Windows Spotlight

Windows Spotlight

File:Windows Spotlight.png Lock screen of a Windows 10 laptop showing an image from Windows Spotlight
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Operating system	Windows 10 by Microsoft
Predecessor	Windows 8 metro style lock screen
Type	Lock screen slideshow service

Windows Spotlight is a feature included by default in Windows 10 that downloads pictures and advertisements automatically from Bing and displays them when the lock screen is being shown on a computer running Windows 10. Users are occasionally given an opportunity to mark whether they wish to see more or fewer images of a similar type, and sometimes the images are overlaid with links to advertisements. In 2017, Microsoft began adding location information for many of the photographs.

Photo locations

The images typically depict identifiable, well-known locations such as famous historical or natural landmarks. Location information is occasionally provided, while photo credits are typically not. The following subjects have been featured (alphabetical by continent):

Africa

• Abu Simbel, Egypt
• The White Desert (Sahara el Beyda) near Farafra, Egypt
• Nile River near Luxor, Egypt
• Sway bridge at The Palace of the Lost City, Sun City, South Africa
• Grand Anse Beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles
• Réunion, France
• Isalo National Park, Madagascar
• Sahara Desert dunes near Ouargla, Algeria
• Waterfalls near Chamarel, Mauritius

Antarctica

• Lemaire Channel

Asia

• Longsheng Rice Terrace, China
• Chateau Laffitte Hotel, Beijing, China
• Canola fields in Luoping County, China
• Dushanzi Grand Canyon, Dushanzi District, Karamay, China
• Yangshuo County, China
• Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, China
• Hokkaido Island, Japan
• A lagoon in Semporna, Malaysia, Borneo
• El Nido, Philippines
• Rub' al Khali, Saudi Arabia
• Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
• Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
• Hehuanshan Mountain, Taiwan
• Ko Tapu off Khao Phing Kan, Phang Nga Bay, Thailand
• Sam Pan Bok, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
• Ao Ta Lo Woo pier in Ko Tarutao, Tarutao National Park , Thailand
• Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
• Hong Kong skyline, Hong Kong Special Administrative Republic of the People's Republic of China
• Quiapo, Philippines
• Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
• Ko Phayam, Andaman Sea, Thailand
• Lampung, Indonesia
• Kelimutu, Indonesia
• Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran
• Vakil Mosque, Shiraz, Iran
• Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
• Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
• Taj Mahal, Agra, India
• Huangshang Moutains, China

Europe

• Garni Gorge, Armenia
• Hallstatt, Austria
• Lake Gosau, Austria
• Bruges, Belgium
• Devetashka Cave, Lovech Province, Bulgaria
• Rab Island coastline, Croatia
• Land's End, Cornwall, England
• Palace of Westminster London, England
• Port Isaac, England
• Stonehenge, England
• Wastwater Lake, Lake District, England
• Yorkshire, England
• Lac du Pontet, Villar-d'Arêne, France
• Luberon, Gordes, France
• Arles, France (ISS Photo)
• Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
• Nuuk, Greenland
• Tasermiut Fjord, Greenland
• The Baltic Sea in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
• Eibsee Lake in Bavaria, Germany
• Überseequartier Station in Hamburg, Germany
• Hohenzollern Castle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Lüneburg Heath, Germany
• Diving bell at Zingst Pier, Zinnowitz, Germany
• Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany
• Andros, Greece
• Mykonos, Greece
• Navagio, Greece
• Oia, Greece
• Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary
• Lake Balaton, Hungary
• Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
• Jökulsárlón, Iceland
• Lakagígar, Iceland
• Burano, Italy
• Colza fields in Tuscany, Italy
• Antorno Lake w/Lavaredo Peaks in the Dolomites, Italy
• Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
• Seiser Alm meadow in the Dolomites, Italy
• Sunrise in Tuscany, Italy
• Selva di Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Italy
• Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
• Lofoten Islands, Norway
• Grøtfjord, Troms County, Norway
• Hotel Durmitor, Durmitor National Park, Montenegro
• Lake Biograd, Biogradska Gora National park, Montenegro
• Doesburg, Netherlands
• The Algarve coast, Portugal
• Elektrozavodskaya station, Moscow, Russia
• Neist Point, Isle of Skye, Scotland
• Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland
• Victoria Street and West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Lake Bled, Slovenia
• Delika Canyon waterfall, Nervion River, Spain
• Ronda, Spain
• Nervión River Falls, Basque Country, Spain
• San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Bermeo, Spain
• Archipelago of Gothenburg, Sweden

North America

• Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
• Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada
• Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
• Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
• Vancouver from Burnaby Mountain, BC, Canada
• Numa Falls, British Columbia, Canada
• Landing Lake in Manitoba, Canada
• Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and New York, US
• Tobermory, Ontario, Canada
• Perce Rock Quebec, Canada
• Havana, Cuba
• Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
• Lake Atitlan Guatemala
• Durango, Mexico
• Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
• Antelope Canyon, Arizona, US
• Cathedral Rock, Arizona, US
• The Wave, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, US
• Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, US
• Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California, US
• Yosemite National Park, California, US
• Zabriske Point, Death Valley, California, US
• Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur Coast, California, US
• Griffith Observatory and Los Angeles, California, US
• Brasstown Bald, Georgia, US
• Kailua Pier, Hawaii, Hawaii, US
• Oahu, Hawaii, Hawaii, US
• Chicago Lakefront, Illinois, US
• Acadia National Park, Maine, US
• St Joseph Lighthouse, Michigan, US
• Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri, US
• Grinnell Point on Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana, US
• Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, US
• Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, US
• Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, Central Park, New York City, New York, US
• Vista House, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, US
• Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, US
• Teton Range, Wyoming, US
• Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US
• Pennybacker Bridge, Austin, Texas, US

Oceania

• The Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia
• Kiama Harbour, NSW, Australia
• Gordon Dam, Tasmania, Australia
• Moorea, French Polynesia
• Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand
• Browns Island, New Zealand
• Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
• Aupouri Peninsula, New Zealand
• Lake Quill, New Zealand

South America

• Esquel, Argentina
• Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
• Laguna de Los Tres and Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina
• Rio de Janeiro from Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil
• Copacabana and Ipanema beaches in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
• Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
• Caño Cristales River, Colombia
• Bartolome Island Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
• Los Roques archipelago, Venezuela
• Mount Roraima (surrounding Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana)
• Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia

Other pictures

• Red deer in Richmond Park, London
• Fauna in Madagascar
• Catamaran on the beach in Madagascar
• Butterflies in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
• Male black-naped monarch (bird)
• European hedgehog
• Greylag goose landing on lake
• Sea Otter Homer, Alaska
• Two egrets dancing in a lake, by Tahir Abbas from Pakistan
• Golden butterflyfish swimming with sea goldies near Red Sea, Egypt
• Rothschild's giraffe and pelicans, near Lake Nakuru, Kenya
• Witch's Broom Nebula, outerspace

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