Windows 10: Virtual Desktop not working on Windows 11/10

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Virtual Desktops allow us to segregate our work. It has a lot of advantages, such as decluttered workspace, multitasking capabilities, and more. However, some users complain that Virtual Desktop is not working on their Windows 11/10 computers. In some scenarios, Virtual Desktop was working perfectly, but an update broke it. In this post, we will […]

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Virtual Desktops Windows 10?

Hi Lucas,

Modifying the settings of a virtual desktop requires complex steps. Because of this, we might need to refer you to our Microsoft TechNet forums for further assistance. For us to direct you to the correct forum category, we would need the answers to the following:

• Are you using a Windows Server?
• Is your device connected to a domain network?
• What virtual desktop are you using?

If you are using Hyper-V, you can use this article published
by Andre Da Costa as your reference on how to use Windows 10's built in Hyper-V for creating Virtual Machines.

We are looking forward to your response.

 

Virtual desktops

In the article you linked it says talks about 4 goals Microsoft has with virtual desktops:

• Give you more desktop space to group related windows
• Help you quickly locate and switch to any window or group of windows
• Let you easily re-organize your groups and move windows as tasks evolve
• Keep you in control of the degree of separation between your grouped windows

Not being able to control what desktop the program opens on really doesn't fit in with these goals.

Give me one good reason for why it is suppose force me to change virtual desktop when I open a program, just one good reason and I will consider to drop the issue. To me this sounds like virtual desktops isn't ready yet and you refuse to acknowledge that
there are bugs, because this makes it very hard to work with multiply virtual desktops.

 

Windows 10, Virtual Desktop.

Hi Tobi.X,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community Forums.

I appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

Suggest you to refer to the steps from this article to check if that works for you.

How to close all Virtual Desktops at once in Windows 10:
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-close-all-Virtual-b7eb8269

You need to run the execution policy first. Then you can copy and paste the script to Powershell window to close all the virtual desktop. Any application open in other desktop will be moved to the active one.

If you have further questions or for further help and support, you may post your question in the

TechNet Forums, where we have support professionals who are well equipped with the knowledge, skill and resource to handle queries regarding this issue.

Cheers and Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator