Windows 11 gives us the possibility of using virtual desktops to have different workspaces. Thanks to the Task View button, we can quickly switch between them; In this way, we make our workspace more organized and become more productive..
How to create and use virtual desktops in Windows 11
To start we are going to have to click on the Task View button on the taskbar, it is an icon that looks like a square superimposed on another. Additionally, it is possible to access the Task View with the Windows + Tab keyboard shortcut.
In case we do not see the Task View button on the taskbar, we will have to right click on the taskbar and choose “Taskbar Settings” and then change the switch next to “Task View” to that it stays activated..
Once we have the Task View, we can see a screen that shows all the application windows that are open in an area near the top. We can also appreciate several virtual desktop thumbnails at the bottom of the screen.
This part is very simple, to add a new virtual desktop, we will simply click on the "New desktop" button, it would be the white square at the bottom and that has a "+" sign. We can also press Windows + Ctrl + D..
A new desktop will then appear. To be able to work on it, we will simply have to click on the thumbnail in the Task View and we will be taken to it.
This new virtual desktop will work in the same way as the desktop we use by default. We can switch between desktops through the "Task View" whenever we want.
We can also drag apps between virtual desktops in Task View by clicking and dragging an app window thumbnail onto the virtual desktop thumbnail at the bottom.
How to delete a virtual desktop
In case we want to delete a virtual desktop in Windows 11, the first thing we will have to do is open Task View by clicking on the icon on the taskbar. In the lower part we will pass the cursor over the virtual desktop that we want to eliminate and we will be able to see that an "X" appears in the upper right part of it. Simply, we will click on the "X" and the virtual desktop will be eliminated.
