Although the images may be mesmerizing, you are unable to save or use them elsewhere on your PC or set them as your desktop background. However, there is a way you can save these images using a simple trick. If you are not already using Spotlight on your lock screen, you can configure it by navigating to the following path:
Where Spotlight Collection is Saved How to Download Spotlight Collection Images Closing Words
Here, you can select Windows spotlight from the drop-down menu under “Personalize your lock screen” to have a great lock screen experience. Spotlight images are continuously changing, which means that Windows is downloading new content regularly, whilst removing the old one. Therefore, you may not be able to download old Spotlight images using the technique given in this post. Furthermore, Microsoft also introduced Spotlight for Desktops in the Windows Insider Program with Windows 11 Build 22518 back in December. That is why it is expected that Spotlight for Desktop will also hit a stable channel soon, where users can see up to 5 new desktop backgrounds every 24 hours.
Where Spotlight Collection is Saved
As we mentioned, Windows downloads the Spotlight collection images locally on your computer and sets them as your background, but then discards them once new images are downloaded. These images are saved locally on your computer at the following location in Windows 11: You can paste the link above into File Explorer to access the images. Note that you will need administrative privileges to access this folder. However, as you may notice, the images are not in a visual format. If you want to view or save these images, continue reading this post.
How to Download Spotlight Collection Images
The images are not that heavy and won’t consume a significant amount of space. Therefore, you can save all of them without worrying about which one you need. Follow the steps below to save Spotlight collection images in Windows 11: The files will now be converted to the format that you chose in the cmdlet in step 5 above. You may now use these images if you’d like. You can also save new images using this method once you see that Spotlight has some new content to display.
Closing Words
Spotlight for Desktop has not yet hit the stable channel at the time of writing this post. However, since the images for both desktop and lock screen will be saved in the same location as discussed above, those can also be downloaded using the given steps.
