If you meet that requirement, head to Start > Settings > System > Shared Experiences and turn on the option to “Share across devices.” You can choose whether the sharing feature works with any nearby PC, or only ones tied to your own Microsoft account.Ĭheck out our Nearby Sharing explainer for more nitty-gritty details. You’ll need to set up Nearby Sharing before you can use it, and your rigs need Bluetooth capabilities to take advantage of the feature. It’s a sterling combination with the also-new Clipboard History enabled in the October 2018 Update. The new Cloud Clipboard lets you copy text on one PC, then paste it on another. As of the October 2018 Update, even the contents of your clipboard can travel with you. If you have a habit of hopping from PC to PC, Windows 10’s synchronization features (tied to your Microsoft account) can make every system you sit at feel like home. Once you’re set up, use the same Task View interface to swap among open virtual desktops in the bar that appears at the top of the screen. To start rolling your own, click the Task View icon in Windows 10’s taskbar to summon your Timeline and select the tiny +New desktop text at the top-left of the screen.
Virtual desktops finally became native in Windows 10 after years of popularity on Linux operating systems…but Microsoft’s hidden away the once-prominent feature as the years have passed. You could run one virtual desktop for work tasks and another for your entertainment apps, for instance, or keep a primary working desktop stocked with Office apps for spreadsheet-slinging, and another devoted to multimedia editing.
They’re wildly useful, letting you set up separate “virtual” versions of your desktop, each running its own instances of software. Virtual desktops are catnip for organization-obsessed power users. Open Timeline by clicking the Task View icon in Windows 10’s taskbar or by pressing Windows Key + Tab, and be sure to read our Windows 10 Timeline guide for more granular details. But it’s incredibly handy regardless, especially if you spend a lot of time working in Office. That gives the tool a Microsoft-centric feel. Developers need to allow their software to hook into the feature, and many popular programs-including Google Chrome-don’t bother (though Microsoft offers a “Web Activities” extension that adds Chrome support).
Windows 10 Timeline feature is part of the operating system’s Task View interface. It’s a great feature while it lasts though. Microsoft sadly plans to kill Timeline’s cross-device sync. If you store your files in the cloud, you can pick up where you left off no matter which device you happen to use-though not for much longer. Better yet, Timeline’s tied to your Microsoft account rather than an individual PC.
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