Five Virtual Desktop Managers for Windows

by Wally Bahny  |  November 7, 2012, 10:51am PST  |  Image 1 of 10

Sysinternals Desktops 2.0

This gallery is also available as a post in the Five Apps Blog.

Users of Unix and Linux are probably very used to virtual desktops; they've been present in the GUIs for those operating systems for a long time.  Windows users, however, have been stuck with a single desktop - unless they use something like one of these five addons.

The first selection is Desktops from Sysinternals, a Microsoft brand.  Desktops is a very simple implementation whose strongest feature is the on screen quick preview of the possible four desktops.

Screenshot of Desktops interface by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

Sysinternals Desktops 2.0 - Image 1 of 10

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About Wally Bahny

Wally currently works for a medium-size healthcare company in southeast and central Michigan providing network administration and end user support.

Wally Bahny

Wally Bahny
Wally currently works for a medium-size healthcare company in southeast and central Michigan providing network administration and end user support. He enjoys science fiction (especially Star Trek), gaming (especially World of Warcraft), gadgets and other technology.
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