Here is a recent scan from virustotal - 12 out of 55 detect MoveToDesktop as malware.

IIrc the Bitdefender engine is licensed to many other AV vendors.

It would be amazing if you could add another menu option that allows you to keep the windows always on top.

Notice that WIN+ALT+Left/Right is also the default shortcut for forward and backward action (same as ALT+Left/Right).
In a browser or windows explorer with a history list, this does not work very well. Sometimes it send the current window to the next desktop, but most of the time it just perform a backward action.
Any solutions?

Hi,

I started using the 1.2 release version with Windows 10 64bit. When starting the program I get an application error saying that "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application." Then when pressing ok, the program seems to work fine, but only on non-system related windows (even when run as administrator).

Sorry to have no more specific info, but do you have any idea what goes wrong?

Thanks

Any chance you can add this functionality to the right click on the program's icon on the taskbar

Basically title is content, I find it annoying that when I move a window to another desktop, it won't focus to the next window, but instead stay unfocused. That way you could move all stacked windows to another desktop quicker.

When I try to start MoveToDesktop, I get an error message saying "Error on calling SetWindowsHookEx(WH_CALLWNDPROC)! Error code:126" (see Image) and no functionality.

Further info:

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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]

I tried running MTD as Admin with the same result.
I did not try a restart of windows.

Support older Windows 10 Versions than the Anniversary Update

I downloaded MoveToDesktop-1.4.zip, extracted the file to a local folder, ran it as admin. Nothing happened. Killed the 2 processes and ran again, nothing. Downloaded the INI file, saved it to %AppData% and ran the executable again. Nothing. The menu item does not appear, the shortcut keys (win+alt+arrow) don't work. I am on Windows 10 Pro, updated today.

Am I missing something?

Could you add a property to MoveToDesktop.ini that can disable creating a new desktop if you press WIN+ALT+RIGHT when already on the last desktop?

Add a Hotkey something like CTRL+1 to switch and / or move window to Desktop 1

Would it be possible to animate the movement of windows between desktops when the SwitchDesktopAfterMove flag is enabled? It is fluff, and isn't entirely necessary, but would be aesthetically pleasing to have the background change like Windows does when you change desktops.

After downloading MoveToDesktop-1.3 Avira Antivirus detects ADWARE/Adware.Gen2 in MoteToDesktop.exe .

Hello, the SwitchDesktop after Move is not working for me. I've put the ini file in my appdata/local folder, does it need to be in the roaming folder instead?

I have the ini file set to SwitchDesktopAfterMove=1, but the desktop stays the same after I move the application.

When I move an app to another desktop I would like to also change to that desktop. Perhaps 2 different shortcuts, one for just move and one for move and change to that desktop.

When running MoveToDesktop as an admin user (As suggested) i am unabel to move windows started as my no-admin user.
I can't start two seperate MoveToDesktop as the two different users, because it says it is already running when i try to launch it with the second user.

One point of me using this is to move the elevated applications to a seperate desktop.

https://www.virustotal.com/de/file/dcaa40b0dbffbaaa25f9b97d72a8a50beb94763c58213c45afeb142f63666003/analysis/

Feature request (Sorry, don't know how to tag it as such!):
On my XFCE system, I use Super+F{n} (Super is Windows key for those that don't know!) to switch desktop n - that is I Super+F1 for desktop 1, Super+F2 for desktop 2...

I use Super+1, Super+2 ect. to send a window to that desktop - any way you could implement something similiar? I really like being able to tell it what window to go to. I'll look into doing something like that myself, but my C isn't so good :)

-Brodie

I am getting the following errors when I attempt to build the entire solution using Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise Edition:

Severity    Code    Description Project File    Line    Suppression State
Error   MSB3073 The command "taskkill /f /fi "IMAGENAME eq MoveToDesktop*" /im *
:VCEnd" exited with code 1. MoveToDesktop   C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets  123 
Error   MSB3073 The command "taskkill /f /fi "IMAGENAME eq MoveToDesktop*" /im *
:VCEnd" exited with code 1. MoveToDesktop   C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets  123 

In the attached image below I have activated the first of these errors in order to highlight the source code. Both errors are generated from the same source.

I can't seem to get it working after the update.

