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My Windows 11 Home Lock Screen Spotlight feature is not working. I have tried all the recommended troubleshooting steps suggested in similar threads, but the issue persists.
I subsequently performed a clean reinstallation of Windows 11 Home, but unfortunately, the problem remains unchanged.
So... what do I do next?
Windows Info
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 25H2
Installed on 19/07/2026
OS build 26200.9168
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.344.0
Try to re-register Windows Spotlight using following admin PowerShell command:
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" -Verbose}
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Since the July/August 2026 Windows 11 (Dutch) system update Spotlight (in Windows lock-screen) works again.
Note: I did not test the Windows background and I expect Microsoft not to fix this bug in Windows 10.
So it wasn't the use of a local account, nor corruption of an account nor several other things and steps in these posts. In short: It wasn't us. It was indeed a bug in Microsoft's programming and they finally fixed it!
Thanks for non-acknowledging this @Microsoft and all the help and suggestions of everyone else here!
Now this bug is finally fixed these feedbacks can be finally closed: https://aka.ms/AA8iflt | https://aka.ms/AAt4ceb | https://aka.ms/AAaslmf | https://aka.ms/AAz1ary | https://aka.ms/AAzt31k | https://aka.ms/AAztamk | https://aka.ms/AAzt31p | https://aka.ms/AAzt31t | https://aka.ms/AAztic7 | https://aka.ms/AAztamr | https://aka.ms/AAzticc