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]