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Photos at start of Win 10
I know this is not very important, but it is a curiosity. When Windows
10 starts a photo is shown before the desktop appears. These photos change frequently. Some of the photos are stunning, and I wonder where they were taken. Is there a site or way of fining out where they were taken? |
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Photos at start of Win 10
On 6/24/2018 12:02 AM, Ken wrote:
I know this is not very important, but it is a curiosity.* When Windows 10 starts a photo is shown before the desktop appears.* These photos change frequently.* Some of the photos are stunning, and I wonder where they were taken.* Is there a site or way of fining out where they were taken? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0-959bd1dfd5e1 -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不*錢! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 不求神! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 00:05:11 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 6/24/2018 12:02 AM, Ken wrote: I know this is not very important, but it is a curiosity.* When Windows 10 starts a photo is shown before the desktop appears.* These photos change frequently.* Some of the photos are stunning, and I wonder where they were taken.* Is there a site or way of fining out where they were taken? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0-959bd1dfd5e1 I generally don't bother with purely cosmetic changes in an OS, but I feel the OP's curiousity is a good one to flesh out, together, if we can. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5016-change-lock-screen-background-windows-10-a.html Googling further, I find this article: Where were the windows 10 lock screen photos taken? https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-10-lock-screen-photos-taken/ Where it gives the same answer that was just previously posted. (Windows 10 (version 1607 or newer) Building upon that answer, I find you can "see" the current Spotlight lock screen by running this command: Windows Key + L https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/find-windows-spotlight-lock-screen-images-windows-10/ Further building upon that answer, I always wondered if everyone sees the same lock-screen "spotlight" images based on the date, or locale, or whether that Spotlight images is simply random. Since I set my background to a solid black (for editing & energy efficiency reasons), I thought I had noticed the lock-screen settings set to "Spotlight" but I didn't dig deeper at the time. Start Settings Personalization Lock screen Background = Windows spotlight Show lock screen background picture on the sing-in screen = On (default) I just now googled for where those images are stored & this gave 1 answer: Where are Wallpapers and Lock Screen images stored in Windows 10 https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wallpapers-lock-screen-images-windows-10 RMB-Start Run %WINDIR%\Web\Screen\ The funny thing is that I've seen *different* lock screens, I thought, than those. Hmmmmm..... so I looked for *more* places for that lock screen. https://www.intowindows.com/download-windows-10-spotlight-lock-screen-pictures/ %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentD eliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets\ Where, if you like, you can rename those Microsoft images to save them, according to this article which says "What youre left with will be a mixture of images, plus some assorted junk files that are used by the lock screen." move Assets c:\tmp\. cd c:\tmp\. ren *.* *.jpg https://lifehacker.com/how-to-save-the-windows-10-lock-screen-images-you-like-1768783711 BTW, each Windows version seems to have slightly different locations: https://www.askvg.com/windows-10-wallpapers-and-lock-screen-backgrounds/ Windows 10 Preview Builds: %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.ContentDeliveryM anager_xxxxxxxx\LocalState\Assets\ Windows 10 Final Version: %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentD eliveryManager_xxxxxxxx\LocalState\Assets\ Windows 10 Preview Builds: %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.ContentDeliveryM anager_xxxxxxxx\LocalState\Assets\ Windows 10 Final Version: %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentD eliveryManager_xxxxxxxx\LocalState\Assets\ Where that article says the files are updated by Microsoft every time you log into Windows, when they said: "PS: I think the images are downloaded from Microsoft server and are dynamically changed at every login." I wonder if those JPEG images are automatically *rotated* into the %WINDIR%\Web\Screen\ folder? Aha! This article says "Microsoft adds and removes these at its whim"! https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/find-windows-10-lock-screen-pictures Googling further, we find this related folder: RMB-Start Windows PowerShell (Admin) C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\ https://mergy.org/2016/05/fixing-the-windows-10-pre-login-background-screen/ Hmmmm... but I couldn't open that folder for read access no matter what I tried, so, this might be a gpedit.msc issue only someone who knows what he's doing like Paul is might know how to resolve: http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata.jpg |
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 17:09:45 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
Googling further, we find this related folder: RMB-Start Windows PowerShell (Admin) C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\ https://mergy.org/2016/05/fixing-the-windows-10-pre-login-background-screen/ Hmmmm... but I couldn't open that folder for read access no matter what I tried, so, this might be a gpedit.msc issue only someone who knows what he's doing like Paul is might know how to resolve: http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata.jpg Thanks to Paul, we fleshed out this additional LockScreen_0 folder. C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\S-1-5-21-*\ReadOnly\LockScreen_0\ http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_lockscreen01.jpg |
