multi-select files). [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight81.PNG?itok=FY45pc2h'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight81.PNG?itok=FY45pc2h[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight91.PNG?itok=pagqHRU2'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight91.PNG?itok=pagqHRU2[/IMG][/URL] [B]Bonus:[/B] Some of the images will also be vertical. For the vertical images, you may want to copy and paste them into a different folder as you can use them for your smartphone's Start or Lock screen. [URL='http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight100.PNG?itok=2MS7CFK9'][IMG]http://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/larger/public/field/image/2015/12/spotlight100.PNG?itok=2MS7CFK9[/IMG][/URL] [/LIST] That's it! You may notice that you only have so many images available as it depends on how many Spotlight images were produced on your PC. You may want to re-run this tutorial every couple of weeks (or on different PCs if you have them) to recoup even more photos. Via: [URL='http://winaero.com/blog/where-to-find-lockscreen-spotlight-images-in-windows-10/']Winaero[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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