Windows Spotlight

Lock screen feature in Windows 10/11
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Windows Spotlight

Summary

Windows Spotlight is a software[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Windows Spotlight's image is recorded as Windows Spotlight on Windows 11 with black background.png[3].
  • Windows Spotlight's instance of is recorded as software[4].
  • spotlight is named after Windows Spotlight[5].
  • Windows Spotlight's developer is recorded as Microsoft[6].
  • Windows Spotlight's subclass of is recorded as lock screen[7].
  • Windows Spotlight's part of is recorded as Q18168774[8].
  • Windows Spotlight's part of is recorded as Q107269746[9].
  • Windows Spotlight's has use is recorded as computer wallpaper[10].
  • Windows Spotlight's has use is recorded as lock screen[11].
  • Windows Spotlight's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Windows Spotlight[13].
  • Windows Spotlight's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11cn3vkp5z[14].
  • Windows Spotlight's Fandom article ID is recorded as microsoft:Windows_Spotlight[15].

Why It Matters

Windows Spotlight ranks in the top 5% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Windows Spotlight. Retrieved April 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-spotlight
MLA “Windows Spotlight.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-spotlight.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_windows-spotlight_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Windows Spotlight}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-spotlight}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-08}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Windows Spotlight — https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-spotlight (retrieved 2026-04-08)

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