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On 6/24/2018 1:09 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 00:05:11 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote: On 6/24/2018 12:02 AM, Ken wrote: I know this is not very important, but it is a curiosity.* When Windows 10 starts a photo is shown before the desktop appears.* These photos change frequently.* Some of the photos are stunning, and I wonder where they were taken.* Is there a site or way of fining out where they were taken? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0-959bd1dfd5e1 I generally don't bother with purely cosmetic changes in an OS, but I feel the OP's curiousity is a good one to flesh out, together, if we can. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5016-change-lock-screen-background-windows-10-a.html Ken wanted to know the actual geographical locations at which those wallpapers were photographed, not file locations of those wallpapers. Anyway, your reply might still help. -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不*錢! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 不求神! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:40:20 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Ken wanted to know the actual geographical locations at which those wallpapers were photographed, not file locations of those wallpapers. Anyway, your reply might still help. Heh heh ... It's all good as we're helping everyone by helping each other. To your first point, I clearly *knew* you'd say what you just said (in a way), which is why you'll note that my response to your post very obviously and very purposefully uses the phrases below repeatedly: * "Further building upon that answer"; * "Googling further"; * "Building upon that answer"; * "Googling further, we find this related folder"; * and that this topic "is a good one to flesh out". So, we agree. a. You answered the question directly, while, b. The rest of us helpfully fleshed the topic out even further. That's how Usenet works when it works well (as it did here). I'm not complaining about your response, as I'm *agreeing* with you that you *directly* answered the OP's question, where I took great pains to clearly and repeatedly state that I was simply further fleshing out the topic overall of OS-based lockscreen image peculiarities. The fact you ended your post with "Anyway, your reply might still help" shows that we both understand two very clear points: 1. You directly and succinctly answered the OP's question, and, 2. I purposefully fleshed out the overall topic in far greater detail. (as did others, like Paul, Char Jackson, Auric__, & Monty) Neither of us is wrong. a. You answered the question; and, b. The rest of us fleshed out the topic further from there. Since you already answered the question, I took it upon myself to learn more and dig deeper into the overall lock-screen problem set, where I clearly stated in my post that I hadn't delved into the details before but that my curiosity was piqued by the OP's question. In the end, after reading a score of articles on the Usenet, I *still* needed Paul's help to flesh out some of those details, as noted by this screenshot, so, we all benefit from the interaction, where our useful information is now available in the tribal archives for others to benefit from as they stand on our shoulders. http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_lockscreen01.jpg It's all good as we're helping everyone by helping each other. |
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Ken wrote:
I know this is not very important, but it is a curiosity. When Windows 10 starts a photo is shown before the desktop appears. These photos change frequently. Some of the photos are stunning, and I wonder where they were taken. Is there a site or way of fining out where they were taken? https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/window...-photos-taken/ "When you're on the lock screen, you'll see 'Like what you see?' in the top-right corner. "Just hover your cursor over that, and itll tell you where it was taken. Simple." -- So, you're saying that if I can trick all the other mindless drones into believing that I subscribe to their arbitrary moral framework, they'll just leave me alone? |
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 11:02:28 -0500, Ken wrote:
I know this is not very important, but it is a curiosity. When Windows 10 starts a photo is shown before the desktop appears. These photos change frequently. Some of the photos are stunning, and I wonder where they were taken. Is there a site or way of fining out where they were taken? I don't know how to find out the exact location but you can often find the general location by going to the Themes folder. The Themes folder is located at: \username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\ R-click an image and navigate to Properties and then Details. |
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 08:19:02 +1000, in alt.comp.os.windows-10 you wrote:
I don't know how to find out the exact location I posted all known locations of lock-screen spotlight photos over he http://www.pcbanter.net/showpost.php?p=3759001&postcount=3 but you can often find the general location by going to the Themes folder. The Themes folder is located at: \username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\ R-click an image and navigate to Properties and then Details. Do others concur that this is related to the Spotlight lock-screen photos? All I have in this location (1803 version) is a 2KB "custom.theme": %localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\custom.the me When I doubleclick on that 2KB custom.theme, it appears to be simply a widget which brings up the same user interface as if I had gone to Start Settings Personalization Themes While I never delved into lockscreen spotlight photos prior to this question, I don't see any relationship (yet) with themes. Do you? PC Experts - do you know how best to access this lockscreen location? C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\. |
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Ken wrote:
I know this is not very important, but it is a curiosity. When Windows 10 starts a photo is shown before the desktop appears. These photos change frequently. Some of the photos are stunning, and I wonder where they were taken. Is there a site or way of fining out where they were taken? C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\ Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2tx yewy\LocalState\Assets ff782ce3c9a149c1a13d00b69219712970f9f85d549afb5e4c 66c213aa072f41 === a JPEG etc. I found a Superuser thread with the location. That part was relatively easy. The hard part was verifying there *was* such a place. The ContentDeliveryManager portion of the path was not visible in the "Packages" directory. I had to list it via other means. You could try CDing your way there in Command Prompt perhaps. Once you're in the correct folder, try explorer.exe . and have it open a File Manager window. That's a potential location, but good luck being able to get the folder to appear for you. Even on the Linux side, they didn't make it easy generating a file list. Some stuff was "I/O Error" which is caused by the superfluous usage of Reparse Points where we don't need them. The files don't have an extension, so you can try dropping them on IrfanView or whatever. In Linux, thumbnails appear for them. That won't happen on Windows unless you manually a file extensions. Which requires copying the assets somewhere else and "work on them". If you add an extension to the files as is, that will break the presentation of the assets at boot time. Paul |
