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RMNZK
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Feb 21, 2022
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Win 11 Cannot change wallpaper for each monitor

Since I updated to Windows 11 I've been having a weird issue. I'm not able to select a different wallpaper for each of my two monitors. In the Personalization>Background menu, upon right clicking on ...
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    Elysian
    Feb 21, 2022

    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! 🙂 

     

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epowel15
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Jun 28, 2024
thank you!
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DavGarcia
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Jul 02, 2024

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.

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