Windows 10: How I Created Icons for the Virtual Desktops

Just an idea for anyone wanting icons for the virtual desktop. You need a fixed number of virtual desktops for this to work. For example, I am using 3 virtual desktops. If I wanted to use 4, I would have to recode it or just not used the icons.

- Get a free scripting program called AutoIT Home - AutoIt
- Activate the quick launch toolbar Restore Quick Launch Bar in Windows 7 and Windows 10
- Create a script for each of the virtual desktops and put them in the quick launch folder
- Use AutoIT (or other) to determine the x,y positions for the Task View icon, the virutal desktop numbers, and quick view icons

I used this script code:
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MouseClick("left",415,1421,1,0) ; click the task view
Sleep(200) ; let it wait a bit to make sure the next click activates
MouseClick("left",1125,1350,1,0) ; click the intended virtual desktop
MouseMove(1245,1418,1) ; put mouse back in position over icon in quick launch

:)

 

How to stop virtual desktops from being created when dragging an icon to the edge of the screen,

I use a program by StarDock called ObjectDesktop. I have a taskbar on the left side of my screen which automatically hides and to open it i have to hold the cursor on the edge of the screen. The problem with this being, I have the recyle bin on this taskbar,
so when I try to delete something when i try to drag it to the hidden taskbar, instead a new virtual desktop is created. It's no major problem, if there is no way around it I can just put the recycle bin back on the desktop. I, however, do not use the virtual
desktops and was wondering if there was a way to disable this feature. I have not been able to find one yet.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

How to stop virtual desktops from being created when dragging an icon to the edge of the screen,

Sorry for the late reply - there were problems with the site the other day.

I just realized I made a mistake in my original question. It is not in regards to ObjectDesktop but ObjectDock, sorry for the mix up. I made a recording of the problem I am having to help illustrate.

Video Link As you can see in the video, the dock on the left of the screen is triggered when my mouse hovers over the edge of the screen. This is not a problem, except for when I drag a file to the recycling bin on the dock. As a temporary fix I left the
recycle bin on the desktop, I was just wondering if there was a way to turn off the Virtual Desktops or stop them from being triggered when a file is dragged to the edge of the screen.

Thanks for your response and again, sorry about the mix up.

 

This is what it looks like in the end. I put them in the middle of the screen. I could probably give them more meaningful icons, but good enough for now.

 

Another option is to use desktop to the LEFT or RIGHT of the existing desktop. This is done with keyboard shortcut WIN+CNTRL+ARROW or with the following code:

Send("^#{LEFT}")

 

Actually, this works much better to get to a given desktop.

Just use the left or right keyboard commands to get to either the first or last desktop (maybe 3/4 consecutive changes). Then use the appropriate amount to get to the desired number. For example, if I want to go to desktop 2, then:

Send("^#{LEFT}")
Send("^#{LEFT}")
Send("^#{LEFT}")
Send("^#{LEFT}")
Send("^#{RIGHT}")

Can then create shortcuts and assign custom icons to the shortcuts. It looks like a native Windows feature. The only downside is there is some blinking when using the direct access. No issues when going left/right 1 desktop at a time though.