How to use multiple desktops on Windows 11?

Click the Task View button in your taskbar to begin using them. You can also use your keyboard’s Windows+Tab combination. After you launch Task View, a new screen will appear that groups all of your open programme windows together at the very top. Along the bottom of the screen, there is a bar that contains a sequence of virtual desktop thumbnails. Click the “New Desktop” button with the plus sign (“+”) on it to add a new virtual desktop. Or you can use your keyboard to press Windows+Ctrl+D. The list will be updated to include a new desktop labelled “Desktop 2”. Click its thumbnail in Task View to switch to it.

The new desktop will replace your current view and function just like your original desktop. Applications can be launched and their windows positioned in whatever manner you choose. The taskbar of the virtual desktop will also display open apps. That configuration will be kept when you switch to another virtual desktop, and you can return to it at a later time by clicking Task View once more and choosing the virtual desktop’s thumbnail.

By clicking and dragging the thumbnail of an app window onto the virtual desktop thumbnail at the bottom of the screen, you can also move programmes across virtual desktops in Task View. Each virtual desktop can have a separate desktop background, making them easier to manage.

You can customise each of these virtual desktops in any way you wish to. Virtual desktops are also quite secure so you can use them without worrying about any security breaches. You can create different desktops for personal use and for work, making the entire process more organised and simpler.