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Hotkeys for moving windows between virtual desktops #20997
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I would definitely love to see that in PowerToys. |
/dup #19 |
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Description of the new feature / enhancement
As a power user I would like to be able to be able to use the keyboard when moving windows from one virtual desktop to another.
Something like the shortcuts
Win + Ctrl + Shift + Left | Right
andWin + Ctrl + Shift + [Number]
would be a very useful workflow when changing virtual desktops a lot. Exactly what the shortcut is isn't as important to me as just having one exist.The current workflow for doing this is to press
Win + Tab
, then finding the window, click & drag it with the cursor and drop it over the virtual desktop where you want it placed, or to right-click the window and moving it to the virtual desktop where you want it. Both of these require the mouse to be used.I know it's possible to get this functionality using AutoHotKey with some custom libraries and scripts, but this is a feature that should definitely be baked into Windows itself, or into PowerToys.
Scenario when this would be used?
As a Power user I would use this when setting up new virtual desktops. When I need a new virtual desktop, it is usually because I have opened too many apps/programs on one virtual desktop, and want to split the workflow into logical pieces (like moving all communications apps like email/Teams/Slack/etc to a separate virtual desktop).
As a power user, this feature would improve the efficiency that I can do the described virtual desktop setup, as well as the efficiency of how quickly I can move a misplaced window from one virtual desktop to another.
Supporting information
The following Superuser Q/A has descriptions for how to set this up with AutoHotKey:
https://superuser.com/questions/1685845/moving-current-window-to-another-desktop-in-windows-11-using-shortcut-keys
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