{"id":431002,"date":"2022-04-13T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T12:00:01","slug":"how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Use Virtual Desktops on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e381001f05\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e381001f05\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Use_Virtual_Desktops_on_Windows_11%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Use Virtual Desktops on Windows 11&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11\/#What_Are_Virtual_Desktops\" >What Are Virtual Desktops?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11\/#How_to_Create_and_Use_Virtual_Desktops\" >How to Create and Use Virtual Desktops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11\/#How_to_Remove_a_Virtual_Desktop_in_Windows_11\" >How to Remove a Virtual Desktop in Windows 11<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-on-windows-11\/#Virtual_Desktop_Keyboard_Shortcuts\" >Virtual Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Use_Virtual_Desktops_on_Windows_11%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Use Virtual Desktops on Windows 11&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-796452\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/win11_taskview_hero_2.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/win11_taskview_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/win11_taskview_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Windows 11 lets you create custom arrangements of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s in different workspaces (called \u201cVirtual Desktops\u201d) that you can switch between quickly using the Task View button. Here\u2019s how to use them.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Virtual_Desktops\"><\/span>What Are Virtual Desktops?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Typically, when we say \u201cdesktop\u201d in Windows, we usually mean the special storage space located behind all windows, which is also a special type of folder. You can give this desktop a background image and store icons on it. We could unofficially call this the \u201cstorage desktop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But in an even older sense of UI design history, the term \u201cdesktop\u201d also includes the particular arrangement of open application windows in front of that background. So if you imagine a real wooden desk covered with papers in different positions, the entire arrangement could be called a \u201cdesktop.\u201d It\u2019s this second definition that the term \u201cVirtual Desktops\u201d applies to.<\/p>\n<p>Up until Windows 10, most Windows PCs without multiple displays had a single desktop. Thanks to a feature called Task View in Windows 11, you can have multiple \u201cvirtual desktops\u201d on the same PC and switch between them with ease. Each desktop contains its own arrangement of open windows and applications, but the icons on the \u201cstorage desktop\u201d stay the same across all virtual desktops.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Create_and_Use_Virtual_Desktops\"><\/span>How to Create and Use Virtual Desktops<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Windows 11, virtual desktops are just a click away. To get started with them, click the Task View button in your taskbar, which looks like a square overlapping another. Or you can press Windows+Tab on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741497\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/win11_taskview_button.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"On the Windows 11 taskbar, click the Task View button.\" width=\"650\" height=\"178\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(If you don\u2019t see the Task View button in your taskbar, right click the taskbar and select \u201cTaskbar Settings,\u201d then flip the switch beside \u201cTask View\u201d to the \u201cOn\u201d position.)<\/p>\n<p>Once you open Task View, you\u2019ll see a special screen shows all of your open app windows in one area near the top (if you have any open). You\u2019ll also see a row of virtual desktop thumbnails in a bar that stretches across the lower portion of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>To add a new virtual desktop, click the \u201cNew Desktop\u201d button with a plus sign (\u201c+\u201d) on it. Or you can press Windows+Ctrl+D on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796368\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/win11_click_new_desktop.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"In Task View on Windows 11, click the &quot;New Desktop&quot; button to create a new virtual desktop.\" width=\"650\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new desktop (numbered sequentially higher, such as \u201cDesktop 2\u201d) will appear in the list. To switch to it, click its thumbnail in Task View.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796374\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/select_virtual_desktop.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"In Windows 11 Task View, select the virtual desktop thumbnail to switch to it.\" width=\"650\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The new desktop will take over your view on the screen, and it will act just like your first desktop. You can open apps and position their windows any way you want. Apps you open will appear on the taskbar in the virtual desktop as well.<\/p>\n<p>When you switch to another virtual desktop, that arrangement will be preserved, and you can switch back to it later by clicking Task View again and selecting the virtual desktop\u2019s thumbnail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796444\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/win11_virtual_desktop_example.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An example of Virtual Desktops on Windows 11.\" width=\"650\" height=\"453\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Also, you can drag apps between virtual desktops in Task View by clicking and dragging the thumbnail of an app window onto the virtual desktop thumbnail at the bottom of the screen. And even cooler, you can set a different desktop background for each virtual desktop, which will make them easier to quickly distinguish as thumbnails.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Set Different Wallpapers for Virtual Desktops on Windows 11<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Remove_a_Virtual_Desktop_in_Windows_11\"><\/span>How to Remove a Virtual Desktop in Windows 11<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To remove a virtual desktop in Windows 11, first open Task View by clicking its icon in your taskbar (or by pressing Windows+Tab on your keyboard). Hover your cursor over the thumbnail of the virtual desktop you\u2019d like to close until you see an \u201cX\u201d in the corner, then click or tap the \u201cX.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796454\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/close_virtual_desktop_x.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click the &quot;X&quot; on a virtual desktop thumbail to close the virtual desktop in Windows 11.\" width=\"650\" height=\"352\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alternately, you can open Task View (Windows+Tab), use your arrow keys to select a virtual desktop thumbnail, then press Delete on your keyboard to remove the selected virtual desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat these steps with any other virtual desktops you\u2019d like to close. App windows that are open in the closed virtual desktop will move to the virtual desktop to the left of it (one number lower) in the list.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virtual_Desktop_Keyboard_Shortcuts\"><\/span>Virtual Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows 11 comes with an array of easy-to-use keyboard shortcuts that can make using virtual desktops more efficient\u2014no mouse necessary. Here are a handful of major ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Windows+Tab:<\/strong> Open Task View<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows+Ctrl+Left or Right Arrow:<\/strong> Switch between virtual desktops<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows+Ctrl+D:<\/strong> Create a new Virtual Desktop<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrow Keys and Enter:<\/strong> Use in Task View to select a Virtual Desktop<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delete:<\/strong> Pressing this key while Task View is open will remove the selected desktop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Escape:<\/strong> Close Task View<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy your new (virtual) desktops!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Quickly Switch Between Virtual Desktops on Windows 10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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