The customization of the software environment in which we work on our PC is something basic for most users. Whether at a functional or simply aesthetic level, the truth is that it allows us to adapt the interface to our needs or requirements, something that of course reaches the Windows operating system.
As most of you will know first-hand, those of Redmond take care of their product so that we have all the possibilities in this same sense. By this we mean that we can fully customize something so important in our day-to-day PC as the operating system . From there, based on updates, they do not stop sending us improvements in this regard. All this in order that we can adapt the operation of the equipment to our possibilities as far as possible.
As we mentioned, this is something that is carried out both in a functional way and for the user interface of the system. Thus, among the most common customization elements used in Windows , we find the popular desktop backgrounds. In fact, in these same lines we are going to focus on this same element that we are commenting on, but in a somewhat particular way. As you surely know, setting a new desktop background in Windows is very easy.
It is enough that we open, for example, the image that we are going to use with the Windows Photos app, and from the context menu we can set it as the desktop background.
What are Windows 10 virtual desktops
However, as we mentioned, in these lines we are going to focus on a somewhat special section in this same sense. And, as surely you already know, Windows 10 also allows us to work with several desktops simultaneously. That is what we know as virtual desktops. Thus, it may be the case that we need or want to set a different wallpaper for each Windows 10 virtual desktop.
But the first thing we need to know in this regard is what we are really talking about here. To say that Windows virtual desktops are elements that allow us to simulate in a virtual way the work with several monitors. These are virtual, but they work independently, each one with its applications open without interfering with the rest; all on one screen.
Of course, this is something that can be very helpful in many situations. Of course, in the event that we open many of these virtual desktops, the consumption of PC resources will increase considerably. And is that one of the main uses of all this is that the applications run independently on each desktop . Well, to be able to manage these elements that we mentioned, for example to create a new one, we only have to use the Win + Tab key combination.
How to set a wallpaper on each desktop
Well, those of you who regularly use this useful Windows functionality will know that as we create new desktops of this type, the background is maintained. The moment we change the background in any of the ones we have created, this image changes at the same time in all of them. But let’s see how we can get around that restriction and thus be able to work with desktops with different backgrounds. This for example will help us when it comes to identifying them when we have them in miniature.
Of course, to achieve all this that we are telling you, we are going to be forced to use a third-party solution. Specifically, by this we mean a UWP application that we can download, for free, from the system’s official store. It’s called SylphyHorn and it will be of great help to us for various tasks related to these desktops. And of course, at the same time it helps us in the management of the funds that we comment on.
Well, once we have installed it on the Windows computer, we will tell you that the program as such is located on the system toolbar. Specifically, it creates a new icon that it places in this section and in which we can click with the right mouse button. This will allow us to either close it or access the configuration functions by clicking on Settings.
How the SylphyHorn program works
Once we have the SylphyHorn program downloaded and running, the first thing we will do is get hold of the funds as such. We do this in a conventional way, that is, downloading the corresponding photos and saving them to a disk location. We must bear in mind that each of these will correspond and be used in each virtual desktop that we create. We have the possibility to use as many funds as we want.
Of course, something that we must take into account is that all of them should have, at least, the resolution of the screen on which we work. In this way of entry we already achieve that they adapt perfectly and look good when moving between desks. Something that we must take into account is that all these funds that we are going to use on the desks must be stored in the same folder . In turn, we must rename them based on the number of the desktop in which we want to use that image.
Say that the desktops we create in Windows are named as 1, 2, 3… and so on. Therefore, these are the names that we must assign to the photos that will be used as backgrounds later on.
Next, what we do is open the program’s interface with the right mouse button on its icon, and selecting Settings. Next we go to the tab called Background, where we will have the possibility to mark the option Change the background for each desktop. After them, with the Reference button , we select the folder where we save the images that will be used as backgrounds, already renamed.
To finish we only have to minimize the program , and as we load the new virtual desktops, we will see how these new funds are established in each one of them individually.
