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To change the Lock screen wallpaper on Windows 11, open
Settings
>
Personalization
>
Lock screen
, select the
Picture
option, click
Browse photos,
choose the new Lock screen wallpaper, and click
Choose picture.
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You can also change the Lock screen images with the slideshow option from the
Lock screen
page and select the folder with custom images you want to show as wallpapers. -
The third option includes enabling
Spotlight
from the
Lock screen
page to change the wallpaper automatically.
Using the Spotlight function, the lock screen on Windows 11 displays a new background image each time the computer boots up. However, you can set this feature to display a custom image or a group of images, which you will learn how to do in this post using the Settings app.
This tutorial will show you how to use a custom image to modify the lock screen background, create a slideshow that rotates multiple images, and activate Windows 11’s Spotlight function.
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Change Lock screen wallpaper with custom image on Windows 11
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Change Lock screen with slideshow on Windows 11
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Change Lock screen with Spotlight on Windows 11
Change Lock screen wallpaper with custom image on Windows 11
Follow these methods to modify the Windows 11 lock screen wallpaper:
OpenSettings on Windows 11.
On Personalization, click.
On the right side, click the Lock screen page.
Choose the Picture option under the Personalize your lock screen setting.
Click the option labeled “Browse photos.”
Choose the picture that will serve as the Windows 11 lock screen wallpaper.
Press the “Select Picture” button.
(Optional) Empty theDiscover interesting information, hints, methods, and more about the lock screen option.
The Lock screen will apply the adjustments and display the new background image after you finish the instructions.
Change Lock screen with slideshow on Windows 11
Follow these steps to activate Windows 11’s lock screen slideshow:
Open the settings.
On Personalization, click.
On the right side, click the Lock screen page.
Choose “Slideshow” from the “Customize your lock screen” menu.
(Selective) To view the default slideshow locations, click the Remove button.
To browse, click the button.
To rotate the photographs on the lock screen, select the folder containing the images.
Press the “Select this folder” button.
(Optional) Empty theDiscover interesting information, hints, methods, and more about the lock screen option.
(Optional) Select the Include camera roll folders from this PC and OneDrive option under the Advanced slideshow settings section.
Choose the time before shutting off the display by using the Turn off the screen when the slideshow has finished option.
Following the procedures, the photographs from the selected folder locations will be displayed and rotated on the Windows 11 Lock screen.
Change Lock screen with Spotlight on Windows 11
Follow these steps to activate Windows 11’s Lock screen Spotlight:
Open the settings.
On Personalization, click.
On the right side, click the Lock screen page.
Choose Windows Spotlight from the Personalize your lock screen setting.
After the procedures are finished, the system will download pictures from the cloud and rotate them on Windows 11’s lock screen.