Remove the 'Learn About This Picture' Icon from the Windows Spotlight Desktop Background

**UPDATE**
You may have to manually create the HideDesktopIcons and NewStartPanel keys if you do not have them.

If you are using the Windows Spotlight desktop background theme, you might have noticed the icon that appears on each picture that is called Learn more about this picture. You can click on the icon to open a web browser to find out information regarding the particular photo being used as your wallpaper. If you don't want this icon to be on your desktop, then it's easy to remove with a simple registry edit.

If you want the icon back, you can change the value back to 0 ore delete the {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3} value.

Here are the instructions from the video.

Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

Right click on NewStartPanel and select New - DWORD (32-bit) value

Name the value {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}

Double click on {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3} and change the value data to 1

Right click on your desktop and select Refresh

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[ylamoon]

Many thanks. I just can't understand why Microsoft always introduces things that we don't need and they make it hard to remove.

[Spooks]

super unnecessary video, just go to and on the "personalize your background" tab click on the drop down menu and select anything other than "windows spotlight" options and that should fix it

[markmallory]

So helpful, thank you. For those of us not smarter than a fifth grader, the braces need to be including when naming the value. If the instructions are followed exactly, it works like a champ!

[ThatOneCreature]

Quick, Concise, and actually works; thank you so much because that icon just appeared randomly, and I hated it.

[SuperCynicall]

holy hell thank you bro, the actual explanation is so overly complicated for no reason. Much love!

[therealserperior]

Thanks for this tutorial, very quick, simple, and easy to do.

[cryptosguns]

You legend. Easy to follow, relevant info in the description and straight to the point.

Saw this pop up on my desktop today. What a useless piece of unsolicited bloatware.

[Imnubcrakers]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! you have made my setup the clean background it once was

[qarkmambush]

Thanks for guys like you, easy fix and i am happy !

[meatbeater]

Good video. Get to the point and step by step, easy to follow. Thanks!

[xKinatox]

short, sweet, correct info thanks <3

[chiknhawk]

Thank you very much for such an easy to follow tutorial. Many blessings friend.

[Traveller-jxmy]

Helpful and got straight to the point. Thank you!

[Varillero]

Thank you so much, i was searching this video for hours

[matiaspetcoff]

Thank you so much, I can't understand why they didn't make it more easy to get rid off that icon

[ashuraichibugin]

Thank you so much, resolved in 30 seconds, thanks

[roroutube]

i got back home and saw my background changed and thought I got hacked
thanks champ 😄

[TheLastRasputin]

Great tutorial a year later, this randomly appeared on my desktop after an update. I've been using live wallpapers since day one of having this device.

[tbobak]

that was SUPER helpful - much appreciated

[boardgamewizard]

Many thanks! This worked! I would maybe explain for those who are on windows 10 the keys for HideDesktopIcons and NewStartPanel keys aren't automatically created so maybe explain how to do that in the description? But this worked wonders thanks again