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<# .SYNOPSIS Complete reset of Windows Spotlight feature on Windows 11 .DESCRIPTION Clears cache, resets registry, repairs system files, and re-registers Spotlight components .NOTES Requires Administrator privileges #> #Requires -RunAsAdministrator

foreach ($dir in $directories) if (Test-Path $dir) Remove-Item "$dir*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Write-Log " Cleared: $dir" -Color Gray else Out-Null reset windows spotlight windows 11

# Reset Windows Spotlight on Windows 11 # Run as Administrator Write-Host "Resetting Windows Spotlight..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Stop-Service -Name WpnService, LicenseManager -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 1. Clear Spotlight cache files $spotlightPaths = @( "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets", "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings", "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Spotlight" ) Please restart your computer

echo. echo Done! Please restart your computer. timeout /t 5 /nobreak >nul exit Save as Advanced-Reset-WindowsSpotlight.ps1 : &1 net start LicenseManager &gt

REM Restart services net start WpnService >nul 2>&1 net start LicenseManager >nul 2>&1

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lock Screen" ` -Name "RotatingLockScreenEnabled" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force if (Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization") Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization" ` -Name "NoLockScreen" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 5. Clear thumbnail cache Write-Host "Clearing thumbnail cache..." -ForegroundColor Yellow Remove-Item "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Restart services Start-Service -Name WpnService, LicenseManager -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 6. Restart Windows Explorer Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

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