Found an awesome Windows Spotlight lock screen wallpaper? Here’s a simple way to find and download lock screen wallpaper in Windows.
If there is one thing you cannot deny is that Bing shows some of the best wallpapers. From nature, culture, tech, to people, Bing wallpapers are diverse and plentiful. Simply put, you will love Bing wallpapers. By default, Windows 10 uses the Windows Spotlight feature to show Bing wallpapers on the lock screen. One of the best things about Windows Spotlight is that it changes the lock screen wallpaper almost every day. As you can guess, each and every day, you will see a beautiful lock screen wallpaper every time you lock the system.
The problem is, you cannot apply those Spotlight wallpapers on the desktop. So, if you like a lock screen wallpaper, Windows 10 doesn’t provide any easy way to apply it to the desktop too. In fact, no matter how much you search, you simply cannot find the lock screen wallpaper location.
So, in this quick post, let me show how you can download lock screen wallpaper in Windows 10. When I say lock screen wallpapers, I’m talking about the bundled lock screen wallpapers and dynamic lock screen wallpapers.
Windows stores the lock screen wallpapers in two different locations. The included or bundled wallpapers are stored in one location and the dynamic Windows Stoplight wallpapers are stored in another location. I will show you both. Copy lock screen wallpaper from whichever location you want.
1. First, open the Run dialog box by pressing the keyboard shortcut Win + R.
Bundled lock screen wallpaper location
2. To find the bundled lock screen wallpapers, copy the below path, paste it in the blank field and press Enter.
C:WindowsWeb
3. In the folder, you will see three different folders full of high-quality Windows wallpapers. Go through the folders till you find the wallpaper you are looking for.
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Windows Spotlight wallpaper location
2. Unlike the bundled lock screen wallpapers, the Windows Spotlight wallpapers stored in a completely different location that is hidden and hard to find. So, enter the following path in the Run command window field and click on the “Ok” button.
In case you are wondering, %localappdata% is a built-in Windows environment variable.
%localappdata%PackagesMicrosoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewyLocalStateAssets
3. As soon as you click on the Ok the Assets folder will open. Here, you will see a bunch of files with no extension.
4. Copy all the files in the Assets folder, create a new folder on the desktop and paste them in that folder.
5. Since the files don’t have an extension, you cannot preview them. You need to manually add the .jpg extension to all of them. Thankfully, you can automate the process with a simple command. To do that, open the “Command Prompt” by searching for it in the start menu.
6. In the Command Prompt window, execute the below command to go to the new folder.
Note: If you copied the files to some other folder located in some other location then modify the path accordingly.
cd "%USERPROFILE%/desktop/New Folder"
7. Once you are in the folder, execute the below command. It will add a .jpg extension to all the files in that specific folder.
ren *.* *.jpg
You can instantly see the result in the folder. Go through each file until you find the Windows Spotlight wallpaper. To make things easier, change the view from “View → Large Icons”.
Keep in mind that, Windows automatically deletes the old Windows Spotlight wallpapers automatically. So, if you cannot find the wallpaper then it is highly possible that Windows has already deleted the wallpaper from the disk.
I hope that helps. If you are stuck or need some help, comment below and I will try to help as much as possible. If you like this article, do check out how to automatically apply new Bing wallpaper every day in Windows.
From Windows Wallpaper Wiki
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| Year of release | 2015 |
| Default wallpaper | img0 |
| Included image types | Wallpapers |
| Notable artists | Bradley G. Munkowitz Steve McCurry Chad Copeland |
| Preceded by | Windows 8.1 (2013) |
| Succeeded by | Windows 11 (2021) |
For pre-release wallpapers and pictures, see Windows 10 Technical Preview.
Windows 10 is an operating system released by Microsoft in 2015. It is the successor to 8.1. Unlike previous versions of Windows, builds are released very frequently and major updates are provided at no cost.
Wallpapers
Regular desktop editions
Chris Raykovich (acting as director) and Marylee Johnson (acting as executive producer) were responsible for the production of Windows 10’s wallpaper sets. They commissioned former National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry[1] to take photos at New Zealand, and Chad Copeland to take photos around the world.[2][3] Along with the new wallpapers, the Flowers theme from its predecessor would be reused in the final release of Windows 10. McCurry and Copeland also took several shots that did not make it into the final release, which are present on Raykovich and Johnson’s websites.
The default wallpaper was created by a team led by graphic designer Bradley G. Munkowitz. It is included at many different resolutions as low as 1024×768 and as high as 3840×2160. A version of this wallpaper was included in Windows 10 S, a feature-limited edition of Windows 10 designed primarily for low-end devices in the education market, which only allows the installation of apps from Microsoft Store; system settings are locked to only allow Microsoft Edge as the default web browser with Bing as its search engine. With Windows 10 version 1803, Windows 10 S became a mode (called «S mode») available in Home, Pro, and Pro Education editions. Starting with Windows 10 version 1903, it was replaced with a more simplified version that features a bright blue background. An alternative variant of the simplified wallpaper was later included in the Windows 365 service as the default wallpaper for virtual machines that run on the aforementioned operating system.
