Windows 7 - Does Windows offer virtual desktop options?

Anonymous
2009-10-21T13:19:43+00:00

original title: Multiple desktops in windows 7 ?

Hi,

Why Windows 7 is not providing the virtual desktops like in Mac or Linux ? It helps a lot in arranging the applications into various groups like personal, office etc and placing them on different desktops.

Best regards,

Bins.

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Anonymous
2011-03-27T20:25:33+00:00

Hello SanatTalmaki,

The download does not seem to be malware. I suggest you might scan the file with another Antivirus such as Microsoft Security Essentiasl and see if you come up with the same results.

You can download Microsoft Security Essentials from the link below:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Thanks,

Marilyn

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Anonymous
2010-10-18T18:38:31+00:00

I've developed an application because I wanted the same thing. My program is extremely lightweight and requires no configuring.

You install, or you can use the zip and just run it. Then use alt+ the number of the desktop to switch to it. Then alt+ctrl+number to send the active window to a desktop.

My program is open source and free.

The current desktop is shown in the tray on the icon, and the icon can optionally be hidden.

http://code.google.com/p/mdesktop/

Jason

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-07-12T21:46:03+00:00

    Hi, this application runs great, simple, ligweight, just what I need, thank you!....

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-07-04T21:33:15+00:00

    Hey Guys! 

    Thanks for all the nice comments.

    If you'd like to support further development, check out my other project, autoFlix.

    http://pr.ojectblue.com/autoflix

    autoFlix is auto play for Netflix. So when you are watching a series it will automatically start the next episode for you. So you can just sit back and watch.

    Let me know what you think!

    Jason Stallings

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-05-25T15:16:59+00:00

    This is quit good, man. Two things you should fix, though:

    1: You should add up and down arrows, since it's more logical to press ctrl-down to go to the desktop "below" than pressing ctrl-right twice. This is how it's done in Unix/Linux systems.

    2: You should add the option to use more than one key along with the arrow keys for switching desktops. F.eks., you should be able to configure Ctrl-Alt-Arrow_key, and not just Ctrl-Arrow_key or Alt-Arrow_key

    That said, I'm using your app now and hopefully it will continue to be light-weight and to-the-point. Adding the two fixes above would make it perfect.

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