Windows 11 finally lets users set Windows Spotlight picture as desktop background.
When you set Spotlight collection picture as desktop background, Windows 11 automatically adds a Learn about this picture icon to the upper right of the desktop.
The Learn about this picture serves multiple purposes. First, double-clicking on it brings up a Bing search webpage with more information about the current desktop background. Yes, finding where a spotlight picture was taken is so easy now.
Right-clicking on the Learn about this picture shows “Open,” “Switch to next picture,” “I like this picture,” and “Not a fan of this picture” options. The “Open” option brings the Bing page with details about the current desktop background. The “Switch to the next picture” option applies the next Spotlight collection picture in the queue.
The “I like this picture” or “Not a fan of this picture” options allow you to tell Windows 11 to show or not show a similar picture in the future.
Now, not everyone likes to learn about the current desktop background. If you are someone who likes to keep your desktop free of icons, you might want to hide or remove the Learn about this picture icon.
Unfortunately, Windows 11 does not let you delete the Learn about this picture icon from the desktop as it’s part of the Spotlight collection feature. But, of course, the icon does not take much space and can be moved around on the desktop, just like other icons.
Hide Learn about this picture icon on Windows 11 desktop
Although you cannot delete the Learn about this picture icon from the Windows 11 desktop, you can hide it along with other icons on the desktop. Here is how.
NOTE: You cannot hide only the Learn about this picture icon.
Step 1: Perform a right-click on an empty spot on the desktop, click View and then deselect the Show desktop icons option to hide all icons on the desktop, including the Learn about this picture.
Show Learn about this picture icon on Windows 11 desktop
The Learn about this picture icon automatically shows up on the Windows 11 desktop as soon as you set the Spotlight collection picture as desktop background in the Settings app. If the icon is not showing up, it’s likely because desktop icons are hidden. To show icons on the desktop:
Step 1: Right-click on an empty spot on the desktop, click View and select Show desktop icons.
The Learn about this picture icon, along with other icons on the desktop, should now appear. Needless to say, that the icon when you apply a non-Spotlight collection picture as Windows 11 wallpaper.
Can I delete Learn about this picture from Windows 11 desktop?
Unfortunately, there is no way out there to delete the Learn about this picture icon from the desktop. You can only hide it.
frank schudde says
I hate the “learn about this picture” popup. It’s STUPID and a pain. MS should just make it an option and move on. It’s worthless. All the machinations to remove it tells me some idiot developer thought it would be fun and if not piss off a lot of people.
cc says
Thank you for making this as simple as possible, all these other website are extra as hell.
None of your business says
What a ridiculous non-solution. How about you remove everything but the last sentence and save everyone some time? Why would hiding all desktop icons be an acceptable solution? It’s insane that this result shows up in a search engine, let alone near the top.