⚡ PowerShell 5.1+
Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop
Turns off the Windows Spotlight rotating desktop background feature.
Set-DisableWindowsSpotlight.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop.
.DESCRIPTION
Turns off the Windows Spotlight rotating desktop background feature.
Sets HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent \ DisableSpotlightCollectionOnDesktop to 1.
.EXAMPLE
.\Set-DisableWindowsSpotlight.ps1
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param()
$regPath = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent'
if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'DisableSpotlightCollectionOnDesktop' -Value 1 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null
Write-Host "Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green