Enable Virtual Desktop for Windows

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Key Details of Enable Virtual Desktop

Switch among desktops and windows and set up rules so your windows behave the way you want them to.
Last updated on November 8, 2008
There have been 9 updates
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By Enable Software

Switch among desktops and windows and set up rules so your windows behave the way you want them to.

Enable Virtual Desktop includes: multiple monitor support, customizable desktop size, hotkey desktop switching, mouse and window selectors, fully customizable appearance. Customise the mini-window via semi-transparent display, titlebar control, both Taskbar and SysTray icons, Always on top and Autohide facilities, contents mode (exact miniature replica of your desktop), desktop themes and global hotkeys.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 14, 2007

Latest update: November 8, 2008

Version: 3.0.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements

Pentium 133MHz
16MB RAM

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 15,603

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

3.1/5

7 User Votes

Has some annoying problems.
embedcoderMarch 1, 2010
Pros
Here is what is still good: 1. Supports multiple monitors. 2. Plenty of configuration options. 3. Mostly it works and does not cause any system crashes.
Cons
1. Screen saver causes open windows to collect to current window. 2. Most Java apps freeze-up when move to window on another display. 3. Scarce releases & you get no support. 4. Some apps have child windows open in other desktop.
Summary
This used to be the best virtual window manager that I could find but seems to have been neglected for the past several years. I have used the enable virtual desktop manager for over 10 years but now am forced to switch to another desktop manager. I have put up with screens all collecting to one screen when screen saver came on but having Java apps freeze up and require restarting was too much. I submitted both problems to the company along with all the information they want included but never heard anything back. The FAQs and tips did not mention either problem. Their FAQ also mentions a problem with Vista and says "We are working on fixing this." Vista has been released since Jan 2007 so its not likely they are really working on a fix.
easy to set up and use
mcpoppopJanuary 11, 2009
Pros
between my wife and i we have 3 gmail accounts and now we can have them all open at the same time
Cons
there is really nothing that i don't like
Summary
not a good one
abhinav_bhatnagarApril 11, 2006
Pros
Cons
its better to use your own desktop rather than having virual desktops which prove to be of no use...a highly boring product
Summary
Excellent Program! Highly Recommend
vantive2000March 25, 2006
Pros
Most negative comments - are not founded --this program is VERY customizable... all the complainers, just go to PROPERTIES and change what u want to change! Lamers!
Cons
Default Hotkeys are inconvenient and absolutely should be changed if you're doing alot of word-processing --CTRL + Arrow keys - NOT good... Again, all of this stuff is CUSTOMIZABLE!! i love this thing. Also, if you drag a window over the edge of the screen, half of the window is in one desktop and half in another.. truly like a laptop with monitor plugged in. -- personally i dont like it, and have not seen where in properties this could be changed (then again, i'm only playing with it for 2 hrs sofar)..
Summary
just like linux! quite stable n easy!
July 6, 2004
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Cons
Summary
if u need more space, get this!its perfect!
Useless
May 22, 2004
Pros
Cons
Summary
Ok, first of all: TRAY icons? Of all the possible ways to organize desktops, they choose tray icons? Second: There's no need to define the NUMBER of desktops I want, just the kind of applications I want to open in a new desktop. I don't need 8 desktops all the time, only when I have 8 different applications open. Why can't anyone understand this? The number of desktops has to be dynamic, not fixed. This is useless, as most other "virtual" desktop applications I've ever seen for Windows. Why can't anyone do it right?
Outstanding - Beats all the others I've tried
April 23, 2004
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Summary
This is exactly what I was looking for. Simple, Clean, very customizable. It can be adapted to my needs and it works. Very fast. Leagues avove all the others out there, and I've tried over 10 different Virtual Desktop utils