Every time you use Windows Spotlight to login into your account on Windows 11, the lock screen automatically changes to a new background image.
It’s a helpful feature that makes every time you power on your computer feel like a new one, but it only works on the lock screen and not the desktop. In Windows 11, there is a method to retrieve an image and make it your new desktop wallpaper if you see one you want to utilize.
You can find and set a Windows Spotlight image as your desktop wallpaper in Windows 11 by following the instructions in this guide.
Set Windows Spotlight image as desktop background on Windows 11
Follow these instructions to locate and make a Windows Spotlight image that appears on the lock screen your desktop wallpaper in Windows 11:
Launch File Explorer.
Press Enter after copying and pasting this path into the address bar:
Choose the Size option after clicking the Sort menu and selecting More.
Choose the files larger than 1000 KB.
Select the Copy option with a right-click.
Look through the Pictures folder.
Choose the Folder option after clicking the Newmenu.
Verify the folder’s name before opening it.
Either use the Ctrl + V keyboard shortcut or click the Paste button in the command bar.
Select the Command Prompt (or Windows Terminal) option by performing a right-click inside the folder.
To convert the files to.jpg image files, type the following command and hit Enter:
Choose the option to set the image as the desktop wallpaper by right-clicking on it within the folder.
After you finish the procedures, your Windows 11 machine will have the Windows Spotlight image as its new desktop wallpaper. Because it will ultimately be replaced with fresh images, be careful to download any photographs you like as soon as you see them on the lock screen.