Hi,
I'm running a Windows 10 guest operating system in VirtualBox on my local computer.
I want to be able to move guest the windows between my virtual desktops just like other applications, but the MoveToDesktop menu doesn't seem to appear on the VirtualBox windows.

It would be nice if you could add the MoveToDesktop menu on the VirtualBox window or at least make the window move when using the move window keyboard shortcut.

Thanks for a nice utility!

Hi,

Nice tool you written here, Can you add that the scope moves to the desktop you have chosen and chosen the context menu closes?

Cheers,
Wolfgang

The anniversary update gave use the ability to show a specific window on all desktops. Can you add that menu option to the context menu like you have with the Move items?

I've been trying to set my move window to "SHIFT+CTRL+WIN+RIGHT/LEFT" but I see the error "Error on Registering Left-Hotkey (SHIFT+WIN+CTRL+LEFT)! ErrorCode:1409"

I assume this is because the native windows virtual desktop switching uses CTRL+WIN+RIGHT/LEFT, but I just wanted to see if there is a way around this as I'd like to use the same hotkey with shift added

Help where is the .exe file

Write a mini Setting UI. That is able to start, stop, reload_?_ MoveToDesktop.
Maintain backwards compability for Autostart scripts:
Either:

• put this in a seperate Application
• ???

I've been trying to modify the .ini to change the keyboard shortcut from WIN+ALT+LEFT/RIGHT to WIN+CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT/RIGHT.

When I change the .ini and then run the application I get the following message: Error registering [new keys]
Error Code: 1409

Any help would be appreciated.

Worked prior to update. Setting in ini hasn't changed. But desktop does not automatically switch when moving window now. The window does move like normal, but the desktop just doesn't switch to follow it.

[MoveToDesktop]
; Switch Desktop after window was moved
SwitchDesktopAfterMove=1

Windows 10 Home version 1703 build 15063.138

First of all sir, great project, thank you!

I would like to know, if there is any way to install SetWindowsHookEx to monitor both events from another desktop, and the current one?

Another question, why is it compatible with windows 10 only? you have plans to add windows 7 and 10?

Windows 10 x64

Windows error log:

first a .net runtime error:

Application: MoveToDesktop.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.ApplicationException
at System.Threading.Mutex.ReleaseMutex()
at MoveToDesktop.App.OnExit(System.Windows.ExitEventArgs)
at System.Windows.Application.DoShutdown()
at System.Windows.Application.ShutdownImpl()
at System.Windows.Application.ShutdownCallback(System.Object)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef)
at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef)
at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)
at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(System.Windows.Interop.MSG ByRef)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherFrame)
at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(System.Object)
at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(System.Windows.Window)
at MoveToDesktop.App.Main()

followed insantly by application error:

Faulting application name: MoveToDesktop.exe, version: 1.5.0.0, time stamp: 0x582c2e29
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.15063.483, time stamp: 0xaa6457d1
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x0000000000069e08
Faulting process id: 0xbd4
Faulting application start time: 0x01d30876f2c27d79
Faulting application path: C:\Users\myusername\Downloads\MoveToDesktop-beta-1.5\MoveToDesktop.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 37f7f57e-48f6-4c92-b695-ac1facda5a91
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Tried both normal and administrator launch. Confirmed that it is launched in process explorer. Right clicking on Win Explorer title bar does not show any new menu items.

EDIT: It does work on an other Win 10 with Anniversary Update

Neither PowerShell nor CMD seem to be affected by this program, even when started in administrator mode. MSConfig also is not, but that utility is used rarely

I started with 3 desktops all created from the Windows task view pane, then did a "Move To > New Desktop" and ended up with 18 desktops, deleted most of them to reduce back to 4, did another "Move To > New Desktop" and ended up with 19 desktops, deleted even more this time going back to the original 3, did another "Move To > New Desktop" and this time ended up with 4 desktops as expected.

http://chocolatey.org/
http://boxstarter.org/

Also using boxstarter, it can be installed remotely and effortlessly

It would be awesome able to define an additional shortcut that would allow changing the desktop at the same time as moving the window over (like using in linux)

It would be amazing to distribute MoveToDesktop as a utility app via Windows Store using the Desktop Conversion bridge (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bridges/desktop). Any thoughts?

Just wanted to say thank you for creating such a useful utility that Microsoft's engineers somehow overlooked as this is a no-brainer ability that should have been baked into the OS core itself. smh!

I'd like a menu option to toggle "Show this window on all desktops." Thanks.

I was sad to see that the new Anniversary Update completely breaks MoveToDesktop. No hotkeys, no desktop switching, no context menu items, on any programs at all. It's as if MoveToDesktop isn't running at all. It makes no difference if it's run as elevated or normally.

I want to activate the SwitchDesktopAfterMove feature but the ini file doesn't seem to work for me.

I did the following:

• Downloaded MoveToDesktop.exe and put it into C:\Users\Enumag\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\MoveToDesktop.exe (to start it automatically).
• Downloaded MoveToDesktop.ini and put it to C:\Users\Enumag\AppData\MoveToDesktop.ini
• Changed the configuration to SwitchDesktopAfterMove=1.
• Restarted my PC to apply the configuration changes.

Unfortunately when I press Win+Alt+Left/Right the active window disappeares to the next desktop but the active desktop doesn't change until I press Win+Crtl+Left/Right.

Am I doing something wrong?

Won't let me install, so I'm not sure how to investigate any further. I just run the exe and it says no. I just found out about this so there's no way it's actually installed already.

Create a new Desktop

MoveToDesktop --create-desktop

Switch the Desktop to 2

MoveToDesktop --switch-desktop 2

List Desktops

MoveToDesktop --list-desktops

Remove Desktop 2

MoveToDesktop --remove-desktop 2

Remove empty Desktops

MoveToDesktop --remove-empty-desktops

Launch SomeProgram.exe and move it to the new Desktop

MoveToDesktop --create-desktop --app "C:\SomeProgram.exe"

Launch SomeProgram.exe, move it to the new Desktop and switch desktop

MoveToDesktop --create-desktop --switch-desktop --app "C:\SomeProgram.exe"

Launch SomeProgram.exe and move it to 2

MoveToDesktop --move-to-desktop 2 --app "C:\SomeProgram.exe"

Launch SomeProgram.exe, move it to 2 and switch desktop

MoveToDesktop --move-to-desktop 2 --switch-desktop --app "C:\SomeProgram.exe"

Move the window with the hwd 123456 to desktop 2

MoveToDesktop --move-to-desktop 2 --hwnd 123456

Move the Window with the hwd 123456 to desktop 2 and switch desktop

MoveToDesktop --move-to-desktop 2 --switch-desktop --hwnd 123456

This is a nice utility, thanks :)

When I pick a Desktop from the "Move To" menu it makes a sound though. I don't know if this is something to do with my system (Win 10 Anniversary Update x86-64) as a quick scan through the main.cpp code doesn't seem to be calling anything to make a sound. If it is a deliberate choice I would prefer an option in MoveToDesktop.ini to disable it..

Note: when I use the WIN+ALT+LEFT/RIGHT shortcut key it doesn't make a sound.

Simon

I read that MS implements switching desktops with the touchpad in this build. So probably there are some other changes regarding to the multi-desktop API?

Hey Guys, thank you for sticking to the Software,
I am currently working on a newer improved version with a GUI.

Anyone is invited to test the software.
You can download the beta 1.5 here.

The tray icon is a setup icon because I have no Icon yet.

However I am also looking for an Icon so if somebody has some time and is creative, feel free to submit one.

I really like your tool - it is faster than typing Win+Tab and then fiddling with the mouse (especially when you have many windows open and want two of them on a new desktop). Instead just press Alt+Space and move to the desired desktop :)

But I think it would be super useful to add two more global HotKeys (for example Win+Shift+Left/Right, or Win+Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right) to move the currently focused window (if any) to the next or previous desktop (just like Win+Ctrl+Left/Right move between them).

Or if that is not possible, add some & to the context menu labels so I can do Alt+Space, o, 1 instead of using cursor keys :)

Thanks for consideration.

I would like to move the selected window to desktop 3. I want to do so by pressing WIN+ALT+Numpad3. This is how I had it setup when I used VirtualWin before Microsoft implemented the feature into Windows.

I would like to ask where exactly I should put MoveToDesktop.ini?

I've put it in the c:\users(user name)\appdata folder.

I am trying to get SwitchDesktopAfterMove activated but it is not working. Also which is the best way to restart the program? Just kill it in the Task Manager and restart?