Deleting User Created Lock Screen Images 8.1

Jaynestown

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Hi

I've just bought a new laptop with Windows 8.1 and have been playing around with the settings etc. and have a question regarding the Lock screen.

I have personalised the lock screen with my own picture but have decided that I don't like it and would just prefer to use one of the default pictures, but there doesn't seem to be anyway of deleting the picture I have added.

I've tried searching for the picture on the laptop but have had no success finding it.

Can someone please advise me as to how delete this picture?

Many thanks

Martin
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1

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Hello Martin, and welcome to Eight Forums.

The yellow tip box at the top of the tutorial below can help show you where Windows stores your custom lock screen backgrounds at. You should be able to delete them at that location to not see it anymore.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2639-lock-screen-background-image-change-windows-8-a.html

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn

Thanks for the welcome and the reply, that looks quite complicated (I'm used to Windows 7) so I'll give that a go a bit later when I'm feeling a little less intimidated :)

Martin
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
You're welcome. Yeah, it would have been nice for a simple "Clear history" button to use on the same screen you change the lock screen.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
You're welcome. Yeah, it would have been nice for a simple "Clear history" button to use on the same screen you change the lock screen.

Absolutely, I quite like the look of Windows 8 but some of it does feel like it's not quite been properly thought out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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