lockerfor.blogg.se - Windows spotlight not changing

If you lock your screen now the current image should now allow you to make a choice again.

Once you've done this click "Ok" and you can close the registry.

The entire rest of the string should remain the same)

Change this particular value and it should read now "feedbackProvided":false (NB: Don't change anything else.

So in our case where we want to change the decision we made, it should already read "true", so it will involve changing the value from "true" to "false".

If you've previously given feedback it will have value of " true".

The important ones for this process start approaching when you see "onHover", "onPositiveFeedback", "onNegativeFeedback" and the one that will solve our problems 'feedbackProvided'.

(These are not very useful for what we need, but i've pointed them out just as a check-point to see if you're on the right track)

Start scrolling through the json string from the very left and you'll find a lot of key-value pairs in there including: "creativeId", "placementId", "impressionToken" among others.

It contains a rather long json string with parameters affecting how the lockscreen image operates.

Find the key " CreativeJson" and double click on it.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lock Screen\Creative The basic idea is that the current lockscreen image is stored at the following registry path: Don't hold me liable if you break your machine. WARNING: This involves changing values in the Windows Registry so be warned that it is generally considered a dangerous practice if you're not sure of what you're doing. It may not be a full solution, especially if Microsoft change the way Spotlight works, but for now it seems to be a good enough work around.

I was also frustrated by this very same issue with the Windows Spotlight Lockscreen image on Windows 10.īeing unable to "change your mind" after having previously selected either "I want more" or "Not a fan" is a real pain.