Windows 10: Best way to enhance Virtual Desktop?

Hi there guys,

I'm starting to organize my desktop because I want to have it as clean and polished as possible. I wanted to use the multiple Desktop function of W10 but, as far as I tried, it is really poor. I can't setup different desktop icons for each desktop, and I can't even setup a different wallpaper (pretty basic stuff I guess). I made a rapid research on Google and I found some programs that are really outdated (2015 and older).

Is there any way to enhance this feature? Any way to differentiate my desktops in order to have different setups for every desktop?

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is there a way to custom label virtual desktops?

HI Geetika,

I've looked in multiple areas, and this seems to be the solution for people. Virtual Desktop Enhancer.

https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-...

https://github.com/sdias/win-10-virtual-desktop...

Now these are 3rd party links, so be careful of ads, but give them a look. See if this will do what you're looking for.

Let me know!

- C

 

Enhanced Virtual Desktops (Feature(s) Request(s))

General speaking? It's been great. Virtual desktops have thus far been pretty smooth, but they're TOO simplified. There's no way to use them without confusion or having to paradoxically use post it notes or something to remind you what desktop you left something
on. Yes, you can do windows+tab and go poke around, but that's still something that requires hunting if you have a very busy machine like mine. (Intel server hardware 256gb ram, many TB hdd space, etc).

But now it needs some polish:

• Ability to rename virtual desktops instead of desktop 1, 2, 3, etc & Ability to change background on each virtual desktop instead a single point or having to use a third party API to shift it upon switch
  • When I have multiple desktops, its to keep organized in different thought buckets. But my thoughts don't run in line with "thought bucket 1, 2, 3 etc"
  • One desktop has console sessions
  • Another has administrative tools open
  • Another is where I'm browsing reddit
  • So I want to label them! Identify them!
• For multiple monitor solutions (I have six), allow for a single monitor to stay static. So when I can set up a center console that virtual monitors flow around.
  • For instance, Lync & Outlook are live on Virtual Desktop 1 Monitor 2 (Center bottom), and I select that monitor and click say "static virtual" or something to that effect. So now when I hit CTRL+WIN+RightArrow, My center bottom monitor stays the same, while
    the other five move to the next virtual desktop.
  • And an additional ability to virtualize windows rather than windows taking up a specific size based off of 1/2 split 1/4 split overly simplified mechanics. (yes, its easy, but gramma isn't the only customer.)
    • Right now, if I want to lock a chat window (like the name column) into place, and use the basic drag to side and lock function, it starts out at half a window.
      
    • Well I don't need half a window. I don't even need it to take up the full space from top to bottom.
    • See the program "Maxto"
• This probably isn't really doable, and honestly moot, but because I just thought of it, I'll mention it. VMWare integration, so that the VM becomes a virtual desktop (once you specifically set it, you're "on the virtual machine literally" instead of just
  a virtual desktop.)

 

is there a way to custom label virtual desktops?

is there a way to custom label virtual desktops instead of "desktop 1", "desktop 2", etc.?