How to set different wallpapers on different monitors in Windows 11

Here's how to set a per-monitor wallpaper in Windows 11 to make your multi-monitor setup look better. This tutorial doesn’t involve third-party apps or advanced software for customizing Windows 11 — it’s all done using just the Settings app or the legacy Control Panel.

Note: You will not be able to change personalization-related settings in Windows 11 if the operating system is not activated.

How to set a different wallpaper for each monitor in Windows 11

Right-click on the desktop, select
1. Personalize and turn on Backgroundpart. Alternatively, open the Settings app and go to Personalization > Background.
   

   

Find the "Personalize Background" option and select the
2. picture from the drop-down list.
   

   

Click the
3. Browse Photos button.
Windows 11 will open a new File Explorer window allowing you to select a background image. Once selected, the image will appear in the "Recent Images" section. Right-click on the image and select
4. Settings for monitor #.
   

   

#Repeat the above steps for all other monitors.

Tip: Go to System > Display and click Identify to find the monitor number in your setup. This will help you set up your picture for the correct monitor in no time.

Windows 11 shows "Set as Desktop" instead of "Set as Monitor"

If you use multiple virtual desktops (Win Tab), Windows 11 does not allow you to set a different wallpaper for each monitor. Instead, right-clicking on an image in the Recent Images section opens a menu for setting the background for a specific desktop. You can get around this weird Windows 11 quirk by deleting all virtual desktops, using the tutorial above to create wallpapers for each monitor, and restoring previously deleted desktops.

#If you don’t want to delete your virtual desktop, try using the old Control Panel to set a different wallpaper for each monitor in Windows 11. Keep in mind that accessing the required sections is a quirk in itself, but at the same time, it provides some convenience functionality that the "new" Settings app lacks. For example, the control panel lets you select multiple images for background or select an entire folder at the same time.

Press
1. Win R and paste the following command into the Run window:

外壳:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\pageWallpaper

The above command will launch with Desktop Background section of Control Panel. Click the
2. Browse button to select images for different monitors in Windows 11.
   

   

Right-click on the image and select
3. Set up for monitor #.
   

   

#Repeat the previous step for all other monitors.

This is how you can set a different wallpaper for each monitor in Windows 11 without using a third-party program.

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