How to Set Different Background Wallpapers for Each Virtual Desktop in Windows 11

Virtual desktops in Windows 11 let you create separate workspaces, each with different customizations and running apps. Setting a different background image for each desktop gives you a quick visual reminder of which one you’re using. 

Change a Virtual Desktop Wallpaper in Task View (Windows + Tab)

Changing the desktop background for a virtual desktop in Windows 11 is simple. The quickest way to do it is using Task View and the Windows + Tab shortcut.

  1. Open Task View by pressing Windows + Tab or clicking the Task View button on your taskbar. Task View shows all virtual desktops and the open windows on the current desktop.
  2. Right-click a virtual desktop from the list at the bottom of Task View and select Choose Background from the context menu.
  1. In the Personalization settings that open, you can choose from various options for your virtual desktop background. These are the same options available when changing a desktop background when you’re not using virtual desktops, including selecting a picture, solid color, or slideshow. 

Once you’ve selected your preferred background, it is applied immediately to your selected virtual desktop.

Change a Virtual Desktop Background in Settings

You can also change the background of your virtual desktops in the Settings app. First, switch to the virtual desktop you want to change. Then, use the following steps:

  1. Press Windows + I to open the Settings app.
  2. In the Personalization settings that open, you can choose from various options for your virtual desktop background. These are the same options available when changing a desktop background when you’re not using virtual desktops, including selecting a picture, solid color, or slideshow.
Background settings in personalization category
  1. After selecting a picture, you can choose the fit option that best suits your preferences. You can fill, fit, stretch, tile, or span the picture across your virtual desktop.

By following these simple steps, you can personalize each of your additional desktops to help better distinguish them.

Change a Virtual Desktop Background via File Explorer

You can also change the desktop background on a virtual desktop directly from File Explorer. First, you’ll need to switch to the virtual desktop you want to change.

Next, open File Explorer and find the folder where your image is stored. Right-click the folder and choose Set as desktop background from the context menu. Windows will then immediately update your virtual desktop background to the chosen picture.



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