I'm running the Windows 10 April 2018 Update with Cortana enabled. Suddenly this morning there is a small earth/globe icon on my lock screen with the words: "Watch. Play. Connect.". There is another one of these icons on the top left of my lock screen showing: "Check out the most intense plays of the hottest games.".
When I click either of these icons, it opens up my browser to mixer.com. I have never used this service, don't stream games and don't play online games.
I have not installed any software recently so am confused as to where this came from. I do have an Xbox One and a Windows Phone of which all are connected via the same Live account.
I have "Windows spotlight" set as my background but thought that only gives a you nice new background picture every day?
Any ideas where this spam is coming from?
Best Answer
Windows Spotlight puts ads on the lock screen. See How to Disable Ads on Your Windows 10 Lock Screen to get rid of them.
It's (sort-of) documented:
If you have Windows 10 Pro, that page shows how to disable third-party content in Windows spotlight via Group Policy.