How do I set up and use multiple desktops in Windows 10?
Windows 10 has made it extremely easy to set up and use multiple virtual desktops in Windows 10. Multiple desktops are great for keeping unrelated, ongoing projects organized, or for quickly hiding from the boss that browser game you can't stop playing.
Ready to tackle the day with multiple desktops? Let's go!
- How to create a new virtual desktop in Windows 10
- How to switch between virtual desktops in Windows 10
- How to move windows between virtual desktops in Windows 10
- How to remove a virtual desktop in Windows 10
How to create a new virtual desktop in Windows 10
- Click the Task View button in your taskbar. It looks like a square over a rectangle. You can also simultaneously hit the Windows key and Tab key together on your keyboard.
Click New Desktop. It's located in the bottom right corner of your screen.
![Click the Task View button in your taskbar.Click New Desktop.]()
If you want to skip the two steps above, you can use this keyboard shortcut: ctrl + Windows key + D.
That's actually it. Easy, right?
How to switch between virtual desktops on Windows 10 PC
- Click the Task View button in your taskbar. It looks like a square over a rectangle. You can alternatively hit the Windows key and Tab key together on your keyboard.
Click Desktop 2 or any other virtual desktop you've created.
![Click the Task View button in your taskbar. Click Desktop 2 or any other virtual desktop you've created.]()
You can switch back to your original desktop at any time by following the above steps but choosing Desktop 1.
If you want to skip the two steps above, you can use this keyboard shortcut: ctrl + Windows key + left arrow/right arrow.
How to move windows between virtual desktops on Windows 10 PC
There are two ways you can move windows between virtual desktops. First, you can click and drag windows; second, you can right-click the window and use the menu.
Click and drag method
- Click the Task View button in your taskbar. It looks like a square over a rectangle. You can alternatively hit the Windows key + Tab key on your keyboard.
- Click and hold the window you want to move.
Drag and release the window on an alternate desktop.
![Click and hold the window you want to move. Drag and release the window on an alternate desktop.]()
Right-click menu method
- Click the Task View button in your taskbar. It looks like a square over a rectangle. You can alternatively hit the Windows key and Tab key together on your keyboard.
Right-click on the window you'd like to move to another desktop.
![Click the Task View button in your taskbar. Right-click on the windows you want to move to another desktop.]()
- Hover your cursor over Move to.
Click the desktop to which you'd like to move the window.
![Hover your cursor over Move to. Click the desktop to which you would like to move the window.]()
You can move windows back and forth between desktops to your heart's content.
How to remove a virtual desktop in Windows 10
- Click the Task View button in your taskbar. It looks like a square over a rectangle. You can alternatively hit the Windows key and Tab key together on your keyboard.
- Hover your cursor over the desktop you'd like to remove.
Click the X in the top right corner of the desktop icon.
![Hover your cursor over the desktop you would like to remove. Click the X.]()
Open and running windows in a desktop you close will be moved back to your original desktop.
Your virtual desktops
How many desktops do you use? For what purpose? A quick way to hide games from the boss? An easy way to organize multiple ongoing projects? Let us know in the comments section below!