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In Windows 7, is it possible - without additional software - to have no wallpaper on a secondary monitor (yet still have wallpaper on the primary monitor)?

A different SuperUser QA touches on the issue, but that question is about having different backgrounds. The responses indicate that the only way to have two different backgrounds is to stretch the wallpaper, use third-party software, or the kludge of stitching two wallpapers together.

Is it possible to have a wallpaper on the main monitor, but no wallpaper on the secondary monitor (without additional software or that kludge)?

RockPaperLz- Mask it or Casket
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  • no kludges or additional software... what would be acceptable solutions then? I've never seen anything in the UI that allows that. – Journeyman Geek Dec 05 '16 at 03:24
  • Something in the UI that isn't obvious (or that is!), a registry edit, group policy change, ini file change, a Microsoft patch, or anything similar. – RockPaperLz- Mask it or Casket Dec 05 '16 at 03:54
  • The same answers will apply. It is not a "blank" background you want on the second monitor. What you want is a solid color, and perhaps that color is black. So, the answers will be the same. – music2myear Dec 05 '16 at 22:10
  • Possible duplicate of [How do I get different background images on my dual monitors?](http://superuser.com/questions/28893/how-do-i-get-different-background-images-on-my-dual-monitors) – music2myear Dec 05 '16 at 22:12
  • That not how Windows treats it. It does not create a temporary black background image when no background is used. – RockPaperLz- Mask it or Casket Dec 06 '16 at 00:00
  • That may be correct, but when you're trying to get a blank background on a specific screen, and you're looking to hack it, you'll need to consider using a solid-color image as an option. – music2myear Dec 06 '16 at 00:40

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