How to rearrange virtual desktops in Windows 10

Is there any solution on how I could rearrange my virtual desktops in the task-view (WIN+TAB)?

PatrickMA

Posted 2015-11-24T08:20:45.593

Reputation: 771

2Could 7+ Taskbar Tweaker help perhaps? Or if not, something similar? That app allows to rearrange taskbar preview windows, something that is non-rearrangeable by default. – Wizek – 2016-06-02T10:40:31.250

this is the most needed new feature for windows, if they haven't done it yet - I doubt they ever will. Probably they decided it is too confusing for their non-power users – Mikey – 2018-03-12T04:01:50.880

Didn't there used to be shortcuts to go to a specific desktop? Like Win + Shift + 3. That would certainly help. Doesn't seem to be listed so maybe I'm thinking of something else https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

– Simon – 2019-09-01T06:50:38.397

Answers

This is not possible in the current version of Windows 10 (1909) or earlier versions.

Updated: February 26, 2020

Bungicasse

Posted 2015-11-24T08:20:45.593

Reputation: 902

Your howtogeek.com link seems to indicate that it can and includes a solution. – fixer1234 – 2015-11-24T16:06:47.650

@DaveM "please prove a negative" – xaxxon – 2016-12-14T06:39:49.980

Does the latest update have this feature? – user2233706 – 2017-10-21T14:00:57.160

5How I hate micro.... Desktops can **not **be rearranged, windows placement is not saved (place windows to each virtual desktops after restart again and again), windows sizes are not saved, desktops are not cycled (press 10 time and reach last one) and of course navigation supports only -> and <- no up, down or corners. More key strokes, more waste of time. :( – Cherry – 2017-12-18T05:50:01.730

Will next Windows update (1803 or Redstone 4) have this feature? – user2233706 – 2018-02-04T00:54:24.200

The virtual desktops and the applications residing within them are, of course, available through an API which is significantly inconvenient for most user-focused applications. That said, it should be possible to entirely rearrange a set of applications via this API: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/winsdk/2015/09/10/virtual-desktop-switching-in-windows-10/

– cazzer – 2018-03-01T09:14:30.120

This is not yet possible on Windows 10, but the best way to encourage the feature change would be to vote for it on Microsoft's Feedback Hub:

https://aka.ms/Kpdo3c (link should open the Feedback Hub)

(at the time of this posting, 2018-02-22, it had 1,188 upvotes)

There are also a few related virtual desktop enhancement requests in there as well. It never hurts to voice what's important to you for a feature.

Update: As of the 2018 April Update ("Spring Creators", and introduction of timeline) there is still no way to rearrange the virtual desktops.

Update: 2018-07-31, still a no-go, but Feedback Hub now has 1,517 Upvotes for this feature.

Update: 2019-07-31, still a no-go for Windows 1809 (Oct 2018 update, aka "Fall Creators, 2018"), but Feedback Hub now has 1,710 Upvotes for this feature.

Update: 2020-02-24, I'm currently running the Microsoft slow-channel and it's still not a feature. This implies it'll be doubtful to see this appear for the "Sprint Creators, 2020" (do they even still call it 'creators update'??)

CenterOrbit

Posted 2015-11-24T08:20:45.593

Reputation: 1 759

4How hard would it be from them... ridiculous. – wintercounter – 2018-06-04T14:43:07.677

2Still not possible. – Marco Florian – 2018-07-09T15:20:42.427

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Update: 2019-07-31 welcome back from the future

– hjpotter92 – 2019-06-07T17:16:43.927

1Huh, I wonder what date I actually updated it on? ... all the same, it's still not possible on 2019-07-28, so future me is probably still right. – CenterOrbit – 2019-07-29T01:19:58.197

2020 version of me looks back on the future-dwelling past-me and confirms that this is indeed still not a feature in Win 10. I'm also running the Windows Insider (slow-channel), so it most likely won't be a feature that exists in spring's 2020 update. – CenterOrbit – 2020-02-05T04:31:00.573

A workaround :

Say you have 6 desktops and you want to switch 2 and 4.

What do you do ?

You create a 7th desktop, put the content of the 4th into the 7th by moving all windows from the 4th into the 7th, one by one, manually, by hand.
Now you move the content of the 2nd into the 4th
Finally you move the content of the 7th into the 2nd.

Enjoy !

user1198559

Posted 2015-11-24T08:20:45.593

Reputation: 370

9:facepalm: ‍♂️ – CenterOrbit – 2018-08-01T04:09:04.070

2Are you kidding my friend!!! – Munim Munna – 2018-08-30T20:20:22.213

2Thanks for the workaround, but I wouldnt end it with

Enjoy

:) – Korayem – 2018-09-13T12:35:40.073

14A simple 'swap' implemented with a O(3*n) algorithm. Nice ;) – johan d – 2018-10-09T18:58:48.317

3@johand. that was actually a really funny comment :) nice ! :) – user1198559 – 2018-10-16T21:06:38.867

Towers of Hanoi: Win10 Edition

Pretty brutal this is basically the best answer for this question lol – KhalilRavanna – 2019-10-16T21:48:45.733

-1

You can do this (and a lot more) with the following third-party app: https://github.com/ViRb3/SylphyHornEx

Riuo

Posted 2015-11-24T08:20:45.593

Reputation: 9

1Please quote the essential parts of the answer from the reference link(s), as the answer can become invalid if the linked page(s) change. – DavidPostill – 2020-01-27T20:34:28.843

Please read How do I recommend software for some tips as to how you should go about recommending software. You should provide at least a link, some additional information about the software itself, and how it can be used to solve the problem in the question.

– DavidPostill – 2020-01-27T20:34:42.137