Sometimes you might miss the Windows 7 multi-desktop feature in the latest versions of Microsoft operating systems, but Windows 10 won’t let you think about it anymore. While the company’s latest operating system will feature numerous tools and apps to simplify your Windows experience, the all-new feature called multiple desktops in Windows 10 is worth a try!
If you are a single monitor user but want to try Windows multiple desktops to start working seamlessly on different monitors, this virtual desktop tool can help you experience the same. Windows has certainly supported this feature in its previous versions, but the latest operating system coming in spring 2015 will offer multiple desktops as a core feature. The Windows 10 Technical Preview allows users to add an unlimited number of virtual desktops by taking advantage of its new Task View pane. If you also want to improve your productivity, follow these steps to use multiple Windows desktops:
Method: 1 Add Multiple Desktop
1. Open the new ‘Task View’ panel by clicking the ‘Task View’ button or the two overlapping rectangles on the task bar. Click the ‘Add a desktop’ option in the ‘Task View’ panel to add a virtual desktop
2. Or just add a virtual desktop by pressing ‘Windows Key + Tab’ keys.
3. Open two or more desktops and find the ‘Add a desktop’ button which appears as a gray tile with a ‘+’ symbol.
4. Now add a desktop to the multi-desktop setup using the keyboard shortcut ‘Windows Key + Ctrl + D’.
Method: 2 Switch between desktops
1. Open the ‘Task View’ panel and click on the desired desktop to which you want to switch your current screen.
2. Or you can use the keyboard shortcut ‘Windows Key + Ctrl + Left Arrow’ to switch the screen to the left or ‘Windows Key + Ctrl + Right Arrow’ to switch it to the right.
3. During this stage, you can add an unlimited number of virtual desktops, but you cannot change them without going through all of them with keyboard shortcuts.
4. Remember that the ‘Task View’ pane will only show nine desktops at a time, but you can expect more multi-desktop views in the final version of Windows 10.
Method: 3 Move windows between desktops
1. Open the ‘Task View’ pane and hover over the desktop that contains the window you want to move to another desktop.
2. Hovering over the mouse will bring up the windows for that desktop. Now find the window you want to move and right click on it.
3. Select the ‘Move To’ option and choose the desktop you want to move the window to.
Method: 4 Close a desktop
1. Open the ‘Task View’ panel and hover over the desktop you want to close.
2. Wait patiently until a small ‘X’ appears in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Click the ‘X’ button to close the multi desktop and it will be removed from the current virtual desktop configuration.
4. Or you can just press the keyboard shortcut ‘Windows Key + Ctrl + F4’ to close your current desktop.
conclusion
Unfortunately, the functionality of this Windows 10 is still quite limited and does not allow you to drag and drop programs between different screens. Additionally, the tool also cannot change the wallpaper for individual desktops and does not allow a user to quickly jump to a particular screen without accessing all open screens. If you feel that using multiple desktops is necessary to meet your computing requirements, just use this dual desktop feature; otherwise, wait for the final release of Windows 10.