https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d DisplayFusion RSS: Windows 11 background image and Virtual Desktops Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:37:19 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#20 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:57:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#20 DisplayFusion Well, the issue stopped for me. I found a thread somewhere that suggested changing the Windows Theme. I changed mine back to the default, and the issue went away. So I guess that's a workaround for having the wallpaper settings not stick for virtual desktops. Sounds like a Windows bug, though. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#19 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:33:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#19 DisplayFusion Could you send me a video of the issue?

Thanks for the kind words as well! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#18 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:10:12 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#18 DisplayFusion I, too, am having issues with this. DF keeps changing the background selected for the virtual desktop to the current one selected from my main/original desktop. Yesterday, I made the Advanced Setting selection to Disable Wallpaper Transition code, but even after today's beta install/update, the problem persists. Today I'm turning off the Allow DisplayFusion to manage the Desktop Wallpaper setting. Hoping that helps.

What information can I send you to help clarify my setup?

Again. many thanks for your product. I can't imagine not using it, and I have been loving it for over 10 years. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#17 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:56:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#17 DisplayFusion It's in the DisplayFusion Advanced Settings window, under the "Wallpaper" section ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#16 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:57:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#16 DisplayFusion I've got a customer who was affected by this issue and still seems to be having it in the latest version of DF. Can you let me know where the Disable Wallpaper Transition Code setting can be found please? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#15 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:34:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#15 DisplayFusion Can you try re-installing DisplayFusion, set the "Disable Wallpaper Transition Code" to "No special code will be used", and then exit DisplayFusion and see if the issue persists? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#14 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:47:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#14 DisplayFusion Single image. I tested slideshow at a couple points both before and after installing DisplayFusion, though.

Your comment made me think of something else, though: I tested, and it turns out what's happening is that Windows is actually defaulting the Solid Color option while the Picture background is loading. In the video I posted, it's a black screen, but that's just beceause my Solid Color was last set to black. I changed it to another color, and you can see it using that color (bright pink in my example) before the picture loads again. Again, still works on Fill but triggers anytime I have a fit option that requires the image to not cover the entire screen as it moves between virtual desktops.

Again, my original experience is that Windows would never show that solid color, it would just capably go from image to image. So I'm not sure if there's a setting that controls whether Windows decides to render the fallback solid color that's been manipulated. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#13 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:01:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#13 DisplayFusion Strange, we've tested across a few machines but can't seem to reproduce that here. DisplayFusion doesn't support any virtual desktop functions either so it shouldn't be having any effect on this. Are you using a single image wallpaper, or a slideshow? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#12 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:28:35 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#12 DisplayFusion Yes, but I just noticed the problem also no longer happens if I have it on Fill for the background rather than Span. Though at some point it definitely was breaking for Fill, too... but for your specific question about same image, still gets the same black flicker from an unload then reload first. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#11 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:21:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#11 DisplayFusion Thanks for sending that over. If you set the same image on both desktops without DisplayFusion running and then swap, does the same thing happen? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#10 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:24:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#10 DisplayFusion Here it is -- the background basically shouldn't be black at any time, for either background of the two monitors. It didn't do this before I installed DisplayFusion (and I tried resorting to setting Spotlight again but it's failed to fix it this time).

In the video I posted I'm using the hotkey shortcut to switch between virtual desktops, but the exact same thing happens with manually selecting them using the taskbar too. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#9 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:36:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#9 DisplayFusion Could you send over a video of the issue? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#8 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:27:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#8 DisplayFusion Hi I'm really sorry but I'm having an issue related to this after installing DisplayFusion and then uninstalling it and I'm at my wit's end.

Before I installed DF, when I switched Virtual Desktops, Windows would seamlessly transition between different backgrounds.

However, after I installed DF and tried to apply a background, every time I switch virtual desktops, there's a slight flicker as the background unloads to black, then the new background appears in.

The problem is that I uninstalled DF totally but this still happens. I have no idea what settings DF applied that cause this to still happen. I've done several reboots and resets of my background/personalization settings and this still applies. It's really minor but it annoys the heck out of me, especially because this issue didn't exist before I installed DF.

I can post a video if needed. Apologies if this isn't the right thread for this, it just seemed extremely related so I posted here first.

Edit: I've managed to solve this by temporarily turning on Windows Spotlight for my background and then returning it to a picture-based background(??), but after reboot this comes back. I'm guessing Windows Spotlight seizes control of some setting that was updated. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#7 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:17:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#7 DisplayFusion Thats a shame, but thanks for the response Owen. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#6 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:49:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#6 DisplayFusion Hi Phil,

When switching desktops, Windows forces the wallpaper, and DisplayFusion changes it back once it see's it's incorrect. There isn't anything we can do there at the moment.

Sorry! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#5 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:59:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#5 DisplayFusion Hi there.

I appear to be experiencing the exact same issue (though 2 years and several releases later).

Whenever I switch beteen virtual desktops (usually, but not always) another default Windows wallpaper shows for a few seconds and then usually switches back to the DF desktop.

I have attached a video of this if this will help you at all.

I am using Windows 11 Pro 22H2

I ham using DF 10.1.1, but this was also happening with 10.0.0.

Thanks
Phil ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#4 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:32:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#4 DisplayFusion Hi John,

Strange, if the issue comes back just let me know.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#3 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 21:26:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#3 DisplayFusion Apologies, after one of my many reboots in the last few days it's resolved and no longer doing that. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#2 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 14:47:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d#2 DisplayFusion Hi John,

Could you send over a video of the issue happening?

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:14:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-11-background-image-and-virtual-desktops/?ID=9a2ab77a-0353-4e14-86ab-bd7a2599b39d DisplayFusion Found an interesting bug in windows 11 with Display Fusion, and wanted to report.
When swapping to a different virtual desktop, the DF background shows, then reverts to the windows background, and after 2-10 seconds back to the DF background.
I will provide whatever will help with this issue, assuming it's not already on the list of known issues. ]]>