Questions tagged [virtuawin]

VirtuaWin is a tool that provides a Unix/Linux-like virtual desktop for the Windows OS.

VirtuaWin is a tool that provides a Unix/Linux-like virtual desktop for the Windows OS.

The homepage for VirtuaWin is here: http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/

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How to disable flashing VirtuaWin systray icon? Window is not responding

I have to run an application which is not responding so ViruaWin isn't able to manage it. (There is a "1 window not responding" tooltip on its systray icon.) Because of the hanging VirtuaWin flashes its systray icon which is really disturbing. I'd…
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VirtuaWin - Show window on 2 out of 4 Desktops

Is there a way to configure VirtuaWin (http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/) so that a window is displayed on more than 1 desktop, but not on all of them? For example I want to show Visual Studio on Desktop 1 and 2, but not 3 and 4. Or could I set it…
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VirtuaWin shows Visual Studio 2010 in all Desktops

I'm using VirtuaWin in Windows 7 to have virtual desktop functionality and I think this program is awesome. There's one small issue, though: on the computer at work, when moving to another desktop it hides all windows in the current desktop, except…
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AutoHotKey and VirtuaWin window switching

I've got a AHK script that looks for an active Emacs window and switches to it. However, since I'm using VirtuaWin now, this script stopped working -- it only works on the virtual display where Emacs actually is, but not on others. Any suggestions…
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Determine process name for VirtuaWin rule?

I would like to have all windows for a particular application follow a certain rule in VirtuaWin (version 4.4), but I can't figure out a way to do this that is persistent across restarting. The application giving me trouble is, unfortunately, a…
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Restoring Excel window with all tabs and commands

In my Windows 10 laptop, I have Excel installed as a part of MS Office 365 Pro Plus. Also, for productivity convenience, I use VirtuaWin which provides me multiple desktops where I keep different types of applications running. If excel is running in…
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How to make different firefox windows recognizable by VirtuaWin?

I want to automatically move certain windows of firefox based on * to certain virtual desktops. VirtuaWin supports this but it needs Class Name: MozillaWindowClass Window Name: How to make different firefox windows recognizable by…