Windows 10 allows you to customize the look of the lock screen using the windows spotlight service a single picture or you can even showcase a collection of images from one or multiple folders.
Windows 10 lock screen lighthouse.
Windows 10 has added an update in the latest version allowing users to see where the photo came from.
Click in the search box of your windows 10 taskbar and type lock screen then hit enter and it will launch the lock screen settings app.
Simply follow these instructions.
Here s how you can tell windows to ditch the lock screen and send you straight to the login screen when you start up your pc.
High resolution quality images from windows 10 spotlight.
Select run enter gpedit select ok open administrative templates.
In the background dropdown you have several choices.
Windows 10 spotlight images.
Windows keeps these windows 10 lock screen photos buried deep in a hidden directory but with a bit of digging you can find them save them and even use them as desktop wallpaper.
In the top left corner of each lock screen there is now a short description of the location.
Right click the start button.
Fog footpath forest france germany grass hill hills history horizon ice illumination island islands italy japan lake landmark landscape lighthouse morning mountain mountain range mountains national park nature night ocean outdoors park plants reflection.
In addition the like what you see button now shows the location as well.
Get rid of the windows 10 lock screen.
Clicking the description opens a bing search with the location s name.
Hover the mouse over the camera icon with the windows 10 anniversary update v1607 you can see the actual.
If your background is set to something different than windows spotlight just change it.
If you re struck by the awesomeness of a windows spotlight lock screen image that recently appeared on your screen and need to find the geographical location where the image was actually shot here are some options.
The lock screen will also show at startup and when you are signed out and idle for one minute.
Disable lock screen via group policy windows 10 pro if you have a pro enterprise or education edition of windows 10 you can disable the lock screen with the group policy editor.