When you change display resolutions, the desktop wallpaper may seem to
have been cut off, or the entire image may not seem to be displayed.
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This behavior can occur if you change to a lower resolution than when you
originally selected the wallpaper.
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To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods:
| • | Run the Desktop Themes tool in Control panel and click Apply to
reapply the wallpaper using the new resolution.
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| • | Enable the "Stretch desktop wallpaper to fit the screen" option
on the Plus! tab in Display properties.
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The wallpaper was applied at a different resolution than is currently in
use. For example, if you apply a wallpaper when the resolution is set to
800 x 600, the theme switcher stretches the image to fit that resolution.
If you then change resolutions to 640 x 480, the image is too large for
the current resolution and seems to be cut off.
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