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Windows spotlight will display one of a set of images provided my MS at random. I appreciate the variety, but not MS's taste in landscapes. I want to be able to choose my own set of images, while retaining the automatic random selection feature.

It is possible to display a single image by selecting "Picture" from the "Background" drop-down under Personalisation->Lock screen. However, only a single, static image can be selected at a time. Switching back to "Windows spotlight" removes the right to choose which images are displayed.

Is there any way of using the random selection feature without having to use MS's images?

user234461
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Put some images into a folder such as 'Lock Screen', set the Background to Slideshow then choose the album for your slide show pointing at the 'Lock Screen' folder.

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Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134

spikey_richie
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Unfortunately Windows doesn't provide this basic functionality — the "slideshow" option does not work exactly the same the "Spotlight" random image.

But as I discovered from this answer in another thread, there is a free Windows app that does this for you.

See Dynamic Theme on the Microsoft Store
Requires Windows 10 version 16299.0 or higher

Windows 10 lock screen image changing/slideshow app

I'm not the developer, just a user that found this helpful.

Simon E.
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This is not the technical answer since i struggled with this issue. But once you go to Settings, then Lock Screen, select Slide Show on the drop down menu. It's going to pick images from all the images you have under the "Choose albums for your slideshow" so "Remove" any folder you don't want. Only leave the folder you want your slide show of.

Eddie Lopez
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