These wallpapers also appear in Windows Server 2016 through Windows Server 2022, as they share the same wallpaper set from their client counterparts.
| Name | Original filename | Category | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img0 | Gmunk_Final_RGB_2 | Windows | partially commissioned by Microsoft | Bradley G. Munkowitz and Microsoft employees | Default wallpaper from versions 1507 to 1809 |
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img0 | Windows | Default wallpaper in Windows 10 S versions 1703 and 1709 | |||
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img0 | unknown | Windows | partially commissioned by Microsoft | Bradley G. Munkowitz and Microsoft employees | Default wallpaper from versions 1903 onwards |
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img0 MD_Wallpaper_[width]x[height] |
unknown | Windows | partially commissioned by Microsoft | Bradley G. Munkowitz and Microsoft employees | Not present in regular Windows 10 1909+ installs; included as the default wallpaper for Windows 365 virtual machines running on Windows 10 |
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img1 | beach_2 | Windows 10 | commissioned by Microsoft | JC Carey Chris Raykovich (runner photo, edited into the wallpaper) |
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img2 | Chad-Copeland-1000-4_v02_2 | Windows 10 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img3 | Chad-Copeland-2001_2 | Windows 10 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img4 | Chad-Copeland-2002_2 | Windows 10 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img7 | unknown | Flowers | Microsoft | unknown | Reused from Windows 8 |
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img8 | unknown | Flowers | Microsoft | unknown | Reused from Windows 8 |
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img9 | unknown | Flowers | Microsoft | unknown | Panoramic Reused from Windows 8 |
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img10 | unknown | Flowers | Microsoft | unknown | Reused from Windows 8 |
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img11 | unknown | Flowers | Microsoft | unknown | Reused from Windows 8 |
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img12 | unknown | Flowers | Microsoft | unknown | Reused from Windows 8 |
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img13 | Chad-Copeland-2002_2 | Windows 10 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | Panoramic version of img4 |
China Government Edition
First released with version 1703, Windows 10 China Government Edition, also called Enterprise G, is an edition designed for use within branches of the Chinese government as part of the partnership between Microsoft and China Electronics Technology Group. Its wallpapers depicts landmarks of mainland China and contains the watermark of CMIT, a Chinese holding JV jointly established by China Electronics Technology Group and Microsoft. Versions 1703 to 1803 contains the same Flowers theme as other editions, and versions 1809 and 21H2 both feature an entirely different set of wallpapers. It’s currently unknown who took these wallpapers.
| Name | Original filename | Category | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img0 | unknown | Windows | Visual China Group | unknown | Default wallpaper |
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img1 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img2 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img3 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img4 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | Panoramic version of img3 |
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img13 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown |
| Name | Original filename | Category | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img0 | unknown | Windows | unknown | unknown | Default wallpaper |
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img1 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img2 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img3 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img4 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img7 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img8 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img9 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | Panoramic |
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img10 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img11 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img12 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img13 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | Panoramic version of img105, albeit with a darker watermark |
| Name | Original filename | Category | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img0 | unknown | Windows | unknown | unknown | Default wallpaper |
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img1 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img2 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img3 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img4 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | |
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img7 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img8 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img9 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | Panoramic |
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img10 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img11 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img12 | unknown | Flowers | unknown | unknown | |
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img13 | unknown | Windows 10 | unknown | unknown | Panoramic version of img105. |
Team
The Team edition of 10 contains an entirely different set of wallpapers, all at 3840×2160 as opposed to 1920×1200 in order to accommodate for the screen resolution of the Microsoft Surface Hub. They are split into two folders: Cat01 and Cat02. At least three of the images present in this set are alternative versions of lock screen wallpapers present in other editions of Windows 10. Most of the wallpapers present in this set are in PNG format, resulting in large file sizes.
| Name | Original filename | Category | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img201 | Chad-Copeland-2006_2 | Cat01 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | Default wallpaper in version 1703 |
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img202 | DSC0313 | Cat01 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | The same image was used for the non-Team img100 |
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img203 | DSC7615 | Cat01 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | The same image was used for the non-Team img103 |
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img204 | SAM2394 | Cat01 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | |
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img205 | DSC9134 | Cat01 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | |
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img301 | DSC4763 | Cat02 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | |
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img302 | DSC6347 | Cat02 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | |
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img303 | Chad-Copeland-2010_2 | Cat02 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img304 | DSC9903 | Cat02 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | Hiker removed; default wallpaper in version 2004 |
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img305 | Chad-Copeland-2004_2 | Cat02 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | The same image was used for the non-Team img102 |
Windows 10X
Windows 10X is a version that was originally supposed to arrive alongside new dual-screen devices like the Surface Neo. It was announced in October 2019, then delayed in April 2020, and canceled in May 2021; many of its features would rolled into what would eventually become Windows 11. It has a very small selection of wallpapers in inconsistent resolutions, and it is very likely this was not intended to be the final set. Beach was taken from the free photo site Unsplash, rather than being licensed from a stock photo site or taken by an employee/hired photographer, so this was likely a placeholder. White Objects was also not originally created for 10X either: it was one of several pieces created by Six N. Five for McCann Milan’s design walls in 2017.
| Name | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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Background | Microsoft | unknown | Default wallpaper |
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Beach | Unsplash | Samuel Scrimshaw | |
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White Objects | commissioned by McCann Milan | Six N. Five |
Lock screen wallpapers
Regular desktop editions
- This list only includes the built-in wallpaper set, and does not feature images served through the online Windows Spotlight service.
