How to Find and Save Windows Spotlight Images Windows Spotlight images are high-quality background photos that appear on your Windows 11 lock screen. By default, Windows Spotlight automatically downloads curated images from Microsoft's Bing search service, but there’s a catch: these images are stored in a local system folder without file extensions. In this video, we’ll show you two reliable methods to find and save Windows Spotlight images: a manual method and an automated PowerShell method. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to NinjaOne’s IT video hub for more tech content like this. 2 Methods for Finding and Saving Windows Spotlight Images Method 1: Manual Extraction Let's start with the manual method. This one's great for individual users, single devices or quick access scenarios. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog. Type this path and hit Enter. You'll see a list of files without extensions. These are your Spotlight images, mixed in with app icons and other assets. Copy all the files to a new folder. To make them usable, rename each file and add a .jpg extension manually or using a bulk renaming tool. If you need to rename many files at once, use a third-party bulk renaming utility. Once renamed, you can open them in any photo viewer or set them as wallpapers. Method 2: PowerShell For IT professionals managing multiple systems, PowerShell provides a faster, more scalable option. This script automatically locates the Spotlight folder, copies the image files, and renames them with proper extensions. We'll show it on screen, but you can also copy it directly from our blog. Once executed, navigate to your Spotlight folder. You'll see all the image files ready to use. From there, you can safely delete any small or duplicate files that aren't actual wallpapers. Troubleshooting. Before wrapping up, let's talk about some common issues and best practices. File corruption: Some images might fail to open even after renaming. Simply reset the Windows Spotlight feature to refresh cached files. Incomplete capture: Since Spotlight images rotate on a schedule, your extraction might miss certain wallpapers. To fix this, consider running your PowerShell script periodically or via an RMM policy. Mixed content: The Spotlight folder often contains icons and app assets along with wallpapers. Sorting by size or resolution helps filter out non-image files. And that's it. two quick methods to save and reuse Windows Spotlight images! Once saved, these images are stored locally and can be set as your wallpaper, slideshow or even distributed through internal asset libraries if needed. For more information, check out our official blog post on How to find and save the Windows Spotlight images. Linked in the description below.