![]() I just purchased the Home Edition - 4 user. Also this program allows for shortcut keys like Alt-1, Alt-2 which makes it easy to switch from desktop 1 to desktop 5, etc. I downloaded Altdesk about a week ago and have spent time organizing my personal projects on each desktop and have downloaded several skins. I have tried several "desktop switchers" and have taken them all off. ![]() Also in some of the skins, you can see the open programs and just click on and move them to other desktops. I have done this repeatedly with no issues. You can right-click on an icon and move it to the desktop you want it on and right-click again and paste. This allows for different, individual and personalized uncluttered desktops. I am currently running 8 and may create more.Īltdesk allows for different real desktops with whatever program icons, file icons or shortcuts and wallpaper you want on each one. Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager only allows for creation of 4 virtual desktops. It has a limit of 20 desktops only and no shortcut keys for each desktop. I wouldn't call this a "desktop switcher", but a "program switcher". It opens programs on each desktop and you can switch between programs (desktops). It just repeated ALL of Desktop 1's icons on each desktop. To #63 - about virtuawin, I just downloaded it and it doesn't seem to be able to create different desktops with different icons on each one. It's interesting on multiple monitors, but I'm not sure that I would use it much if I had a single monitor. NTWind Sticky Previews (Vista and higher) is new and will have more features and changes coming. There are many more hotkeys and features within the program settings, not documented online. It has a lot of features, read the online documentation. If you have multiple monitors, it can move applications between monitors. NTWind WindowSpace is commercial, but very handy (W2K and higher). Multiple applications can be selected via the middle-mouse-click, then right-click for group options. It has various hotkeys, but I use the mouse (if using right-mouse-click plus mouse-wheel activation, don't move the mouse when activating) and I have it set for sticky mode. It has many features which eliminate the value of virtual desktops. Read all of the online documentation for it (the site navigation is on the right). It supports multiple monitors and virtual desktops. Some very handy utilities which I use include NTWind VistaSwitcher, which is free and runs on XP and higher. Also, Windows Media Center locks you into it only when running fullscreen, so I can have some status information displayed on the secondary monitor (but you can't conveniently interact with it while Media Center is fullscreen). I do like having a second monitor, it lets me run maximized applications on my primary monitor while keeping track of things on my secondary monitor. Personally, for the most part I agree with mike, I have dual monitors and I haven't found a need for virtual desktops. Virtual desktops are a matter of preference and numerous alternatives have been discussed in the past. Numerous advanced features, like setting unique wallpapers for each Virtual Desktop, sticky apps, autorun and so on.Reliability: even in case of a failure you'll be able to recover the lost application's window.Skins to change the program's appearance.A brief list of AltDesk features includes: You can also minimize AltDesk to tray and switch tasks with hotkeys.ĪltDesk has a user friendly interface, translated into many languages, which makes working with it even more comfortable. It does not require a lot of precious screen space, usually being as small as a window title bar. AltDesk displays applications' icons, supports thumbnails, drag-and-drop and lets you pin applications to certain desktops. Swapping tasks and switching Desktops can be easily done in the blink of an eye.ĪltDesk supports skins, which let you choose your preferred appearance and form. For example, you could launch an Office suite on one Virtual Desktop while working with your e-mail on another. ![]() It offers you a completely new way of managing running applications on your computer, just as if you had a whole set of monitors. AltDesk is a Skinnable Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows, which makes your daily work easier. ![]()
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