Windows 10 Tip: Move Apps Between Multiple Desktops

A complete solution for multiple desktops using Windows 10: How to move apps between Multiple Desktops easily and without glitches.

Paul Thurrott

October 2, 2014

1 Min Read
Windows 10 Tip: Move Apps Between Multiple Desktops

In Windows 10, Microsoft is finally providing access to multiple desktops so you can group apps as you see fit. But it's not immediately obvious whether you can move apps between these desktops. As it turns out, you can. Here's how.

I've not written a lot about the multiple desktops functionality in Windows 10 yet, but in the Windows Technical Preview, you can access this functionality through the Task View interface: Click the Task View button on the taskbar, or type WINKEY + TAB.

Using that strip at the bottom of the screen, you can manage your various desktops, adding new desktops, removing them, and ... as it turns out ... moving apps from desktop to desktop. (I'll soon discuss other multiple desktops management features too.)

To do so, you must select the desktop from which you will be moving an app. But you can't drag and drop an app (at least not yet). Instead, right-click the app you wish to move. Then, choose Move to and desktop you want from the pop-up menu that appears.

And that's all there is to it.

About the Author

Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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