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You can already do this with the standard virtual desktop, right click the window in the tab switcher and select show this window on all desktops.

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An existing alternative to virtual desktop enhancer, MoveToDesktop, is not archived, though it is limited to this one virtual desktop feature (move window hotkey). For me it's indispensable, and would be great to have the feature natively!

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I currently use Virtual Desktop Enhancer to that effect. It's no longer maintained, but still works. You can configure keyboard shortcuts to move the currently focused program to an adjacent desktop, either with you or without changing desktops yourself.

I personally have set Ctrl + Alt + Win + Left/Right to move a program without switching and Ctrl + Shift + Win + Left/Right to take a program along.

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And to follow krisrok's link, here's one that actually works on Win11. These obviously are just workarounds and it would be MUCH preferred to have a PowerToys version of the functions provided by these applications.
https://github.com/hwtnb/SylphyHornPlusWin11

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XMonad only has the concept of sending a window over, and then you switch over with the usual command. More useful that way I'd think, since I often want to "clean up" and send a window I don't want to close somewhere else.

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Since my ticket was closed as a duplicate, I think it's better to post it here.

The solution I found to achieve this relies in a AHK Script

Answer found here: https://superuser.com/questions/950452/how-to-quickly-move-current-window-to-another-task-view-desktop-in-windows-10.

I edited the keybindings from the original owner to ctrl + shit +win + left/right

^+#Left::
  WinGetTitle, Title, A
  WinSet, ExStyle, ^0x80, %Title%
  Send {LWin down}{Ctrl down}{Left}{Ctrl up}{LWin up}
  sleep, 50
  WinSet, ExStyle, ^0x80, %Title%
  WinActivate, %Title%
Return

^+#Right::
  WinGetTitle, Title, A
  WinSet, ExStyle, ^0x80, %Title%
  Send {LWin down}{Ctrl down}{Right}{Ctrl up}{LWin up}
  sleep, 50
  WinSet, ExStyle, ^0x80, %Title%
  WinActivate, %Title%
Return

Just compile it as an executable and put it on shell:startup

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You can already do this with the standard virtual desktop, right click the window in the tab switcher and select show this window on all desktops.

This isn't exactly the same thing (the proposal is mainly useful for when it comes to reorganising your windows using nothing but the keyboard) but it definitely helps for some cases

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Ah toggle that setting on the active window, actually I really like that and would use that more often. Good call imo.

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for keeping stuff documented, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/desktops is one tool that had a basic UX for virtual desktops long ago

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Note: #4298 is basically a duplicate of this idea, though it talks about "sending" a window to a specific virtual desktop rather than bringing it with when switching.

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Not to claim that this is the most useful post ever, but in my previous setup, I had a tool that did two things that I liked

• Move windows between desktop using Win+Alt+Left/Right. Compated with the MoveToDesktop, this worked even when the app had already moved to another desktop
• Show the name of the desktop when switching

I don't remember the name and I also cannot find it, hence my original remark of "not the most useful post ever". Sorry and if I find it I'll update here. It was certainly on github and worked as a portable as well. The app deserves much more visibility as well. If anyone knows it, please post as well because it would be a great base to discuss upon.

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Not to claim that this is the most useful post ever, but in my previous setup, I had a tool that did two things that I liked

• Move windows between desktop using Win+Alt+Left/Right. Compated with the MoveToDesktop, this worked even when the app had already moved to another desktop
• Show the name of the desktop when switching

I don't remember the name and I also cannot find it, hence my original remark of "not the most useful post ever". Sorry and if I find it I'll update here. It was certainly on github and worked as a portable as well. The app deserves much more visibility as well. If anyone knows it, please post as well because it would be a great base to discuss upon.

One that does that (it uses WIN-key+1..20 to switch to desktops) is WS Virtual Desktop Tool, available on the MS Store . It too does transfer windows to a desktop with shortcuts. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ws-virtual-desktop-tool/9n5wrj22t733?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

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One that does that (it uses WIN-key+1..20 to switch to desktops) is WS Virtual Desktop Tool, available on the MS Store . It too does transfer windows to a desktop with shortcuts. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ws-virtual-desktop-tool/9n5wrj22t733?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

Thank you. It was not from the store but a stand alone executable. Might have evolved to the paid app's link.

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Since we're collecting... this one also provides the functionality: https://github.com/ViRb3/SylphyHornEx

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Interesting solution.
Sending Keypresses to activate the shortcut is a bit hacky, but if it works it's nice :)

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