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Win 11 Cannot change wallpaper for each monitor
Hello RMNZK, I had this issue too & found an easy fix.
Hover over the "desktop" app on the taskbar next to the magnifying glass. It should say "Desktop 1" & "New Desktop". Open a New Desktop and remove "Desktop 1". After I did this it worked for me. I hope it works for you too! 🙂
I had virtual desktops active. What I had to do was remove all the virtual desktops, then I was able to select the background for specific monitors using the right-click menu on Recent Images in Settings > Personalization > Background.
After setting up the image the way I wanted, I added the virtual desktops again. The changes persisted across virtual desktops, respecting the individual monitor backgrounds I chose.
Of course, using this method, all virtual desktops need to have the same background setup, but that works fine for me. I couldn't find a way to set backgrounds for individual monitors and different virtual desktops.
