Spotlight Windows 11 — Reset Windows

Read-Host "`nPress Enter to exit" Save as ResetSpotlight.reg :

Write-Host "`nWindows Spotlight has been reset!" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "Please sign out and sign back in, or restart your computer." -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "Then go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen and select 'Windows Spotlight' again." -ForegroundColor Cyan reset windows spotlight windows 11

@echo off title Reset Windows Spotlight - Windows 11 echo Resetting Windows Spotlight... echo. REM Stop services net stop WpnService /y >nul 2>&1 net stop LicenseManager /y >nul 2>&1 Read-Host "`nPress Enter to exit" Save as ResetSpotlight

# Run these additional commands in PowerShell as Admin DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth sfc /scannow Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object $_.Name -like "*ContentDeliveryManager*" | Reset-AppxPackage The PowerShell scripts provide the most thorough reset with error handling and backup capabilities. The batch file is quickest for basic reset needs. The batch file is quickest for basic reset needs

Write-Log "Re-enabling Windows Spotlight..." -Color Yellow Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager" ` -Name "RotatingLockScreenEnabled" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force

# Reset Windows Spotlight on Windows 11 # Run as Administrator Write-Host "Resetting Windows Spotlight..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Stop-Service -Name WpnService, LicenseManager -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 1. Clear Spotlight cache files $spotlightPaths = @( "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets", "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings", "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Spotlight" )

foreach ($regPath in $registryPaths.Keys) if (Test-Path $regPath) foreach ($property in $registryPaths[$regPath]) if ($property -like " - ") Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath else Remove-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name $property -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue