Pin applications to multiple desktops in Windows 10

One of the big new features for Windows is the fact that multiple “virtual” desktops are now natively supported, allowing you to organise collections of windows together and separate groups of tasks.

This is good.

Vous pouvez move windows between desktops by clicking the “tasks” button and then right clicking an application window and selecting “Move to…”

This is a bit clunky and not quite so good.

J’ai two monitors and often like to have a film playing on my second monitor, either in a web browser or media player, while J’ai un browser and some other applications on the main screen. Doing this isn’t a problem in my current setup, it just works.

With the advent of bureau virtuels I was wanting to put the browser on one bureau virtuel and another app on another bureau virtuel and still be able to watch the video when I switch desktops, effectively having it visible on both bureau virtuels. Using the default Film & TV app to play a video and then moving to another desktop simply results in your video stopping without any warning.

This is not good.

What I was hoping was that either the two monitors would have their own bureau virtuel or their would be some “pin to all desktops” option similar to the “sticky window” feature that J’ai seen in many Linux based window managers.

Is there some way to achieve this?

The feature has now been released as one of several “Virtual Desktop Improvements” in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Build 14316):

Vous pouvez now pin a window so it’s available on every desktop. To do this, launch Task View then faites un clic droit sur the window you want to pin et choisissez “Show this window on all desktops”. Try pinning Skype or Groove Music so they’re always at your fingertips. And si vous avez a multi-mon setup, you might enjoy the ability to have your email app on the second monitor no matter which desktop you switch to.