Virtual desktop (or multiple), a feature available for several good years on systems The x and Linux, can be activated and in Windows with the help of some Third-Party applications. Fortunately, but starting with Windows 9, this feature will be included between the faults default of the system.
Windows operating systems I have fire support for virtual desktop before the launch Windows XP, but so far Microsoft did not offer users and o Graphic interface to activate them. In Windows XP, this feature could be activated with the help of a tool offered by Microsoft, namely Microsoft’s Virtual Desktops PowerToy for Windows XP (or Deskman.exe) But this tool is not compatible with other systems Windows more recent. Windows users Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 But they have at their disposal another utility, also offered by Microsoft, in order to Activate virtual desktops On these operating systems, namely Desktops v2.0.
How can we activate virtual desktops in Windows 7 and Windows 8?
Desktops v2.0 It's O Free utility part of The Sysinternals collection (A collection of tool-uri third-party on which Microsoft purchased it a few years ago due to its popularity) and activating Three additional virtual desktops besides the actual desktop of the system. Desktops v2.0 It is one of the simplest applications in this collection, using it not affecting neither Consumption of system resources and not making any changes in the system files.
How does Desktops V 2.0 work?
After downloading arhiva desktops from the site Windows Sysinternals, extract its contents and run the file Deskotops.exe. Will be displayed an dialog minimal de setup where users can set as Utility to start automatically at Windows Startup ticking the option Run automatically at logon and I can create shortcut-uri custom For rapid change between the four available desktop (default mode, the combination used is Alt + 1/2/3/4).
For subsequent customization of these shortcuts (or if you want to Disable the automatic utility running when logging in the system), you can access the setup dialog again by clicking on iconita Desktops FROM SYSTRAY and selecting Options.
Also, change between desktop It can also be done by clicking on the icon placed by utility in Systy and then selecting one of the four desktops displayed in thumbnail. At the first use of a desktop virtual, the system will create the respective desktop by running an new courts of the process explorer.exe for it.
After creating virtual desktops, WINDOWS and applications He had discharged one of the desktops will not be open/accessible from the other three; To access them will have to Change back to that desktop. Also each of the four desktop will have a Systay separately, active icons In the systration of a desktop not being active on the other desktops.
A great minus of utility Desktops v2.0 it is that does not allow moving a window from one desktop to another. But despite this inconvenience, usefulness is very useful for users who like to organize their workspace according to tasks.
Download Desktops v2.0 pentru Windows.
STEALTH SETTINGS – Enable virtual desktops in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Desktops v2.0 (Microsoft tools)
