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How to have different wallpapers for dual monitors?

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Most people who use their computers to the maximum potential will all likeliness have two or more monitors attached to the PC. For reasons of productivity or just looking cool, multiple monitors do boost a setup’s looks.

However, simply putting more than one monitor on your desk won’t improve it. A lot of effort goes into perfecting a multiple-monitor setup. You need to get the angles and mountings right and ensure everything’s aligned and whatnot.

Most people go the extra mile by even putting RGB on the back of their monitors, which reflects off the wall behind them. However, wallpapers are an essential part that is often overlooked. 

Wallpapers can make or break the look of your setup. For example, if your wallpaper isn’t in line with the rest of your setup, your monitor might look out of place.

Now you can have one wallpaper extended across all your displays if that’s the look you’re going for. However, if you want to spice things up by putting different wallpapers on all your monitors, look no further. 

Also read: How to stretch a wallpaper across two monitors in Windows?


Putting different wallpapers on different monitors

We must find some wallpapers before we set off fiddling in the settings. So go ahead and Google out some nice wallpapers. Make sure they match your display resolution.

Now that you’ve found wallpapers for your displays, it’s time to set them.

Step 1: Right-click on the desktop and click on Personalize 

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Step 2: Make sure that the Background setting is set to Picture

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Step 3: Under Choose your picture, click Browse, and select the wallpapers you’d like to use. 

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As you select your wallpapers, you’ll notice that all your monitors will change to the currently selected wallpaper. Don’t worry; we’ll fix that in a moment.

Step 4: Now right-click on one of the wallpapers, and select the monitor you want to apply them to. 

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Step 5: Make sure the Choose a fit setting is set to Fill.

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And that’s it. Enjoy the look.

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Also read: How to use multiple desktops in Windows 10?

Yadullah Abidi

Yadullah Abidi

Yadullah is a Computer Science graduate who writes/edits/shoots/codes all things cybersecurity, gaming, and tech hardware. When he's not, he streams himself racing virtual cars. He's been writing and reporting on tech and cybersecurity with websites like Candid.Technology and MakeUseOf since 2018. You can contact him here: yadullahabidi@pm.me.

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