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:55:12 -0400, Paul wrote:
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\ Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2tx yewy\LocalState\Assets ff782ce3c9a149c1a13d00b69219712970f9f85d549afb5e4c 66c213aa072f41 === a JPEG etc. Hi Paul, It's actually *more* than that, as I posted here, after looking it up: http://www.pcbanter.net/showpost.php?p=3759001&postcount=3 You could try CDing your way there in Command Prompt perhaps. Paul - do you have any file-access advice for the related investigative problem posed in the last line of this post? http://www.pcbanter.net/showpost.php?p=3759045&postcount=6 The files don't have an extension, so you can try dropping them on IrfanView or whatever. Most of mine turned out to be PNG files, so copying and renaming them works just fine. ren *.* *.png In Linux, thumbnails appear for them. That won't happen on Windows unless you manually a file extensions. Actually, they show up in Windows thumbnails if you copy & rename them: http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_assets.jpg After looking this up, I've concluded there is no single resource (except this thread) that has all the locations, but the one location I haven't been able to investigate on my system is the one shown above at: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\. How would you suggest we view that directory as an administrative user? |
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Arlen Holder wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:55:12 -0400, Paul wrote: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\ Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2tx yewy\LocalState\Assets ff782ce3c9a149c1a13d00b69219712970f9f85d549afb5e4c 66c213aa072f41 === a JPEG etc. Hi Paul, It's actually *more* than that, as I posted here, after looking it up: http://www.pcbanter.net/showpost.php?p=3759001&postcount=3 You could try CDing your way there in Command Prompt perhaps. Paul - do you have any file-access advice for the related investigative problem posed in the last line of this post? http://www.pcbanter.net/showpost.php?p=3759045&postcount=6 The files don't have an extension, so you can try dropping them on IrfanView or whatever. Most of mine turned out to be PNG files, so copying and renaming them works just fine. ren *.* *.png In Linux, thumbnails appear for them. That won't happen on Windows unless you manually a file extensions. Actually, they show up in Windows thumbnails if you copy & rename them: http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_assets.jpg After looking this up, I've concluded there is no single resource (except this thread) that has all the locations, but the one location I haven't been able to investigate on my system is the one shown above at: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\. How would you suggest we view that directory as an administrative user? You could start by using File Explorer, and in the View options are a bunch of tick boxes. There should be a tick box there for showing the hidden folders. You'll know you've succeeded, if you start seeing "desktop.ini" files all over the place, as those are hidden. A folder that's pretty hard to get to, is System Volume Information. You can get there from Linux. Most all the Windows methods I've tried yield "Access Denied". You can probably figure out a way to TakeOwn the folder, that's if you have sufficient knowledge of how to read the permissions and figure it out. I'm not good at that, so can't help you there. Even knowing there is "Inheritence" of permissions from the folder(s) above, I still can't figure out most of the time, why I'm still blocked. And I run compact /compactOS:never on places like C: , before a trip to Linux. Even then, there are still files outside System32 that are messed up and report "I/O error" from Linux. Paul |
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 00:13:29 -0400, Paul wrote:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\. How would you suggest we view that directory as an administrative user? You could start by using File Explorer, and in the View options are a bunch of tick boxes. There should be a tick box there for showing the hidden folders. Hi Paul, It's not that simple. I already showed a picture which proves even Administrator has no access. http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata.jpg In fact, I wouldn't ask you this question if it was easily that simple. While it may turn out to be that simple in the end, certainly it doesn't appear to be that simple. Please look at these five sequential screenshots: http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata01.jpg http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata02.jpg http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata03.jpg http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata04.jpg http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata05.jpg My Windows technical question remains the same... Q: What's the next step to viewing the files in this folder? |
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Arlen Holder wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 00:13:29 -0400, Paul wrote: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\. How would you suggest we view that directory as an administrative user? You could start by using File Explorer, and in the View options are a bunch of tick boxes. There should be a tick box there for showing the hidden folders. Hi Paul, It's not that simple. I already showed a picture which proves even Administrator has no access. http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_systemdata.jpg PSexec can give you access. https://s22.postimg.cc/flgec4cqp/psexec.gif Paul |
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 00:13:29 -0400, Paul wrote:
A folder that's pretty hard to get to, is System Volume Information. I use Treesize Free, from http://www.jam-software.com, in administrator mode, in case that's important. Yes, I know that 'file exploring' isn't its primary purpose, but it goes to SVI without any issues and lets you poke around in there. I've never had a problem afterwards, but you've said that SVI is a dangerous place to play, so beware. It also lets you dive deep into the Recycle Bin to view or delete things that, for some reason, stick around even after the bin has been emptied. Treesize Free also navigates to the other folders discussed earlier in this thread and allows you to view the pictures there. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\ Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2tx yewy\LocalState\Assets and C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\. The nice thing about a program like Treesize Free as a file explorer is that you don't have to change any system settings or mess with permissions. It just works. |
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