As you can see from the image above the default image isn t a great one.
Windows 10 change lock screen picture.
Under background select picture or slideshow to use your own picture s as the background for your lock screen.
Lock screen image and the desktop background or wallpaper in windows 10 via personalization setting.
Steps to take if you cannot change lock screen picture on windows 10.
But if you sign out or the screen is locked at the user list screen then windows 10 shows another image.
For instance if you locked your user session using win l or by clicking the user image in the start menu the lock screen image will appear and show the image which is set in your settings personalization lock screen.
Windows 10 go to settings personalization lock screen.
To test if windows spotlight is working correctly press windows logo key l to lock your device.
Windows 10 allows you to customize the look of the lock screen using the windows spotlight service a single picture or you can even showcase a collection of images from one or multiple folders.
Use your personal photos if you wish.
Click pc and devices on the left or tap the lock screen photo on the right to go to change lock screen.
If you don t see the windows spotlight image when you re signing in select the start button then select settings personalization lock screen.
Find and open the setting named prevent changing lock screen image.
Navigate to settings and personalization.
The windows spotlight image should appear on the lock screen.
Steps to change lock screen picture in windows 10.
This is where we will be doing all our work.
You can easily change the theme settings.
Select a picture from the list provided as shown in the following screen shot.
Turn on the local group policy editor.
It came as standard with the windows 10 creator s update and needed changing right away.