| Title | Will MS Windows Finally Get Virtual Desktops? | |
| Date | Tuesday September 16 2014, @05:27PM | |
| Author | janrinok | |
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| from the better-late-than-never dept. | ||
Has Redmond finally stopped fighting its users' wishes? Indications are that, in Windows 9, it will include multiple workspaces (which unix and unix-like OSes have offered for years).
SiliconANGLE reports
Leaked photos of the Windows Technical Preview are shedding light on what the next version of Windows will look like.
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The Metro style Start screen has been replaced with a traditional Windows desktop, complete with the taskbar at the bottom with frequently used app shortcuts. One new element that wasn't in prior leaked screenshots is the search icon. It appears on the taskbar, next to the Start button.
On the right side of the search icon is, at long last, the Virtual Desktop icon. Virtual desktops, a feature that allows users to create, save, and easily switch between multiple desktop configurations, has been available in competing operating systems, like Ubuntu, for some time.
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