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I'm using the new multiple desktops feature of Win 10. Everything is great except for programs that I need opened in multiple desktops - for example, my browser. For example, lets say I have two desktops, and one has Edge open already. When I go to the other desktop, if I try to open Edge, it snaps me back to the previous desktop. (Yes, I can create a new tab there, pop it own into its own window, and then drag it over to the 2nd desktop, but that is way too cumbersome). Have any of you found a way around this?

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  • You can use Shift + WinKey + Arrow to quickly move a window to the next monitor in the direction of the arrow. WinKey + Arrows (no shift) will move the window around in the "snap" halves/quadrants.
    – user351775
    Commented Aug 21, 2015 at 15:54
  • That is pretty nifty, but I think you misunderstood the question. Windows 10 "multiple desktops" is different from "multiple monitors". Feel free to check out the link in my question.
    – V Maharajh
    Commented Aug 22, 2015 at 19:02
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    You're right. I think the terminology is needlessly confusing, with desktops referring to both multiple screens and virtual desktops. Workspaces is a much more common term that MS should've adopted.
    – user351775
    Commented Aug 22, 2015 at 19:07

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It is a noted ask that Microsoft is currently looking into. Until the ask is addressed, you can:

  1. create a new page on your existing open Edge browser
  2. Then drag it off the windows to create an open secondary Edge browser
  3. Next drag the new Edge browser window to your secondary virtual desktop

That should work for now.

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    What you're describing is the same workaround that I described in my question as cumbersome.
    – V Maharajh
    Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 17:41
  • Unfortunately there is no other way at the moment. Microsoft is looking into the inquiry.
    – Anthony Bartolo
    Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 17:45
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    – DavidPostill ♦
    Commented Aug 16, 2015 at 9:22
  • @AnthonyBartolo Do you have a link you can reference to confirm that MS is actually looking into this? If so, could you post it? This is a tough question to google effectively. Thanks!
    – Nick Spreitzer
    Commented Apr 1, 2016 at 17:12
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To open an Edge shortcut (including a URL) in the current virtual desktop, create a new Windows shortcut (right-click context menu), using this format:

microsoft-edge:{URL}

That will force Edge to always open the URL (instead of just switching to an existing instance window that already has a similar URL open) on the current desktop.

To pin it to the Start Menu:

  1. Create that shortcut above in a subfolder under {userfolder}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs, such as "Shortcuts".
  2. Open the Start Menu and scroll down to your new folder name ("Shortcuts"), right click on the new shortcut, click "Pin to Start".

That will bypass all of the new Edge 2021 updates that force Edge shortcuts to try to always use existing open browser windows.

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Right click on the Edge taskbar icon and select Edge. This will launch Edge in the current window.

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