Windows 10 virtual desktops - preserve taskbar order

Is there a way to preserve the taskbar order while switching between virtual desktops in Windows 10? The order resets on my PC every time, and that's very annoying.

Paul

Posted 2015-12-23T11:31:34.217

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Answers

7+ Taskbar Tweaker v5.2 has an option to fix this.

http://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweaker-v5-2-with-support-for-windows-10-anniversary-update

Simply install the utility, and change the advanced option 'virtual_desktop_order_fix' from 0 to 1. (The advanced options are accessible via the context menu on the 7TT icon in the tray.)

Paul

Posted 2015-12-23T11:31:34.217

Reputation: 1 022

Looks like that as of 5.2.1, this works with a quirk: the pinned icons have "priority" over non pinned icons, so don't mix pinned/non-pinned icons to make this work correctly – erandros – 2017-02-06T16:09:08.333

@Erandros the limitation is described here

– Paul – 2017-02-07T08:39:16.803

Darn, this doesn't seem to work anymore with v5.7.1 and Windows 10 1803. – Cameron – 2019-10-10T13:39:50.483

Go to Settings--> System --> Multitasking and under 'Virtual desktops' change the option 'On the taskbar, show windows that are open on' to 'All desktops'.

I'm not exactly sure what your problem is as it's very vaguely described in your question, but if it's only showing taskbar items on a certain desktop, this should fix it.

Blaine

Posted 2015-12-23T11:31:34.217

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Thanks, but that's not what I meant. What I meant is that if I reorder the items, go to a different Virtual Desktop, and then come back, the reordering resets to the previous order (probably the order the programs were opened). – Paul – 2015-12-23T17:07:33.960

oh, that's odd. My computer does not display this behavior – Blaine – 2015-12-24T03:18:53.603

Since I don't have enough reputation (yet), to comment on Cameron's answer above: In addition to ensuring you have the latest version installed (>=v5.2), to access 'Advanced Options' you have to actually first right-click on the 7TT icon to see it. Then you can tweak the virtual_desktop_order_fix option.

Stumped me for a little while because I assumed you could get to it through the regular interface.

chunk_split

Posted 2015-12-23T11:31:34.217

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