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How to Set Different Wallpapers on Dual Monitors on Windows Download Article Personalize both of your displays with dual desktop backgrounds Written by Rain Kengly
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Do you want to have two different pictures as your background for your double monitor setup? This can easily be done in your "Personalize" settings for Windows. If you don't see the option, make sure you have the correct resolution set for your monitors. Here's how to set different wallpapers on dual monitors using Windows 11, 10, and 7.
Quick Steps
Right-click the desktop.
Click Personalize.
Click Background.
Right-click a photo.
Click Set for monitor 1.
Right-click another photo.
Click Set for monitor 2.
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1 Right-click any blank space on your desktop. A pop-up menu will open.
Make sure your dual monitors are set up correctly.
2 Click Personalize. This is in the pop-up menu.[1]X Trustworthy Source Microsoft SupportTechnical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source Advertisement
3 Click Background. You can find this near the top of the page.[2]X Trustworthy Source Microsoft SupportTechnical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
4 Add photos (optional). If you don't already have photos in the Recent images section, click Browse photos to add some now. Once added, they'll appear in the section.[3]X Trustworthy Source Microsoft SupportTechnical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
5 Right-click a photo. A pop-up menu will open.[4]X Trustworthy Source Microsoft SupportTechnical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
6 Click Set for monitor 1. This is in the pop-up menu.[5]XResearch source
If you don't see this option, the refresh rate may be set too low for one of your monitors. To change it, do the following:
Right-click a blank area on your desktop.
Click Display settings.
Click a monitor.
Click Advanced display.
Click the refresh rate drop-down menu.
Select a higher refresh rate.
7 Right-click another photo. A pop-up menu will open.
8 Click Set for monitor 2. The new wallpapers will be set.[6]XResearch source
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1 Right-click an empty space on the desktop. This will open a drop-down menu.
2 Click Personalize. This is at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
You should now be on the Background tab of Settings.
3 Add photos (optional). If you don't already have photos in the Choose your picture section, click Browse to add some now. Once added, they'll appear in this section.
4 Right-click a photo. A pop-up menu will open.
5 Click Set for monitor 1. This is in the pop-up menu.[7]XResearch source
If you don't see this option, the refresh rate may be set too low for one of the monitors. To change it, do the following:
Right-click a blank area on your desktop.
Click Display settings.
Click a monitor.
Click Advanced display settings.
Click the refresh rate drop-down menu.
Select a higher refresh rate.
6 Right-click another photo. A pop-up menu will open.
7 Click Set for monitor 2. The new wallpapers will be set.
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1 Configure your monitor display settings. You’ll need this set up to figure out how to configure your wallpapers.
Right-click on any blank space on the screen and
Select Screen resolution in the menu that pops up. A new window will then pop up with the display settings menu.
When you’re done configuring your display, click Apply.
2 Search for images you want to use for wallpapers. You can use Google Images or dedicated wallpaper websites that offer high-resolution images optimized for multi-monitor setups, and select at least 2 images to save for using as wallpaper images.
When selecting images, make sure to go with ones that are the same resolution(s) as your monitors.
3 Open an image editor. In order to get the images into a format that’ll display across monitors, you’ll need to format them into a custom image (Windows 7 doesn’t have features for wallpapers on multiple displays that are available in Windows 8 and 10).
4 Create a new blank image. This menu should have a window with fields for setting the dimensions of the image.
5 Input the dimensions of your monitors. To ensure the image is formatted correctly, you’ll need to input the combined width of your monitors as the image’s width and the height of your tallest monitor as the image’s height.
6 Insert your wallpaper images. Once you have the new blank image set up, open the images you saved and arrange them in the way you’d like them displayed.
7 Save your custom image. Once you have your wallpaper images arranged to your liking, save the new image as a JPEG or PNG file in a folder for easy access.
8 Open the wallpaper menu. You can do this by right-clicking a blank space on the screen and selecting Personalize from the menu that pops up, then selecting Desktop Background in the Personalization menu.
9 Click Browse…. This pulls up a dialog box where you can navigate to the custom image you saved.
10 Select your custom wallpaper image. Once you’ve navigated to it, click Open to preview it as your wallpaper.
11 Set the picture position to Tile. Since you’ll be displaying this image across dual monitors, the Tile option works best for displaying the image in this manner.
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1 Open your browser and go to http://windowbox.me/multiwall/. This is the website for MultiWall, a freeware program that lets you set up wallpapers for displays with more than one monitor.
2 Click on the Downloads tab at the top of the page. This directs you to a page where you can find the download links for the latest stable versions of MultiWall for both 32- and 64-bit systems.
