Yes, it is the Virtual desktop. If you have used GNOME or KDE or any desktop on GNU/Linux for that case, you must be aware of the Workspaces. They are wonderful and now we have them in Windows 10. It finally seems like Microsoft listened to our feedbacks.
This is a great feature that will help us in multitasking. If you open a lot of programs at once, this feature allows you to keep them organized.
This task view is placed on the taskbar of Windows 10 right next to the start menu and search.
It is pretty simple to use. It is clearly not as evolved as GNOME. If you have used GNOME on any GNU/Linux OS like Fedora, you may not like it much. But it is a good step.
Once you click on the task view button, it displays all the open windows. You can also bring it up by pressing "Windows Key" and "Tab" together.
There you will also find an option that says as "Add a desktop".
Once you click on "Add a desktop", a new virtual desktop is created where there is no maxmized application windows.
Now click on the second desktop icon on the bottom of task view screen. It will open up a desktop where you see no applications either maximized or minimized. But don't worry, they are not closed. If you observe deeply, you will notice that the are just minimized. You can see the small highlighted dock like thing below your icons that are open in your first desktop. Here in this example below, you can see them under Windows explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Picasa.
Now, We will see how to move applications between desktops. Move to the desktop by clicking on it in taskview where you have it open. Then right click on the application on which you want to move. It will show you the options for moving it to different desktops available.
Once you chose the desktop, it will be moved there.
Summary: If you have any application open on your desktops, they show up as thumbnails of the desktops on the Task View interface. When you move your mouse over a desktop on the Task View interface, the open programs on that desktop displays as larger thumbnails above the Task View interface. Click on one of the windows to make that program (and the corresponding desktop) active. It’s similar to the old Alt + Tab feature from previous versions of Windows. Click on a desktop on the Task View interface to make that desktop active.
See the mirror of this site at : http://howto-windows10.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-finally-have-virtual-desktops-in.html
This is a great feature that will help us in multitasking. If you open a lot of programs at once, this feature allows you to keep them organized.
This task view is placed on the taskbar of Windows 10 right next to the start menu and search.
It is pretty simple to use. It is clearly not as evolved as GNOME. If you have used GNOME on any GNU/Linux OS like Fedora, you may not like it much. But it is a good step.
Once you click on the task view button, it displays all the open windows. You can also bring it up by pressing "Windows Key" and "Tab" together.
There you will also find an option that says as "Add a desktop".
Once you click on "Add a desktop", a new virtual desktop is created where there is no maxmized application windows.
Now click on the second desktop icon on the bottom of task view screen. It will open up a desktop where you see no applications either maximized or minimized. But don't worry, they are not closed. If you observe deeply, you will notice that the are just minimized. You can see the small highlighted dock like thing below your icons that are open in your first desktop. Here in this example below, you can see them under Windows explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Picasa.
Now, We will see how to move applications between desktops. Move to the desktop by clicking on it in taskview where you have it open. Then right click on the application on which you want to move. It will show you the options for moving it to different desktops available.
Once you chose the desktop, it will be moved there.
You can even close any window that you don't want from here. Just hover the mouse over and click on the close button.
Summary: If you have any application open on your desktops, they show up as thumbnails of the desktops on the Task View interface. When you move your mouse over a desktop on the Task View interface, the open programs on that desktop displays as larger thumbnails above the Task View interface. Click on one of the windows to make that program (and the corresponding desktop) active. It’s similar to the old Alt + Tab feature from previous versions of Windows. Click on a desktop on the Task View interface to make that desktop active.
See the mirror of this site at : http://howto-windows10.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-finally-have-virtual-desktops-in.html