You can now open applications on the second desktop, just like you normally do, or you can move applications from the first desktop to the second.įigure C The new desktop thumbnail appears in the black desktop bar. When you select that desktop thumbnail, you'll switch to the new desktop. The desktop thumbnail has a black X button in the upper right corner that you can use to close the desktop. When you select Add a desktop, you'll see a new desktop thumbnail appear in the black desktop bar ( Figure C). In the middle of the black bar, you'll see a button titled Add a desktop.įigure B When you access the Task View, you'll see your running application and the black desktop bar.

When you click the Task View button, you'll see thumbnail icons of all your running applications appear in the middle of the screen and a large black bar across the bottom of the screen ( Figure B). To access the new Task View feature in Windows 10, you'll locate and click its button, which is anchored on the Taskbar adjacent to the Start button ( Figure A).įigure A The Task View button is anchored to the Taskbar adjacent to the Start button. So, it's possible that Task View will continue to evolve, and new features may be added between now and the actual release date. Note: Even though Task View appears to be very solid, we're still early in the game. After investigating it for the last month or so, I've discovered that it's extremely well done, easy to use, and provides you with all the basic features that you'll need, plus a few snazzy bells and whistles. So, you can imagine my delight when I discovered that in Windows 10, Microsoft has finally graced the operating system with a native virtual desktop feature called Task View. It's a very efficient system, and I definitely feel more organized and productive. Then, when I am ready to go back to my previous task, I just switch back to that desktop, and everything that I was working with is right there on the screen waiting for me - no minimizing and maximizing windows to get back to work.

When I need to jump to from one task to another, I just switch desktops. With multiple desktops, I can spread out the various projects that I'm working on, such that each project is on separate desktop.

I've been using the Dexpot virtual desktop program for Windows for quite some time and have really learned how to harness the power that it provides to more efficiently multitask.

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