ManageDesk for Windows

Though it offers multiple ways to manage windows, ManageDesk isn't always stable. The program initially offers four virtual desktops, accessible by number in the system tray, and you can add up to nine. Settings and commands are offered on a right-click menu.

Navigating between desktops is easy, and lets you keep a program or site accessible but out of the way. The program's settings offer a Hotkeys tool and other options to further manage windows, and these worked nicely as well. Unfortunately, using the program's right-click menu caused problems. While the command to hide all windows worked, the restore option didn't, and items weren't listed in Windows' Task Manager.

Trying to figure out how these options worked sent us to the Help file, but the program consistently locked up and closed down when trying to access it. Though the concept is nice, intermediate users and above will want a more consistent program to manage their desktops.