Windows 10: Virtual Desktops in Windows 10 – The Power of Windows…Multiplied

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Virtual Desktops in Windows 10 – The Power of Windows…Multiplied

Multiple desktops in Windows 10

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How to resize windows 10

Hi Gussa,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10!

You can drag from the top border of the edge screen to any corner of the screen to relocate edge to any quadrant of the screen. Similarly, you can drag to any side of the monitor to resize the edge screen to half. In addition to that, I would like to introduce
the new virtual desktop utility in Windows 10 that allows multiple desktop screens to used at a time. Refer to the following blog:

Virtual Desktops in Windows 10 – The Power of Windows…Multiplied

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That's really awesome!

 

I'm still struggling to see how this will benefit me, I'll have to keep trying.

 

It will take some getting used to but I like it.

 

I still don't get it!
What is the difference between #1 and #2 besides the fact that #1 is an extra click!?
Not to mention many apps won't open more than one instance.

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#2:

 

I've been managing multiple open Windows for years without hassle which is why I personally can't see the benefit. The only advantages I can maybe see so far is to have a VD (I'm not sure I like that acronym) open for debugging, one open for graphics work, one open for forums...

Maybe it will be worth it, I don't know. It's just not something I've missed or ever thought would be useful.

 

Most apps, unless they're explicitly written not to, will open multiple instances... But the Taskbar since Windows 7 hasn't made it easy to open multiple instances if you don't know the trick. You have to right click on the taskbar icon to get the menu with jump lists, but in the bottom section it lists several commands, including the one for the app. If you click that it launches a second instance, such as with File Explorer.

The purpose of multiple desktops is to better manage the layout of your apps. Just like if you had more than one physical desktop. You can put apps for the same tasks on the same desktop. It's not for people that work with one app at a time... it's for people that have 10 or 15 or 20 open apps. This becomes even more important when we have 16 and 32 GB of memory in our systems, we can run so many more apps simultaneously.

 

Most native apps, yes; Store Apps, no.
Yes, you can open numerous instances of most native apps by wheel clicking them.
However, I still don't see the point of having numerous 'desktop windows' engaged to navigate to an 'app window' when they are all there accessible and visible on the taskbar already with a mouse hover.
Like, I mean, why navigate to 'Task View', click on it, shift to the window you desire then pop it up from there; why not just hover the thumbnails on the task bar and pop up the desired one from there?

Perhaps it's a handy feature for heavy multi-taskers who are working on 50 things at once, but under normal circumstances it just seems like a bunch of extra steps.

 

I also don't see the point of a virtual desktop.

 

Let see; do I need this feature, no. Albeit there will be others (maybe not home users or gamers) who will find this a great feature. . .to those who won't need it then hey no big deal, right. . .*Wink

 

Who said it's a big deal?

 

NO body, just stating the obvious. . .Hopfully. . .*Smile

 

Unfortunately, yes. I'm guessing this will change in the future though.

Generally, people would not put one app on one screen. You would have several apps on each screen, and when switching between desktops your layout is exactly as you left it, instead of having to minimize some windows and restore others.

You can control how this works in Settings, under the Multitasking section. If you set it to show all apps on all screens, then when you click on one of the already running apps on another screen, it will automatically switch to that screen.