How To Manage Multiple Screens On Windows

Lesson 5: Tips for Managing Multiple Windows

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Tips for managing multiple windows

Windows ten has several features that make it easier to multi-task and work with multiple windows at the aforementioned time.

Note: This lesson will focus on using Windows 10 with a desktop or laptop computer. If yous're using a tablet figurer with a touchscreen, some of the instructions below will work differently (and some features won't be available at all). Bank check out our lesson on Using Windows 10 on a Tablet to learn more.

Snap

Snap allows you to resize windows speedily, which is peculiarly convenient when you want to see two windows side past side. To do this, click and drag the desired window to the left or right until the cursor reaches the edge of the screen, and then release the mouse. The window will snap into place. To unsnap a window, simply click and drag the window down.

snapping a window to the left side of the screen

Note: If you accept more than than one window open when snapping, you lot'll be able to choose a window to snap to the other side of the screen automatically.

choosing another window to snap

Flip

You can use Flip to switch between open windows. To practice this, printing and hold the Alt key on your keyboard, then press the Tab key. Continue pressing the Tab key until the desired window is selected.

using the Flip view

Job view

The Task view feature is like to Flip, but information technology works a bit differently. To open Task view, click the Task view button nearly the bottom-left corner of the taskbar. Alternative, you tin can printing Windows fundamental+ Tab on your keyboard. All of your open windows will appear, and y'all tin click to choose whatever window you desire.

using the Task View feature on Windows 10

Virtual desktops

Instead of keeping everything open on the same desktop, you can motion some of your windows to a virtual desktop to get them out of the way. This feature wasn't available in previous versions of Windows, and it's peculiarly helpful for managing a lot of windows at the same time. To create a new desktop, open Task view, and then select New desktop nearly the lesser-right corner.

creating a new virtual desktop

One time you've created multiple desktops, you tin apply Task view to switch between them. Y'all tin can as well move windows between desktops. To do this, open Task view, then click and drag a window to the desired desktop.

dragging a window to a different desktop

To shut a virtual desktop, open Task view and click the X in the upper-right corner of whatsoever desktop you want to shut.

closing a virtual desktop

Showing the desktop

If you have a lot of windows open at the same fourth dimension, it tin be difficult to see the desktop. When this happens, yous can click the bottom-correct corner of the taskbar to minimize all open windows. Just click it over again to restore the minimized windows.

hiding open windows on the desktop