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Does anyone know why Windows Spotlight background/wallpaper has suddenly started running on Windows 11 computers (not just on our Intune managed company computers but my personal laptop too)? We have had a static image (the Windows Bloom) managed by policy, which has been set for years, but suddenly (as of the last few weeks) the background picture is auto-rotating to match the daily Spotlight image. When looking at the background settings it is still set to static Picture?
- Jason_Leznek
Microsoft
Hi, please file a bug.
Hi Jason, thank you - do you mean log a support ticket? Or is there a specific place I need to go to, to report the bug?
- Jason_Leznek
Please open a support ticket and be specific with how you are changing your wallpaper (via GP, MDM, etc.) The change should not happen with managed wallpaper.
Please DM me with any responses you receive.
On my personal laptop, I set it back to the static image each day but the next day it goes back to Spotlight auto-rotate, even though in the wallpaper settings it is configured to static Picture (same as shown above, just without the "managed by your organisation" bit) 🤷♀️
This should set you on a better path:
In the search bar, type edit group policy, which will launch the Local Group Policy Editor menu. Navigate to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Control Panel, and finally Personalization. At right you'll see "Prevent changing desktop background". Double click on it to open the menu, then click disabled. Hopefully this should work for you. If not, let me know!
Thank you, we already have this configured, via Intune 🙂
I've noticed this issue as well. The icon "learn more about this picture" also shows up on the desktop.
A few others on another MS forum have noticed it too, so the issue does not appear to be just our company but will raise the support ticket to get the ball rolling 🙂
