Configure Windows spotlight on lock screen: registry value ConfigureWindowsSpotlight and 1 moreUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent

Policy ID: ConfigureWindowsSpotlight
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows 10
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Cloud Content

Registry

ConfigureWindowsSpotlight

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 2

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"ConfigureWindowsSpotlight"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"ConfigureWindowsSpotlight"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "ConfigureWindowsSpotlight" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "ConfigureWindowsSpotlight" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent' -Name 'ConfigureWindowsSpotlight' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent' -Name 'ConfigureWindowsSpotlight' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null

IncludeEnterpriseSpotlight

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent Current key

Checked: 1
Unchecked: 0
Element: Include content from Enterprise spotlight
Value type: REG_DWORD

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent]

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"IncludeEnterpriseSpotlight"=dword:00000001
; Unchecked
"IncludeEnterpriseSpotlight"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "IncludeEnterpriseSpotlight" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "IncludeEnterpriseSpotlight" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent' -Name 'IncludeEnterpriseSpotlight' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent' -Name 'IncludeEnterpriseSpotlight' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null