🐍 Python 3.10+
Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop (Python)
Turns off the Windows Spotlight rotating desktop background feature. Applies the tweak via the stdlib winreg module.
set_disable_windows_spotlight.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
set_disable_windows_spotlight.py
Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop.
Turns off the Windows Spotlight rotating desktop background feature.
Usage:
python set_disable_windows_spotlight.py
"""
import winreg
def main() -> None:
key = winreg.CreateKeyEx(
winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r"Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent", 0, winreg.KEY_SET_VALUE
)
winreg.SetValueEx(key, "DisableSpotlightCollectionOnDesktop", 0, winreg.REG_DWORD, 1)
winreg.CloseKey(key)
print("Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop applied.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()