Windows 10: Different Backgrounds for virtual desktops

How to get different background images for different virtual Desktops in Windows 10?

I know how to change it for two different monitors, but is it also possible for virtual desktops?

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alisia123

Posted 2015-08-08T10:14:20.210

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Answers

Unfortunately, it isn't possible yet. You can, however, use a third party app, such as Dexpot, which allows you to set individual backgrounds for each desktop.

Andrei Ancuța

Posted 2015-08-08T10:14:20.210

Reputation: 341

30I can't believe this... – Davi Lima – 2016-02-10T13:20:47.030

1I would allso surgest display fusion – MrDeanosupreamo – 2016-09-17T05:12:52.717

6Will MS ever add this feature to Windows 10? – principal-ideal-domain – 2017-04-20T08:41:15.140

Does that even work in Windows 10? It doesn't seem to be supported. – paradroid – 2018-03-07T02:02:38.930

2If you're referring to Dexpot, my experience shows that it will work in general, but I'm finding that if I'm using Dexpot in Win10 (I used it for years on Win7), I hit numerous "spinning circle" periods that last a minute or more, and which occur several times a day. It seems like this happens mostly in Firefox. After stopping Dexpot and using the Win 10 VDM, I no longer see this (but suffer from the lack of Dexpot's features). – David M. Karr – 2019-09-27T17:23:46.460

This guy wrote a program to do this, basically, check the background and change accordingly in certain interval. Not elegant, but seems the only working solution for now...
'Basically, it uses APIs to get the current desktop and checks every small period of time to see if it has changed. If it detects a change, it sets the wallpaper to the appropriate one (configured by the user in the main screen).'
Setting The Virtual Desktop Background (In Windows 10)

D_S_toowhite

Posted 2015-08-08T10:14:20.210

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Unfortunately this has not (yet) been updated to work with the Anniversary Update – DharmaTurtle – 2016-10-28T08:47:48.093

Interesting note: this feature -- different wallpapers for different desktops -- exists in (Linux) Kubuntu 14.04 but unfortunately not in later versions of Kubuntu. That change has been the subject of ferocious controversy in the Kubuntu community, and relates to the fact that newer editions of Kubuntu are oriented about "activities". People keep proposing workarounds, with lukewarm reception. I haven't tried any of them, but I get the impression that they all have drawbacks. For myself, I've stuck with 14.04 because of this. Alas, 14.04 will lose maintenance in 2019, a year that is fast approaching.

Paul A.

Posted 2015-08-08T10:14:20.210

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An AHK solution, that has some extra neat features: https://github.com/sdias/win-10-virtual-desktop-enhancer

A GIF of the program at work: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-set-different-wallpapers-for-virtual-desktops-in-windows-10/

DharmaTurtle

Posted 2015-08-08T10:14:20.210

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Try VirtualDesktopManager (https://github.com/m0ngr31/VirtualDesktopManager). It is portable and released in zip file format. Simply unpack to whatever folder you desired and launch VirtualDesktopManager.exe.

I downloaded release 1.9.0 and it works well on all 4 virtual desktops I have. There is a minor delay on background repaint when switching between virtual desktops.

tdwong.star

Posted 2015-08-08T10:14:20.210

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