Win7/Vista: Span a multi-monitor wallpaper w/ no software

Thrax

Despite all the incredible advancements that Windows 7 offers, it still sucks at managing all but the most rudimentary functionality of multiple displays. I run three monitors at home, and it's often bothered me that I repeat the same wallpaper three times, once on each monitor.

I have looked around and discovered that if you make your wallpaper the same dimensions as the available screen real estate and then tile that background, it will fit perfectly and span all three monitors.

For example, I use 3x22" displays with 1680x1050 resolutions for a total screen dimension of 5040x1050. If I make a single image that's 5040x1050 and tile it, it fits perfectly across all my displays.

I hope someone finds this useful. Wish I had found it sooner.

lordbean

Seems like an odd workaround to something that could definitely be considered a lacking feature. Given the number of graphics output heads most PCs have these days (usually 2 even on the most minimal system) you'd think MS would put more thought into it.