Create multiple desktops
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On the taskbar, select theTask view icon, then selectNew desktop.
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Open the apps you want to use on that desktop.
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To switch to anotherdesktop, select Task view again.
Set backgrounds for desktops
You can also choose different backgrounds for each desktop if you're using a picture. If you're using a solid color or a slideshow, all your backgrounds will be the same.
To change a background if you're using a picture:
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Right-click on the desktop you want to change.
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Select Choose background.
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Select the list in the Personalize your background section, then select Picture.
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Select a picture.
Multiple desktops are great for keeping unrelated, ongoing projects organized—or for quickly switching desktops before a meeting. To create multiple desktops:
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On the taskbar, select Task view > New desktop .
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Open the apps you want to use on that desktop.
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To switch to another desktop, select Task view again.
It Starts With Task View
The key starting point for multiple desktops is Windows 10's Task View. The easiest way to access it is the icon to the right of Cortana on the taskbar — it looks like a big rectangle with a smaller rectangle on each side of it. Alternatively, you can tap the Windows key+Tab.
Task View is a better-looking version of Alt+Tab. It shows all your open program windows at a glance, and it lets you choose between them.
The biggest difference between Task View and Alt+Tab is that Task View stays open until you dismiss it — unlike the keyboard shortcut.
When you're in Task View, you'll see a button that says New desktop. Select that, and at the bottom of the Task View area, two rectangles labeled Desktop 1 and Desktop 2 appear.
Select Desktop 2, and you land on a clean desktop with no programs running. Your open programs are still available on the first desktop, but now you have another one open for other purposes.