How to make Windows remember the "Show this window on all Desktops" option even after closing the window?

Question

I am able to make a window appear on all of my Virtual Desktops by launching the Task View and Right-Click on the Window and select Show this window on all Desktops.

But when I close that window and re-open it again, that option is not enabled anymore. Is there a way to tweak around this?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 23 '22 at 13:02

You may use the free AutoHotkey.

The following example script will detect one window whose title contains the string "Untitled - Notepad" and will set it to show on all desktops. Modify the title as required.

#Persistent
DetectHiddenText, On
SetTitleMatchMode 2

SetTimer, ShowAllDesktops, 500 
Return 

ShowAllDesktops:
if WinExist("Untitled - Notepad") {
    WinGet, exstyle, ExStyle
    If  !(exstyle & 0x00000080)        ; visible on all desktops
        WinSet, exstyle, 0x00000080
}
return

After installing AutoHotKey, put the above text in a .ahk file and double-click it to test. You may stop the script by right-click on the green H icon in the traybar and choosing Exit. To have it run on login, place it in the Startup group at
C:\Users\USER-NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

Useful AutoHotkey documentation:

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lejurassien · Answer 2 · 2018-11-10T12:10:00.630

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You have to check as in the picture and it works! https://i.stack.imgur.com/tsmiI.jpg

And after there it is necessary to look in the chrome options so that at its next opening it launches all the tabs of the previous session https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cu3mC.jpg

edited Nov 10 '18 at 12:10

answered Nov 01 '18 at 10:08

lejurassien

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This is good for a non-tabbed window. But what about a window with multiple tabs (say Chrome)? – Anu Shibin Joseph Raj Nov 02 '18 at 06:34
Can you please explain the steps in English? Or at least attach an English Screenshot? – Anu Shibin Joseph Raj Nov 03 '18 at 10:46
https://imgur.com/7zA6e7g – lejurassien Nov 10 '18 at 10:08
this is still not english – Albin Nov 10 '18 at 10:50
I haven't been helping for long and I haven't yet understood all the subtleties of the forum and the answers I hope it's the right thing to do. – lejurassien Nov 10 '18 at 12:01
@lejurassien, the only issue is that your screenshots are not in English. I believe all questions and answers on StackOverflow need to be in English. – Anu Shibin Joseph Raj May 10 '22 at 11:39

How to make Windows remember the "Show this window on all Desktops" option even after closing the window?

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