AHKMoveToDesktop
A compiled Auto Hot Key script to enable virtual desktop and app switching via keyboard shortcuts including display of current desktop number.
Works on Windows 10 and 11.
Can be used in place of VirtualDesktopManager and MoveToDesktop which both stopped working on Windows 11
Usage:
Win+Ctl+Left Switch to Desktop to the left (with cycle to right most)
Win+Ctl+Right Switch to Desktop to the right (with cycle to left most)
Win+Alt+Left Move app to Desktop on left
Win+Alt+Right Move app to Desktop on right
The script also ensures that at least three desktops are open at startup.
Simply download the exe and the Icons folder. Put both in a convenient folder on your computer (both must be in the same folder).
To automatically run at logon, place a shortcut to the exe in your startup folder (use
Win + R to open the run window and type shell:startup to open the startup folder).
Pin the icon to the visible portion of the system tray to show the current desktop number.
Build method (in case you want to modify it):
1. Download and install AutoHotKey on a Windows11 system.
2. Clone the VD.ahk repository (it is an AutoHotkey library adding several script functions for managing virtual desktops).
3. Inside the cloned directory, create a new file (AHKMoveToDesktop.ahk) and paste the content (see AHKMoveToDesktop.ahk).
4. Copy the Icons folder into the VD.ahk repository folder (it is required by the script).
5. Double-click the script to run it.
The hot keys (see 'Usage' above) should now work.
Note that AHK would not run the script initially and installed ver 1 for compatibility.
6. Use Akh2Exe (installs with AHK) to convert the script to an exe called AHKMoveToDeskTop_Win11_x64.exe.
The compiled exe includes the necessary AHK functionality, the VD-AHK library and the icon files.
7. Uninstall AutoHotKey (no longer required, optional step).
Thanks to:
FuPeiJiang for VD.ahk
Created this from examples in VD.ahk ( https://github.com/FuPeiJiang/VD.ahk ).
Sejmou for the post describing how to create the VHK script
(https://superuser.com/questions/1685845/moving-current-window-to-another-desktop-in-windows-11-using-shortcut-keys)
but used the hot key functions from 'VD examples.ahk' .
KVolker for the idea of how to display the desktop number in the system tray
(https://github.com/FuPeiJiang/VD.ahk/discussions/23)
Modified to display current desktop number on the system tray icon after desktops are switched using the hot keys.
Icons downloaded from https://www.iconarchive.com/show/red-orb-alphabet-icons-by-iconarchive.1.html .