Kambaa / win10-workspace-switcher-on-taskbar

Workspace Switcher(like on the linux taskbars) Proof Of Concept

Windows 10 Workspace Switcher (Like on linux) POC test

After starting to work with the virtual desktop on win 10, i wanted to use some quick buttons on the right side of the taskbar to switch workspaces like i do in linux, so i searched and written a simple powershell script. This file installs https://github.com/MScholtes/PSVirtualDesktop on your current user and uses it for switching.

Usage

• Just download and put the Win10SwitchDesktop.ps1 file on somewhere on your pc
• Create some shortcuts like this:
  • powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "<YOUR_DIRECTORY>\Win10SwitchDesktop.ps1" -MonitorNumber 0 use this manually for the first time, giving installation permissions
  • powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File -windowstyle hidden "<YOUR_DIRECTORY>\Win10SwitchDesktop.ps1" -MonitorNumber 0 added -windowstyle hidden for hiding windows, use this for your shortcuts.

0 at the end is the index of the virtual desktop, 0 is for the first Virtual Desktop you have added, 1 for the second etc.

• Run the shortcut and voila! you have switched to another Virtual Desktop if you have any.
• You can hide the file(or move it somewhere else) and use that folder for a toolbar on your taskbar like this

Considerations

It seems it is not that quick, so using CTRL + Win + LEFT/RIGHT Arrow is quicker, but i wanted use this feature the i way i'm used to.