McCurry and Copeland were also involved in the creation of the lock screen wallpapers (excluding the final image, as it simply consists of a shade of blue). img100 is the only image at 3840×2160 instead of 1920×1200. They were later replaced with a set of CGI images from Windows 11.
The wallpaper set also appears in the Windows Server family from 2016 through 2022.
| Name | Original filename | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img100 | DSC0313_FINAL_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | At 3840×2160 |
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img101 | Chad-Copeland-2007_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img102 | Chad-Copeland-2004_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img103 | DSC7615_FINAL_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | Also used as the fallback image for the Windows Spotlight service in version 1709 and later if new images aren’t available |
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img104 | Chad-Copeland-2008_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img105 | unknown | Microsoft | unknown |
China Government Edition
Most of the lock screen wallpapers are identical to the desktop wallpapers. Exceptions and special cases are:
- img105 in versions 1703 to 1803 is identical to how it looked in other desktop editions of Windows 10.
- img105 in versions 1809 to 20H2 is the 16:10 version of img13.
- img105 in versions 21H1 is the 16:10 version of img13.
| Name | Original filename | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img100 | unknown | Visual China Group | unknown | Identical to img0 |
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img101 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img1 |
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img102 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img2 |
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img103 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Default lock screen wallpaper; identical to img13 |
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img104 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img3 |
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img105 | unknown | Microsoft | unknown |
| Name | Original filename | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img100 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img0 |
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img101 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img3 |
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img102 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img2 |
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img103 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Default lock screen wallpaper; identical to img1 |
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img104 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img4 |
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img105 | unknown | unknown | unknown | 16:10 version of img13, albeit with the white watemark |
| Name | Original filename | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img100 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img0 |
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img101 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img3 |
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img102 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img2 |
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img103 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Default lock screen wallpaper; identical to img1 |
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img104 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Identical to img4 |
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img105 | unknown | unknown | unknown | 16:10 version of img13. |
Team
The Team SKU features a set of lock screen wallpapers that mainly consist of environmental shots. At least three of the images present in this set are alternative versions of lock screen wallpapers present in other editions of Windows 10.
| Name | Original filename | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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img100 | Chad-Copeland-2006_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | Default wallpaper |
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img101 | DSC0313 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | The same image was used for the non-Team img100 |
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img102 | Chad-Copeland-2004_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | The same image was used for the non-Team img102 |
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img103 | DSC7615 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry | The same image was used for the non-Team img103 |
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img104 | Chad-Copeland-2010_2 | commissioned by Microsoft | Chad Copeland | |
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img105 | DSC4763 | commissioned by Microsoft | Steve McCurry |
Sign-in background
The sign-in screen Windows 10 versions 1507 and 1511 feature a darker version of the default desktop wallpaper as the background. This was removed in version 1607, and the sign-in screen background now matches the lock screen background instead.
User account pictures
Like with Windows 8 and 8.1, 10 has only 2 identical user account pictures 一 guest and user 一 used for default accounts and guest account respectively, even though it is impossible to create a guest profile without command prompt and local policy editing since very early Windows 10 builds[exact build?]. Starting with Windows 10 version 2004, both pictures were altered to fit the light theme, which is now used by default.
Both pictures, just like in 8 and 8.1, have a resolution of 448x448px. Also included are PNG versions of both of the pictures and resized versions of the user picture, which are used by UWP apps.
| Name | Licensed from | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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guest (versions 1507-1909) | unknown | Microsoft | unknown | Duplicate of the user account picture; used for guest profile that cannot be created in regular conditions |
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guest (versions 2004-present) | unknown | Microsoft | unknown | Duplicate of the user account picture; used for guest profile that cannot be created in regular conditions |
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user (versions 1507-1909) | unknown | Microsoft | unknown | |
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user (versions 2004-present) | unknown | Microsoft | unknown |
Picture Password
You can see this image in the Picture Password setup tutorial when setting it for the first time:
| Name | Licensed from | Originates from | Photographer/artist | Notes | |
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12345 | N/A | Microsoft | Bernard Hymmen | Also appears in 8 and 8.1 |
Setup background
The setup background called background_cli.bmp used by Windows 10 Setup. It was reused from Windows 8. It can be found in the /sources/ folder inside of Windows 10 ISO. The background itself consists of simply #180052, the default Windows 8 accent color. The same picture used in Windows 8 and 8.1.
References
- ↑ Johnson, Marylee. «Windows 10 Wallpaper Photography — Steve McCurry».
- ↑ Johnson, Marylee. «Wndows 10 Wallpaper Photoshoot — Chad Copeland». (sic)
- ↑ Raykovich, Chris (May 2018). «Windows Imagery». raykovich.com.
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