Reset Windows Spotlight Windows 11 May 2026
Read-Host "`nPress Enter to exit"
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
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 windows 11
# 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" ) reset windows spotlight windows 11