W10 start up images

[Nick]

Wow Nick, thanks for all that and going to all that
trouble.  Microsoft make every thing as complicated as they can.
I did find the image I was seeking eventually. It was by an American painter which I found is even on eBay, 
so it's not as though that image is a secret that should be hidden away.

Come on Microsoft, do us all a favour. Have a simple folder entitled, ' Start up images'.

Let's be fair - this is an internal feature of W10 (called "Spotlight") and generally, no-one fiddles with it. Also, the Windows architecture has to work in many many different configurations, e.g. roaming profiles, corporate environments, with & without servers, automated updating support etc. In corporate environment, centralised updating and control of screen background & lock images for branding is very important, so a simple directory of images ... simply doesn't work!

Microsoft do provide a free utility in their Microsoft Store - see https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/spotli...l1mg050cmr

The utility allows to to browse the images and to set them as wallpaper etc.