Windows Task View
Windows Task View is a feature similar to that of Mission Control in Mac OSX.
How To Use Windows Task View
There are Three ways in which you can use Windows Task View in Windows 10.
Method 1:
Using the Task View Button on the TaskBar.
Chances are your Task View button option might be disabled, so first thing to do, enabling the Task View Button.
- Right Click on your TaskBar and Select the Show Task View Button .
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- Click on this button.
![It will look like this](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.sstatic.net/5dJeB.png)
- Click on New Desktop.
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- Switch between the two desktops using the button and mouse.
Method 2:
Use of KeyBoard Shortcuts.
Here’s a list of useful shortcuts you can use.
Opening the Task View window : WIN+TAB
Switching Between Two Windows when the Task View window is open: Arrow Keys
Create New Virtual Desktop : WIN+CTRL+ D
Close Current Virtual Desktop : WIN+Ctrl+F4
Switch to NEXT Virtual Desktop Directly(Similiar to swiping towards LEFT with Three Fingers on MAC OSX) : WIN+ CTRL+->
Switch to PREVIOUS Virtual Desktop Directly(Similiar to swiping towards RIGHT with Three Fingers on MAC OSX) : WIN+ CTRL+<-
Method 3:
The Elephant in the Room
The Similar to Mac OSX Trackpad Swiping Feature in Windows 10
Note: This will work only if your laptop has a Precision Trackpad.
First:
To open the TaskView Window Directly, Swipe Up(Away from you) with Three fingers.Note, If you do this when on the Desktop, it will open your recent open window.
Second:
To go to your Desktop, Swipe Down(Towards you) with Three fingers.
Third and the most interesting for you:
Swipe towards RIGHT with Four fingers to move to your NEXT Virtual Desktop.
Fourth with the similar vibes:
Swipe towards LEFT with Four fingers to move to your PREVIOUS Virtual Desktop.
Extra:
If you swipe towards RIGHT or LEFT with Three fingers It will work similar to ALT+TAB.
Have fun utilizing your extra space. Make sure you have more than sufficient RAM, my suggestion is atleast 16GB of RAM.