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Questions tagged [multiple-desktop]

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Windows 10: Assigning Application to Specific Desktop

In Windows 10, I like keeping different applications on different desktops like: Work items on one Browser, messengers on one Music, videos on one Is there a way to ensure that my applications always open in a specific desktop automatically?
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How to use miracast as an extended desktop on Linux?

I have a webos tv that support both Intel Wireless Display and miracast. I want the tv screen to extend my desktop monitor like with xinerama : that is, I don’t want the tv to mirror the image of my desktop monitor (the main reason is the tv has a…
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Is there a way to mute just one of the Multiple Desktops in Windows 10?

I use the Multiple Desktops feature of Windows 10 to segregate distractions from work. When I switch to the "Work" Desktop, I don't want any of the non-work Desktops to distract with any sounds such as when receiving a new chat in Hangouts. So is…
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Windows 10 - multiple desktops, different resolutions, one monitor?

Googling around has led me on a rather wild goose chase (particularly, lots of "multiple monitors" articles crop up). So, I want to run multiple desktops on my laptop here - one for playing a low-res game that requires fullscreen, and one for the…
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Application opens on wrong desktop, when using "Multiple desktops" in Windows

I want to use Multiple Desktops to separate some tasks when I'm working. I guess like most users who use this feature. However when opening some applications that are already open on another desktop, I get switched back to another desktop instead of…
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How to toggle between 2 Desktops with one hotkey in windows 10?

I want to have one hotkey to do that. at the moment I have to press Win+Ctrl+ Left/Right Is it possible to press one combination to get from desktop 1 to desktop 2 and the other way around?
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Remote desktop as different window/user?

I've installed Windows 10 on my father's PC with 2 accounts: User1 and User2. Is it possible for him to use User1 and for me to use User2 at the same time? I'll be connecting with some remote desktop software (preferably Microsoft Remote Desktop).…
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How to move window on invisible desktop to visible one?

I just read: How to quickly move current window to another Task View / desktop in Windows 10? But most/all solutions assume you can see and interact with that window to be moved. What if you can't? What if the other desktop is on a monitor that's…
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How to open program on a specified virtual desktop on Windows 10?

Is there a command that will let me open a window in another virtual desktop. This question is very similar to this question Windows 10: Assigning Application to Specific Desktop. The windows 10 anniversary update has come out recently and added new…
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Two Monitors, Two Desktops nativelly?

Windows 10 supports multiple desktops (Win + Tab) but is it possible to set one desktop to each monitor nativelly? I use a laptop with a external monitor and would like if each screen worked as a independent desktop. What happens is that I`m…
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Windows 10: Have single instance of application across multiple desktops

I am new to the multiple desktops, and I am trying to allow a single instance of a program to show up in all of my desktops. I would like to have programs such as Spotify, Outlook, and Skype open on all desktops, but have the same instance of that…
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Command for switching desktops in Windows 10

Is there a command to switch to a specific desktop in Windows 10 (or alternatively open an application on a specific desktop which achieves kind of the same effect since windows will automatically switch to that desktop) The idea is to write a batch…
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Implementing multiple PCs in one work station

is there a way to use to multiple PCs as a single workstation? My current setup is a laptop+dock+dual monitors running Win7pro, a Desktop running Vista Business (which has its own keyboard, monitor and mouse) and a linux box (which I access via…
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Is there a way to run full screen legacy programs in Windows 8 Modern mode?

I know most people are looking for the other way around and that is doable with Stardock's ModernMix, but I want to do the reverse. Lets say I'm running a full screen game or other program that is full screen. Instead of using alt tab, I'd like to…
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Switching between OS-es but only with 1 computer

I would like to know if it is possible to run 2 Windows OSs at same time. Explanation: I have a pretty "strong" PC. I bought a new SSD. I want to install on it a "new/fresh" Windows OS. Then i would have 2 OSs. One of them will be used only for…
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