3 Download and install MutliWall. Just click on the link for a version of the program that works with your desktop and open the installer once it’s done downloading to set up MultiWall on your PC.
4 Open MultiWall. Once you have it installed, you can open the program and pull up a menu for configuring your wallpaper image(s).
5 Configure your display settings. Once you’ve opened MultiWall, you should see a menu with three boxes numbered 1-3, indicating the order of display.
6 Upload your pictures. Once you have the display settings configured, click on the Upload button above the image preview pane at the bottom of the Wallpaper page in MultiWall. This opens a dialog box where you can navigate to the images you want to use for your wallpapers.
7 Customize your wallpaper setup. Once you have your images chosen, you can toggle through the different filters and arrangements available in MutliWall to optimize your wallpapers.
8 Click OK to save your wallpapers. Your displays should now have the different wallpapers you selected.
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1 Right-click any blank space on your desktop. A pop-up menu will open. 
2 Click Personalize. This is in the pop-up menu.[1] Advertisement 
3 Click Background. You can find this near the top of the page.[2] 
4 Add photos (optional). If you don't already have photos in the Recent images section, click Browse photos to add some now. Once added, they'll appear in the section.[3] 
5 Right-click a photo. A pop-up menu will open.[4] 
6 Click Set for monitor 1. This is in the pop-up menu.[5] 
7 Right-click another photo. A pop-up menu will open. 
8 Click Set for monitor 2. The new wallpapers will be set.[6] Advertisement 
1 Right-click an empty space on the desktop. This will open a drop-down menu. 
2 Click Personalize. This is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. 
3 Add photos (optional). If you don't already have photos in the Choose your picture section, click Browse to add some now. Once added, they'll appear in this section. 
4 Right-click a photo. A pop-up menu will open. 
5 Click Set for monitor 1. This is in the pop-up menu.[7] 
6 Right-click another photo. A pop-up menu will open. 
7 Click Set for monitor 2. The new wallpapers will be set. Advertisement 
1 Configure your monitor display settings. You’ll need this set up to figure out how to configure your wallpapers. 
2 Search for images you want to use for wallpapers. You can use Google Images or dedicated wallpaper websites that offer high-resolution images optimized for multi-monitor setups, and select at least 2 images to save for using as wallpaper images. 
3 Open an image editor. In order to get the images into a format that’ll display across monitors, you’ll need to format them into a custom image (Windows 7 doesn’t have features for wallpapers on multiple displays that are available in Windows 8 and 10). 
4 Create a new blank image. This menu should have a window with fields for setting the dimensions of the image. 
5 Input the dimensions of your monitors. To ensure the image is formatted correctly, you’ll need to input the combined width of your monitors as the image’s width and the height of your tallest monitor as the image’s height. 
6 Insert your wallpaper images. Once you have the new blank image set up, open the images you saved and arrange them in the way you’d like them displayed. 
7 Save your custom image. Once you have your wallpaper images arranged to your liking, save the new image as a JPEG or PNG file in a folder for easy access. 
8 Open the wallpaper menu. You can do this by right-clicking a blank space on the screen and selecting Personalize from the menu that pops up, then selecting Desktop Background in the Personalization menu. 
9 Click Browse…. This pulls up a dialog box where you can navigate to the custom image you saved. 
10 Select your custom wallpaper image. Once you’ve navigated to it, click Open to preview it as your wallpaper. 
11 Set the picture position to Tile. Since you’ll be displaying this image across dual monitors, the Tile option works best for displaying the image in this manner. Advertisement 
1 Open your browser and go to http://windowbox.me/multiwall/. This is the website for MultiWall, a freeware program that lets you set up wallpapers for displays with more than one monitor. 
2 Click on the Downloads tab at the top of the page. This directs you to a page where you can find the download links for the latest stable versions of MultiWall for both 32- and 64-bit systems. 
3 Download and install MutliWall. Just click on the link for a version of the program that works with your desktop and open the installer once it’s done downloading to set up MultiWall on your PC. 
4 Open MultiWall. Once you have it installed, you can open the program and pull up a menu for configuring your wallpaper image(s). 
5 Configure your display settings. Once you’ve opened MultiWall, you should see a menu with three boxes numbered 1-3, indicating the order of display. 
6 Upload your pictures. Once you have the display settings configured, click on the Upload button above the image preview pane at the bottom of the Wallpaper page in MultiWall. This opens a dialog box where you can navigate to the images you want to use for your wallpapers. 
7 Customize your wallpaper setup. Once you have your images chosen, you can toggle through the different filters and arrangements available in MutliWall to optimize your wallpapers. 
8 Click OK to save your wallpapers. Your displays should now have the different wallpapers you selected. Advertisement 
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