Forum Discussion
Windows Spotlight no longer working on Lock Screen
Hi there,
This is a recurring issue that I used to be able to fix.
I have tried every hack available online. Toggled on and off, cleared cache files, reregistered in Powershell, fix via command prompt, checked for Windows updates and restarted computer a thousand times. Spotlight works perfectly on the background, but NOT on the lock screen. It defaults to the blue flower thingy.
Windows 11, Asus VivoBook.
What else is there to fix this?
Thanks!!!
19 Replies
Hello,
Sometimes upgrading to a newer version or performing repair upgrade may help. Microsoft offers a support article for this:
Also, see if other suggestions in this fix helps you:
https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-windows-spotlight-not-working-in-windows-11
Let us know if this helps!
Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.
Also, when trying to re-register Spotlight Feature, I get this (in red):
ForEach-Object : Cannot bind parameter 'RemainingScripts'. Cannot convert the "Get-AppxPackage" value of type
"System.String" to type "System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock".
At line:1 char:66
+ ... ryManager | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Registe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [ForEach-Object], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ForEachObjectCommand
Hi KapilArya,
Thanks for the useful links! I have done the Windows repair as instructed and followed your leads on your own page.
Unfortunately, it hasn't worked just yet. I have noticed, that the folder Assets remains empty, there is nothing to delete. Would that indicate something maybe?I am also getting same issues, not able to fix.
