Expanding the PC desktop into 4 virtual desktops means having 4 complete and interchangeable desktop spaces on the screen. Having multiple desktops instead of one becomes really useful when you need to keep several windows open at the same time and to quickly switch from one window to another without going crazy, instead of using Alt-Tab, it is an excellent solution to open windows in desktop different so as to have them all under control (and hide them).
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1) On Windows, the simplest and lightest plugin to manage Virtual Desktops is Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager, however it is really a sparse program.
2) Microsoft also distributes Desktops which is much better and an excellent software for virtual desktops however to have something incredible, we continue the article.
3) Virgo is the smallest and lightest program that can be found to activate virtual desktops in Windows, just 7 Kbytes, essential but complete like the others.
4) VirtuaWin is the most used free program to manage and create virtual desktops on Windows so you can work on 4 different surfaces.
5) 9Desks is a free program that provides up to eight additional desktop environments that can also be selected via hotkeys.
What sets it apart from other similar applications is the ability to password protect all virtual desktops.
6) BetterDesktopTool is a free virtual desktop program for personal use only.
It can be used to create up to 64 desktop environments that can be switched using hotkeys or from the program icon.
All desktop environments can be viewed using the Ctrl-Tab keys or the mouse.
An interesting feature of the program is to set up programs in all desktop environments.
7) Multi-Desktop is a free program that provides access to three virtual desktops after installation.
8) SharpDesktop is a simple program that has the key feature of being able to create up to 100 virtual desktops.
9) Excellent and very light is also mDesktop which enables 4 virtual desktops to be used simultaneously, interchangeable through the combination of Alt-1, Alt-2, Alt-3 and Alt-4 keys.
It is possible to get up to 10 different desktops, to be kept in the background and displayed when needed.
10) Virtual Dimension is an old simple and light virtual desktop program.
11) Xilisoft Multiple Desktops allows you to create up to eight virtual desktops and has options to password protect desktops to protect them from unauthorized access.
12) If instead the 3D effects make the computer too heavy, the best program to manage the virtual desktops without three-dimensional 3D effects is Dexpot with which you can manage 4 virtual desktops that can be increased up to 19, plus the main desktop, you can drag the windows from one desktop to another, you can see the 4 desktops on the screen at the same time and it has several other functions illustrated on the official website.
13) To have Linux-style virtual desktops, i.e. with 4 icons representing the 4 desktops highlighted on the low bar, the taskbar, you can use the Windows Pager program
14) Web Desktop Window for Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP, allows you to use 4 different virtual desktops and also to see them all together on the screen.
Supports multiple screens.
15) On Linux Ubuntu, there is a plugin called Compiz which manages virtual desktops in a three dimensional cube . describing Compiz in words would not give an idea of what he can do, the only word that will come to mind after watching this video is "incredible, does it also exist for Windows?"
Unfortunately Compiz does not exist for Windows, this type of effects seen in the video are absolutely to be forgotten but there is no lack of programs that manage virtual desktops with three-dimensional effects.
The program that comes closest to Compiz for Windows 7, Xp or Vista is Deskspace capable of managing 6 virtual desktops in a three - dimensional cube of sure effect also with the possibility of dragging windows from one desktop to another.
Compared to Compiz there is no possibility to drag windows from one desktop to another and to have more than 4 desktops (only 4 faces of the cube are usable and not 6).
Deskspace is paid today but its previous version, called Yod'm 3D, can be downloaded for free.
16) It does not end here, even if it is not a cube, with Shock 4Way 3D, absolutely free and free, it is possible to manage desktops with multiple three - dimensional 3D effects of your choice, wavy windows and many options that amaze you graphically; it is very fast and does not weigh too much on the pc memory.
UPDATE: A different thing, covered in another article is the 360 degree panoramic desktop to extend the workspace and manage a single large desktop.
On another article we then describe other 3D effects on Windows windows .
