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Ask Slashdot: Which Multiple Desktop Tool For Windows 7?

Posted by timothy on from the dual-boot-with-linux dept.

First time accepted submitter asadsalm writes "MacOS has spaces. Windows had no out-of-the-box utility for multiple virtual desktops. Which Multiple Desktop Tool should one use on Windows 7? Sysinternals Desktops, mdesktop, Dexpot, Virtual Dimension, VirtuaWin, Finestra are the few options that I have shortlisted." So, if you use both Windows and multiple desktops, what's your favorite method?

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  1. Mac OS X *did* have Spaces before Lion by adriccom · · Score: 5, Funny

    But it got nerfed into Mission Control in Lion 10.7 and is half-functional. You can't rename, reorder, arrange, or configure your "spaces" anymore. Shortcut keys still work for now...

    They'll probably finish it off in Mountain Goat (10.8) since iOS is perfect and has no desktops so surely Mac OS X doesn't need them either.

    *snarl*

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  2. Re:More monitors by dougisfunny · · Score: 1, Funny

    640k monitors should be enough for anyone.

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  3. Re:Windows has it built in... by ozmanjusri · · Score: 3, Funny

    Windows has it built in. Go to the start menu, do "switch user",

    Or just switch on RDP.

    Then you'll soon find plenty of other users enjoying your desktop.

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