Windows 10: Win 11 windows spotlight pictures lock screen on 32:9 aspect ratio monitor

I love the Windows Spotlight pictures on the lock screen, but only a section of the pictures is displayed on my 32:9 aspect ratio monitor Samsung Odyssey 5120 x 1440. I'd rather see the full picture even if there are black areas left and right. Is there a fix?

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Is there any way to lock the screen aspect ratio?

I believe, from what I can understand from your viewpoint, is that when you want to connect any monitor to your computer, it will force the use of 1024x768 pixels.

Hmmm. Interesting scenario.

I'm not sure if there's a "force" 1024x768 pixels to show for every monitor that you connect, since
• Old monitors are 4:3 aspect ratio, and
• Modern monitors are 16:9 aspect ratio

Your example of 1024x768 is 4:3 aspect ratio (the olden monitors).

My only suggestion is to
1) Connect one monitor, set the "pixels" that you want (1024x768), then shut down the computer (assuming that Windows 10 remembers this setting for this monitor)
2) While the computer is off, disconnect the first monitor, and connect the next monitor, and turn on the computer. When Windows 10 loads up completely, set the pixels (1024x768) for this next monitor. Shut down the computer.
3) And so on...

(ALSO KEEP NOTE: It will be difficult to set 1024x768 for the modern 16:9 monitors, because Windows will assume you want the resolution that shows properly. Yet you can force different pixels in some graphics cards settings)

 

Change monitor aspect ratio

The aspect ratio of your monitor is fixed and can't be changed, because it depends on the arrangement of the pixels on the screen.

When you display an image on your monitor whose aspect ratio is different from the aspect ratio of your monitor, what you'll see depends on how different the aspect ratios are. Usually, you see black bars on the top and the bottom of the screen, or on the
left and the right, a familiar appearance known as 'letterboxing.'

 

Is there any way to lock the screen aspect ratio?

Is there any way to lock the screen aspect ratio so its always 1024x768, independent of there being a monitor connected to the PC?