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MyKeg
Copper Contributor
Jun 14, 2024
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Desktop slideshow doesn't work with multiple virtual desktops

To reproduce the bug: If you don't have multiple virtual desktops press Win Key + Tab and click the "New Desktop icon. Press Control key + Win Key + left arrow to go to Desktop 1. Right click on ...
  • hossinfz's avatar
    hossinfz
    Dec 01, 2024

    Hi 

    I've been encountering the same issue lately and this solution worked for me!

    1. Reboot your computer

      2. Don't switch virtual desktop during next steps

      3. Open settings and set background to slideshow

      4. Open registry editor and remove key "Wallpaper" in each subtree in \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VirtualDesktops\Desktops\ (each subtree is one virtual desktop)

      5. Reboot the computer again

      6. Right-click somewhere on wallpaper and click "next desktop wallpaper"

      Now you can safely switch desktop or reboot your computer.
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abbassuthariya
Copper Contributor
Oct 31, 2024

MyKeg do you have any kind of solution to this?

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    MyKeg
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 11, 2024

    No, I'm afraid not.

    In fact I updated Windows yesterday to:

    Edition    Windows 11 Pro
    Version    24H2
    Installed on    ‎Sun ‎10/‎11/‎2024
    OS build    26100.2033
    Experience    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.23.0

    and for the first half hour it was even worse. I have set different photos on each desktop because the slideshow won't work and yesterday, after the update, when I went to a new desktop it showed the photo which I wanted for that desktop for a second and then it flipped to showing the picture from the previous desktop. I also checked to see if the slideshow was working and found that it still wasn't.

    Mike.

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      hossinfz
      Brass Contributor
      Dec 01, 2024

      Hi 

      I've been encountering the same issue lately and this solution worked for me!

      1. Reboot your computer

        2. Don't switch virtual desktop during next steps

        3. Open settings and set background to slideshow

        4. Open registry editor and remove key "Wallpaper" in each subtree in \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VirtualDesktops\Desktops\ (each subtree is one virtual desktop)

        5. Reboot the computer again

        6. Right-click somewhere on wallpaper and click "next desktop wallpaper"

        Now you can safely switch desktop or reboot your computer.
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        Giancoso
        Copper Contributor
        Sep 19, 2025

        One year later the bug is still there, and this fix still works. Thank you!

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