Trouble Removing Previous Lock Screen Images

Sporkalypse

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Hello all,

I've recently run across a little-addressed problem in Windows 8.1, and that is the removal of old Lock Screen photos. Most everyone knows that in Windows 8, it was as simple as a right click to clear out the Lock Screen image cache, but that feature has since been removed in 8.1. My question is, how would I go about removing the old images? I've tried deleting the LockScreen_"Letter"​ folders in the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData folder, but that produces an undesired result (all lock screen images disappear). I've tried "Refreshing" and completely restoring my PC with no success. Has anyone done/attempted this? Is there a simple fix or registry tweak that I've missed?

Thanks in advance!

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Here is the result of deleting any of the LockScreen_"Letter"​ files.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix Elite 8Gb (2x4Gb) 1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 560 DS SSC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer G215HV
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi DeskStar 640Gb 7200 RPM
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 250Gb 5400 RPM
    PSU
    SeaSonic S12II 620W
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Antec Kühler H2O 620
    Keyboard
    Rosewill X-Slim
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wheel Mouse with IntelliPoint
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