Photo set on Desktop is too zoomed in

Hello,
When I try to set a a photo as my desk top image it comes out very zoomed in...quite beyond merely fitting to screen.
Is it something to do with my wide screen? It even does this with 16:9 photos.
Thanks for any help in advance.
W

I had the same problem, but the zoom was already off. So I went under "options" and unchecked "use scroll wheel with modifier keys to zoom," and that took care of it.
Thought that might help some others who find this thread.

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