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Windows Spotlight stops working at some point
So, i know this is a minor thing, but this is bugging me ever since Windows 10 was released. For so many versions i see this again an again when Windows Spotlight (random lock screen pictures) just s...
- Installed new .NET update today and it fixed it. Looks like it might also get stuck when PC is waiting for a restart after installing updates.
Update number which caused original issue was KB4512941. After uninstalling it problem with Spotlight started. A few days ago came out newer update KB4515384. After installing it issues with Start menu and Outlook appeared again. This time instead of uninstalling it i just did System Restore to 09/04 date. After doing this it still shows that KB4515384 is installed and no updates are needed, but issues with Start menu and Outlook are fixed now and Spotlight started working again. I guess something got corrupted when KB4512941 was first uninstalled (which is a standard procedure actually) and System Restore cleaned this up.