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Vista Virtual Desktop Manager

by Milo on August 27th, 2007

Your can get your Virtual Desktop on Windows Vista via the free Vista Virtual Manager Beta. Since this is not yet the final version, proceed cautiously.

The features of the Virtual Desktop Tool is as follows:

Full screen desktop/window manager/preview with full drag and drop managing
Desktop switch indicator
An infinite number of desktops
Watch the windows move in real time as you drag them around in the window manager
Multiple monitor support
Window menus
Tray icons for each desktop
Configurable colors, fade speeds, hotkeys, etc.
And much more!
Roadmap/Change Log
The Hack

The desktop shortcut keys are:

Windows Key + Z - Show the fullscreen “switcher”
Windows Key + W - Pop up the window menu for the active window
Windows Key + Numpad 1…9 - Switch to the corresponding desktop, if it exists
Windows Key + Arrow Down/Right - Switch to the next desktop
Windows Key + Arrow Up/Left - Switch to the previous desktop

You can download the latest version 0.4.1 beta here.

POSTED IN: Microsoft, Tips & Tricks, Windows Vista

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