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The lock screen background will occasionally suggest Windows 10 features that the user hasn't tried yet, such as **Snap assist**.
## How do you turn off Windows spotlight locally?
## How do you turn off Windows Spotlight locally?
To turn off Windows Spotlight locally, go to **Settings** > **Personalization** > **Lock screen** > **Background** > **Windows spotlight** > select a different lock screen background
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## How do you disable Windows Spotlight for managed devices?
Windows 10, version 1607, provides three new Group Policy settings to help you manage Spotlight on employees' computers.
Windows 10, version 1607, provides three new Group Policy settings to help you manage Windows Spotlight on enterprise computers.
**Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education**
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**Windows 10 Enterprise and Education**
* **User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\Turn off all Windows Spotlight features** enables enterprises to completely disable all Spotlight features in a single setting.
* **User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\Configure Spotlight on lock screen** specifically controls the use of the dynamic Spotlight image on the lock screen, and can be enabled or disabled. (The Group Policy setting **Enterprise Spotlight** does not work in Windows 10, version 1607.)
* **User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\Turn off all Windows Spotlight features** enables enterprises to completely disable all Windows Spotlight features in a single setting.
* **User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\Configure Spotlight on lock screen** specifically controls the use of the dynamic Windows Spotlight image on the lock screen, and can be enabled or disabled. (The Group Policy setting **Enterprise Spotlight** does not work in Windows 10, version 1607.)
Windows Spotlight is enabled by default. Administrators can replace Windows Spotlight with a selected image using the Group Policy setting **Computer Configuration** > **Administrative Templates** > **Control Panel** > **Personalization** > **Force a specific default lock screen image**.
>[!WARNING]
> In Windows 10, version 1607, the **Force a specific default lock screen image** policy setting will prevent users from changing the lock screen image. This behavior will be corrected in a future release.
![lockscreen policy details](images/lockscreenpolicy.png)
Pay attention to the checkbox in **Options**. In addition to providing the path to the lock screen image, administrators can choose to allow or **Turn off fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on lock screen**. If the checkbox is not selected, users will see the lock screen image that is defined in the policy setting, and will also see occasional messages, such as the example in the following image.