Recover images used for Windows 10 lock screen

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Regularly, the lock screen of Windows 10 displays a different image to decorate this login screen.

The images being rather pretty, in a general way, I looked for these images in order to be able to reuse them.

In the rest of this article, I give you a technique to recover the images that have been used on your machine on the lock screen in Full HD (1920 x 1080px).

There are actually two methods that are similar but slightly different from each other.

A little information before you start

 Don't modify the contents of the folder given below, create a copy of the files you are interested in in another location, which you can then use as you wish

Using a Browser

The first method is to use your browser and type the following address in its address bar (or copy/paste, it may be easier...) replacing "username" with the name of your user folder👇

" file:///C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy/LocalState/Assets/ "

A list will appear showing all recently used images. 1080p version and "mobile version".

So, yes, you have to sort a bit since there are not only these images, but they are also there.

To help you, look at the file size, the biggest ones will usually be the expected 1080p images.

Using the File explorer

The second one will give access to the same content, but uses the file explorer instead of the browser.

In your explorer, go to the following folder (it's the same as above) by copying/pasting

For example, the address below but always replacing "username" with the name of your user folder👇

" C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy/LocalState/Assets/ "

⚠️Important note

The files in this folder do not have an extension, so you will have to add the .jpg extension manually to the recovered files so that they can be used.

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