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Ask HN: Any Workspaces for Windows 10 with keyboard support?

1 points by cvs268 ↗ HN
After holding out for last couple of years, i finally switched to Windows 10 (from Windows 7) this Christmas! :-)

While the upgrade went through without any issues, and all my tools seem to be working properly, i have lost one MAJOR feature - multiple desktops/workspaces.

I used to use Dexpot on Windows 7, which has intermittent issues after upgrading to Windows 10.

Any suggestion for customizing the built-in workspaces feature in Windows 10, or any 3rd-party utilities for Windows 10, that support keyboard-shortcuts like:

  - moving active window between workspaces.
  - switching to specific workspace (without cycling through all).

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mistermithras
It's built-in for Windows 10. Check this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028538/windows-10-...
cvs268
Tried it.

Without keyboard-shortcuts for common flows like moving windows between workspaces, i found it too slow/cumbersome to use.

Hence wondering whether there's some Windows tweak to enable keyboard-shortcuts (especially moving windows between workspaces), or some 3rd-party utility that works on Windows 10.

cvs268
After experimenting with a few free tools i could find online, have settled on using "Better Desktop Tool" on Windows 10.

  - Its free for personal use.
  - Supports customizable keyboard shortcuts for virtual-desktops / workspaces.
http://www.betterdesktoptool.com/features.html