Thursday, December 17, 2020

Complete guide to fix Windows 10 Spotlight issue

1. Set LockScreen back to Picture

2. Record down CreateID, Delete all sub-folder in Registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Creative\*

3. Delete these folders

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\your GUID number folder\ReadOnly\LockScreen

C:\Windows\Web\Screen

3. Run following in Administrator command mode

:: Reset Windows Spotlight

DEL /F /S /Q /A "%USERPROFILE%/AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy

:: Re-register Windows Spotlight

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *ContentDeliveryManager*).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

4. Make sure Background Apps allowed the following

Microsoft Edge

Settings

6. Import following into registry

open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Creative\, delete S-1-5-21-1017067742-75256017-3817373065-1001 and create entries CreativeId with the value from S-1-5-21-1017067742-75256017-3817373065-1001, LockImageFlags=3 and LockScreenOptions=4 into the key with the user SID (whoami /user).

5. Restart PC

6. Change Lock Screen back

7. Open Microsoft Edge with wait



**Backup and Restore following 2 Registry from a PC that is working

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Creative]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lock Screen\Creative]


Thursday, December 10, 2020

Windows 10 2004/20H2 Intel UHD Graphics 630 Black Screen with mouse cursor


I tried driver version 27.20.100.9025, 27.20.100.8935, 26.20.100.7210 all have the same problem

Symptoms

1. Black Screen with mouse cursor after screen saver / screen wake up after power plan turn off screen, only can fix by restart.

2. The Black Screen Monitor is connected to Intel UHD Graphics 630

2. If press Ctrl+Shift+Windows+B or Windows+E it might flash your desktop back for short seconds and goes back again or might not.

3. If you attach another monitor to Intel UHD Graphics 630, it will also be black with cursor.

4. If you attach another monitor to PEG/PCIE Graphics card, that monitor works fine

5. If you extend desktop with both Intel UHD Graphics 630 and the PEG/PCIE Graphics Card, you will find that when you click on the black screen, actually it works, Windows response to your mouse click when you click on the location start menu or open applications even if it is black.


Solution

1. Repeat the following steps until there is no Intel drivers left and it uses Microsoft Graphics Adapter driver

    a. Uninstall Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 in Device Manager with "Delete the driver software for this device" checked.

    b. Right click on your computer and click "Rescan for hardware changes"

2. Windows 10 will use the default Microsoft driver for a few minutes and install Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 again with driver version 27.20.100.8681

3. Enable OS APSM and Disable all other PCI APSM in BIOS, 

4. Install the newest driver 27.20.100.9079 should solve the problem

the above steps fixed my problem,