How to create multiple virtual desktop in windows

January 27, 2012 20 Comments

If you are familiar with Linux then you might be aware about the term “virtual desktop”  associated with it and it allows you to view your system in multiple desktop to spread your work without lot of hectic happens in single desktop like:

  • Doing Paper editing in desktop 1
  • Doing internet Surfing in desktop 2
  • Listening music in desktop3

Sounds good, isn’t it but don’t be sad as it is only in Linux or something, as we know Windows 7 comes with many inbuilt features and facility but it also missed some advance and even good features but it can be possible by using 3rd party tools.

mDesktop is the free 3rd party tool which allows you avail the facility of virtual desktop in windows 7. Follow these steps to install and setup the virtual desktop in your machine.

Step1: Download the mDesktop software.

Please click on below link to direct download the tool in your system.

Step2: Install the mDesktop.

  1. Open the installer you will see the Licence agreement and welcome screen like this.

Now Agree the terms on Next it will ask you to choose component , don’t do anything just click on next.
Once you do this it asks you about the path selection appropriate to you (i prefer to move on rather than wasting your time for that).
Click on Next then it will ask you about start menu creation, skip  that and click next for initiating the setup, once setup starts it will completed in a moment and then following screen would come.
Now Setup is completed click on close button.
Step3: Configure the mDesktop:
By default, mDesktop provides 4 virtual Desktop sand you can switch through them using ALT+1, ALT+2, ALT+3 and ALT+4 key combinations. You can increase number of virtual Desktops using mDesktop Settings. It allows you to create up to 10 virtual Desktops.
mDesktop also allows you to move program windows from one virtual Desktop to another. You can do this by using CTRL+ALT+Desktop_number keyboard combinations. For example, you have one program window in virtual Desktop 1 and you want to move it to virtual Desktop 3, then click on the program window to make it active and press CTRL+ALT+3 keys together. It’ll immediately move that program window to virtual Desktop 3.
Once you have done the setting and all things you can select your virtual desktops from the task bar of your system.
Hope you like this post and hope it would help you in future. Show your likes in form of comments.
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Comments

  1. Aman says
    January 27, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    Nice one dude…helpful for me , as i can play video on one desktop and as my father came will switch it….:)

    Reply
    • Shahid says
      January 27, 2012 at 2:48 pm

      Hahaha So funny dude and yes you can do that. and thanks for posting a comment and visiting our site.
      Join our mailing list for updates like these type of posts.

      Reply
  2. Mekey Salaria says
    January 27, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Nice.. this post was helpfull.

    I am downloading vmware but its size is over 100mb… now looking for healthy torrent! 🙂

    many thanks!

    Reply
  3. Mohammed Zahed Hussain says
    January 27, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    Do you happen to know another popular third party virtual desktop program? Anyway, thanks for sharing knowledge about mDesktop.

    Reply
    • Shahid says
      January 27, 2012 at 7:57 pm

      There were many programs but i found this very lightweight and easy to config.
      Well thanks for visiting our site and subscribe with us to get updated.

      Reply
  4. Ashutosh Mishra says
    January 27, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Ooh its realy grt…thnx a lot sir 🙂

    Reply
  5. Abhisek Das says
    January 27, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    That’s an informative piece 🙂 Good work Shahid. Keep up your posts coming !

    Reply
  6. Karthik says
    January 28, 2012 at 11:15 am

    i don’t understand, what is the need to create multiple virtual desktops?
    can anyone explain, its basic use?

    Reply
    • Shahid says
      January 28, 2012 at 11:18 am

      Yes karthik the concept of creating a virtual desktop is just to diving the task on different task so that you won’t fed your single desktop with multiple windows.

      Reply
  7. Odesanya Taiwo says
    January 28, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    This is a really cool software here. How did you come to know about it?

    Thanks for this dude

    Reply
    • Shahid says
      January 29, 2012 at 12:26 am

      Thanks for nice comment dude and i think you aware about the great word “google” 🙂 Hehe 🙂
      Thanks for visit and subscribe with us for latest updates.

      Reply
  8. w3t says
    January 29, 2012 at 6:43 am

    Nice info Sahid…..:)

    Reply
  9. Kuldeep @ Cool Tricks says
    January 30, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    Really liked this great tutorial! You shared it with images,, Awesome explanation!!

    Reply
  10. Abhi Balani says
    March 12, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Awesome share. I have used some software like that, when I was using XP but they didn’t work with Window 7. Thanks for sharing this. 🙂

    Reply
  11. sheshnath says
    May 31, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    Hi Sahid,
    Nice one I never new that we can create multiple virtual desktops. Thanks for sharing this tips.

    Reply

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