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https://github.com/MScholtes/VirtualDesktop/
VirtualDesktop
C# command line tool to manage virtual desktops in Windows 10 and Windows 11
Version 1.19, 2024-09-01
- faster API call FindWindow instead of EnumWindows
- Windows 11: animated switch to new desktop
(look for a powershell version here:
https://github.com/MScholtes/PSVirtualDesktop
or here:
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/VirtualDesktop)
With Windows 11 23H2 Release 3085 Microsoft did change the API (COM GUIDs) for
accessing the functions for virtual desktops again. I provide five versions of
virtualdesktop.cs now: virtualdesktop.cs is for Windows 10, virtualdesktop11.cs
is for Windows 11, virtualdesktop11-24h2.cs for Windows 11 24H2 Insider,
virtualdesktopserver2022.cs is for Windows Server 2022,
virtualdesktopserver2016.cs is for Windows Server 2016. Using Compile.bat all
executables will be generated.
Generate:
Compile with Compile.bat (no visual studio needed, but obviously Windows 10 or 11)
Description:
Command line tool to manage the virtual desktops of Windows 10 and 11.
Parameters can be given as a sequence of commands. The result - most of
thetimes the number of the processed desktop - can be used as input for the
next parameter. The result of the last command is returned as error level.
Virtual desktop numbers start with 0.
Parameters (leading / can be omitted or - can be used instead):
/Help /h /? this help screen.
/Verbose /Quiet enable verbose (default) or quiet mode (short: /v and /q).
/Break /Continue break (default) or continue on error (short: /b and /co).
/List list all virtual desktops (short: /li).
/Count get count of virtual desktops to pipeline (short: /c).
/GetDesktop:<n|s> get number of virtual desktop <n> or desktop with text <s> in name to pipeline (short: /gd).
/GetCurrentDesktop get number of current desktop to pipeline (short: /gcd).
/Name[:<s>] set name of desktop with number in pipeline (short: /na).
/Wallpaper[:<s>] set wallpaper path of desktop with number in pipeline (short: /wp)(only VirtualDesktop11.exe).
/AllWallpapers:<s> set wallpaper path of all desktops (short: /awp)(only VirtualDesktop11.exe).
/IsVisible[:<n|s>] is desktop number <n>, desktop with text <s> in name or with number in pipeline visible (short: /iv)? Returns 0 for visible and 1 for invisible.
/Switch[:<n|s>] switch to desktop with number <n>, desktop with text <s> in name or with number in pipeline (short: /s).
/Left switch to virtual desktop to the left of the active desktop (short: /l).
/Right switch to virtual desktop to the right of the active desktop (short: /ri).
/Wrap /NoWrap /Left or /Right switch over or generate an error when the edge is reached (default)(short /w and /nw).
/New create new desktop (short: /n). Number is stored in pipeline.
/Remove[:<n|s>] remove desktop number <n>, desktop with text <s> in name or desktop with number in pipeline (short: /r).
/RemoveAll remove all desktops but visible (short: /ra).
/SwapDesktop:<n|s> swap desktop in pipeline with desktop number <n>, desktop with text <s> in name or desktop with number in pipeline (short: /sd).
/InsertDesktop:<n|s> insert desktop number <n> or desktop with text <s> in name before desktop in pipeline or vice versa (short: /id)(not VirtualDesktop11.exe).
/MoveDesktop:<n|s> move desktop in pipeline to desktop number <n> or desktop with text <s> in name (short: /md)(only VirtualDesktop11.exe).
/MoveWindowsToDesktop:<n|s> move windows on desktop in pipeline to desktop number <n> or desktop with text <s> in name (short: /mwtd).
/MoveWindow:<s|n> move process with name <s> or id <n> to desktop with number in pipeline (short: /mw).
/MoveWindowHandle:<s|n> move window with text <s> in title or handle <n> to desktop with number in pipeline (short: /mwh).
/MoveActiveWindow move active window to desktop with number in pipeline (short: /maw).
/GetDesktopFromWindow:<s|n> get desktop number where process with name <s> or id <n> is displayed (short: /gdfw).
/GetDesktopFromWindowHandle:<s|n> get desktop number where window with text <s> in title or handle <n> is displayed (short: /gdfwh).
/IsWindowOnDesktop:<s|n> check if process with name <s> or id <n> is on desktop with number in pipeline (short: /iwod). Returns 0 for yes, 1 for no.
/IsWindowHandleOnDesktop:<s|n> check if window with text <s> in title or handle <n> is on desktop with number in pipeline (short: /iwhod). Returns 0 for yes, 1 for no.
/ListWindowsOnDesktop[:<n|s>] list handles of windows on desktop number <n>, desktop with text <s> in name or desktop with number in pipeline (short: /lwod).
/CloseWindowsOnDesktop[:<n|s>] close windows on desktop number <n>, desktop with text <s> in name or desktop with number in pipeline (short: /cwod).
/PinWindow:<s|n> pin process with name <s> or id <n> to all desktops (short: /pw).
/PinWindowHandle:<s|n> pin window with text <s> in title or handle <n> to all desktops (short: /pwh).
/UnPinWindow:<s|n> unpin process with name <s> or id <n> from all desktops (short: /upw).
/UnPinWindowHandle:<s|n> unpin window with text <s> in title or handle <n> from all desktops (short: /upwh).
/IsWindowPinned:<s|n> check if process with name <s> or id <n> is pinned to all desktops (short: /iwp). Returns 0 for yes, 1 for no.
/IsWindowHandlePinned:<s|n> check if window with text <s> in title or handle <n> is pinned to all desktops (short: /iwhp). Returns 0 for yes, 1 for no.
/PinApplication:<s|n> pin application with name <s> or id <n> to all desktops (short: /pa).
/UnPinApplication:<s|n> unpin application with name <s> or id <n> from all desktops (short: /upa).
/IsApplicationPinned:<s|n> check if application with name <s> or id <n> is pinned to all desktops (short: /iap). Returns 0 for yes, 1 for no.
/Calc:<n> add <n> to result, negative values are allowed (short: /ca).
/WaitKey wait for key press (short: /wk).
/Sleep:<n> wait for <n> milliseconds (short: /sl).
Hint: Instead of a desktop name you can use LAST or *LAST* to select the last virtual desktop.
Hint: Insert ^^ somewhere in window title parameters to prevent finding the own window. ^ is removed before searching window titles.
Examples:
Virtualdesktop.exe /LIST
Virtualdesktop.exe "-Switch:Desktop 2"
Virtualdesktop.exe -New -Switch -GetCurrentDesktop
Virtualdesktop.exe Q N /MOVEACTIVEWINDOW /SWITCH
Virtualdesktop.exe sleep:200 gd:1 mw:notepad s
Virtualdesktop.exe /Count /continue /Remove /Remove /Count
Virtualdesktop.exe /Count /Calc:-1 /Switch
VirtualDesktop.exe -IsWindowPinned:cmd
if ERRORLEVEL 1 VirtualDesktop.exe PinWindow:cmd
Virtualdesktop.exe -GetDesktop:*last* "-MoveWindowHandle:note^^pad"
for /f "tokens=4 delims= " %i in ('VirtualDesktop.exe c') do @set DesktopCount=%i
echo Count of desktops is %DesktopCount%
if %DesktopCount% GTR 1 VirtualDesktop.exe REMOVE