Windows 10: 2 Different Desktops for 2 Different Displays? Virtual Desktops?

hopefully this is the right forum to ask advice regarding this question...

scenario:

display 1 - 1080p projector
display 2 - 22" 1080p monitor
pc - nuc
outputs x 2 - hdmi and displayport

i would like to set up a movie environment on 1 display (projector) and a music environment on the smaller screen - by environment i mean different wallpaper and icons for each display, and the ability to launch a movie app (netflix for example) on the large display and a music app (spotify for example) on the small display, simultaneously, without one environment interfering with the other...

to make matters a bit more complicated, i would like to be able to manage the movie environment on the small display so that when i turn on the projector netflix (or plex, etc.) is already launched and ready to go, as opposed to selecting a movie app once the projector is on.

hopefully this makes sense.

so can i accomplish this with virtual desktops?

i'm thinking the simplest route would be to extend the the dual displays and place the movie icons on one display and music icons on the other, and pre launch the apps once so they remember where to open in the future, i.e. which side of the dual displays.

but i couldn't figure out how to use separate wallpapers when extending the monitors nor would i be able to pre-launch the movie (for example) app before turning on the projector.

note: the small screen (music environment) will always by on and, hopefully, act as the movie and music hub.

:)

 

How to display different virtual desktops on different monitors

I like the new virtual desktop feature in windows 10. Finally !! they decided to implement that.

I however would like to be able to setup different desktops on different monitors. Here is a simple scenario.

I setup two virtual desktops lets call them desktop 1 and desktop 2. Now I have two monitors on my machine, monitor 1 and monitor 2.

This is what I would like to have.

Display Desktop 1 on Monitor 1 and Desktop 2 on Monitor 2.

I distribute my windows across the two desktops and here is where the problem starts. When I activate Desktop 1, i see all the windows there on Monitor 1 but Monitor 2 goes blank (just the wallpaper shows). When I activate Desktop 2, I see the windows there
on monitor 2 but now monitor 1 goes blank (just the wallpaper shows).

I would like to able to activate both dektops at the same time on different monitors. Anybody else out there that was able to do this?

Thanks in advance.

 

How to display different virtual desktops on different monitors

Hi Baran,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

It is not possible to display 2 different Desktop screens in 2 monitors. I suggest you to refer to the following article to know more about this feature.

http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwi...in-windows-10-the-power-of-windowsmultiplied/


Since you are unable to activate both the monitors at the same time, I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft article and check if it helps.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/how-connect-multiple-monitors

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

Thank you.

 

Different taskbar for different virtual desktops.

I have a issue with virtual desktops in Windows 10. When I use virtual desktops, there is a single taskbar that is shared between all of them, for eg : say I have Task Manager open on "virtual desktop 1" and Windows explorer on "virtual desktop 2" and I
am currently on "virtual desktop 1", then in taskbar I see both Explorer and Manager open whereas on "virtual desktop 1" I can only use Task Manager.

The problem with this is that when I have multiple programs and many different Chrome windows open on different virtual desktops, the taskbar gets cluttered and almost defeats the purpose of multiple desktops.

So what I want is different "local" taskbar for each virtual desktop - like if I have Task Manager on virtual desktop 1, then I should only be able to see that in my taskbar when I am using that desktop. Is this possible ?

Sorry for my bad English ).