How to delete 'Learn More About This Picture' icon Windows 11

The Spotlight wallpaper on the Windows 11 desktop and lock screen has an annoying 'Learn More About This Picture' icon. We cannot turn off this icon in the usual way but have to customize it in the computer system. Below are instructions to remove the 'Learn More About This Picture' Windows 11 icon.

How to remove 'Learn More About This Picture' icon Windows 11

Step 1:

First, you access the Registry Editor interface on Windows, by entering regedit in the Run interface.

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Step 2:

Go to the interface, you move along the path HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerHideDesktopIconsNewStartPanel as shown below, or paste this path into the address bar interface of Registry Editor.

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Step 2:

Right-click on the interface next to it and select New > DWORD (32-bit) value .

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Now you need to rename the value to {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3} and press Enter to save.

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Step 3:

Double click on this value and then change the value to 1 and click OK to save the changes.

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Now restart your computer. You should no longer see the "Learn More About This Picture" icon on your desktop.

Marvin Fry

Update 30 December 2024