Virtual Desktops is a new feature introduced in Windows 10. You can have several desktops and apps running only on that particular Desktop. Once in a while, you may want to move an opened app window from one desktop to another. Here is how you can do that easily.
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To move a window from one Desktop to another in Windows 10, you need to do the following:
- First, open Task View. You can click the Task View button on the taskbar:
Alternatively, you press Win + Tab shortcut keys. Task View will be opened on the screen: - It will show you windows opened on the active Desktop in Alt+Tab style dialog. Right click the window thumbnail and pick Move -> Desktop X from the context menu as shown below:
You can use this context menu to close opened apps as well.
If the window of some app opened on another desktop instead of the one where you want it, you can do the following to move it:
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- Hover over the desired Desktop with the mouse. Its windows will become visible:
- Right click the desired window from the inactive Desktop and move it using the context menu:
You are done. With Task View, it is really easy to move app windows between Desktops in Windows 10.
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Move App To Desktop Shortcut
On Windows 10, Microsoft is introducing the concept of virtual desktops. This feature has been around in other operating systems for a long while, even Windows XP had the Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy utility, but the software giant is now bringing the feature to its new operating system.
Microsoft calls the feature Virtual Desktop by opening the Task View with the button located on the Taskbar (or using the Windows + Tab keyboard shortcut). The feature allows users to create different “virtual desktops” to run different sets of applications on separate desktops to keep things organized and not too clutter.
How To Put App On Desktop
In this Windows 10 guide, you’ll learn two ways in which you can move apps between virtual desktops.
How to move apps between virtual desktops on Windows 10
To move an app to a new desktop, do the following:
Click the Task View button on the taskbar. (You can also use Windows key + Tab keyboard shortcut.)
If you’re running a single desktop, click the (+) button at the bottom of the screen to create a new virtual desktop. Right-click the app you want move, select Move to, and select the desktop you want to move the app.
Note that you can also select New desktop, which will create a new virtual desktop for the app you want.
Alternatively, inside Task View, you can simply click and drag the app to another desktop, or to the New desktop button, which will automatically create a new desktop for the app.