How to change shortcut key for switching between virtual desktops in windows 10?
In linux I use a shortcut to switch between 4 workspaces: win+1/2/3/4.
I would like to have something like this in Windows 10.
UPDATE SOLUTION 2017, WINDOWS 10x64
- Update your windows version to most recent through this updater. You may also need Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015
- Download and unzip this Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Enhancer (0.9.1) works for me.
- Change content of file settings.ini to
[KeyboardShortcuts] Switch=LWin Move=LAlt, Shift, Ctrl MoveAndSwitch=LAlt, Shift Previous=Left Next=Right PlusTen=
- Run virtual-desktop-enhancer.exe as administrator.
What you need is as follows:
- Snapping window: WIN+LEFT or RIGHT (can be used with UP or DOWN to get into quadrants)
- Switch to recent window: Alt+Tab (unchanged) – Hold shows new Task view window view, let go and switches to app.
- Task view: WIN+Tab – New Task view opens up and stays open.
- Create new virtual desktop: WIN+Ctrl+d
- Close current virtual desktop: WIN+Ctrl+F4
- Switch virtual desktop: WIN+Ctrl+LEFT or RIGHT
I think I just built exactly what you're looking for. I use a window manager on linux and wanted to use hotkeys in a similar way on Windows.
https://github.com/pmb6tz/windows-desktop-switcher
My script uses CapsLock because it's more convenient for me, but you could easily configure it to work for you. There's probably a bug or two in there but in general I've found it to be pretty solid. Hope this helps you out!