VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop is C# wrapper for IVirtualDesktopManager on Windows 11 (and Windows 10).

Features

• Switch, add, and remove a virtual desktop.
• Move the window in the same process to any virtual desktop.
• Move the window of another process to any virtual desktop (Support in version 2.0 or later).
• Pin any window or application; will be display on all desktops.
• Notification for switching, deletion, renaming, etc.
• Change the wallpaper for each desktop.

Sample app

samples/VirtualDesktop.Showcase

Requirements

net5.0-windows10.0.19041.0

• .NET 5 or 6
• Windows 10 build 19041 (20H1) or later

Installation

Install NuGet package(s).

PM> Install-Package VirtualDesktop

• VirtualDesktop - Core classes for VirtualDesktop.
• VirtualDesktop.WPF - Provides extension methods for WPF Window class.
• VirtualDesktop.WinForms - Provides extension methods for Form class.

How to use

Preparation

Because of the dependency on C#/WinRT (repo), the target framework must be set to net5.0-windows10.0.19041.0 or later.

net5.0-windows10.0.19041.0

net6.0-windows10.0.19041.0

If it doesn't work, try creating an app.manifest file and optimize to work on Windows 10.

The namespace to use is WindowsDesktop.

using WindowsDesktop;

Get instance of VirtualDesktop class

// Get all virtual desktops
var desktops = VirtualDesktop.GetDesktops();

// Get Virtual Desktop for specific window
var desktop = VirtualDesktop.FromHwnd(hwnd);

// Get the left/right desktop
var left  = desktop.GetLeft();
var right = desktop.GetRight();

Manage virtual desktops

// Create new
var desktop = VirtualDesktop.Create();

// Remove
desktop.Remove();

// Switch
desktop.GetLeft().Switch();

Subscribe virtual desktop events

// Notification of desktop switching
VirtualDesktop.CurrentChanged += (_, args) => Console.WriteLine($"Switched: {args.NewDesktop.Name}");

// Notification of desktop creating
VirtualDesktop.Created += (_, desktop) => desktop.Switch();

for WPF window

// Need to install 'VirtualDesktop.WPF' package

// Check whether a window is on the current desktop.
var isCurrent = window.IsCurrentVirtualDesktop();

// Get Virtual Desktop for WPF window
var desktop = window.GetCurrentDesktop();

// Move window to specific Virtual Desktop
window.MoveToDesktop(desktop);

// Pin window
window.Pin()

See also:

• samples/README.md

License

This library is under the MIT License.