On 8/2/19 5:29 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Ken Springer wrote:

On my W7 machine, I've got Dexpot installed. I've heard Dexpot hasn't
been updated for some time, I hope that's not true. I won't be making
W10 my main Windows system.

From dexpot.de in the News insert:

February 15th 2016

Long time no hear! Thank you for sending in your feedback regarding
compatibility issues with Windows 10 - we're aware of them. An update
will follow.

Also, we've removed OpenCandy (displayed an ad during the installation
process) from the Dexpot installer.

OpenCandy was trivial to neuter during an install, and it wasn't around
after the install. From their downloads page:

Current Version
1.6.14 Build 2439
Last update: September 4th 2014

Operating Systems
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1
(incl. x64 and server versions)

So, yeah, it's been nearly 5 years since their last release. v1.6 was
released back in 2012, and the minor 1.6.14 version released in 2014, so
the product has changed little since 2012. They don't list Windows 10
as supported. Looks like it's a one-man (Sebastian) or two-man
(Sebastian & Dubbert) project. They started back in 2003. Could be
they're losing interest in the project after 16 years.

They may be losing interest, and probably not helped by the fact that
W10 has the crappy MS multiple desktops. When I looked for something
for W7, Dexpot seemed to be the best, and the most robust of the ones I
found.

Just looked at their website, no new updates to the program shows since
the 2014 update.

I need to reinstall my W7, so I may look again before I reinstall Dexpot.

Their news blurb did not point to a FAQ article on what problems Dexpot
has with Windows 10. From their forums, one problem noted by users was
that a UWP/WinRT "modern" app (those new "apps" versus Win32 "programs")
that you collapse in desktop #1 could not be restored in desktop #2, so
users had to go back to desktop #1 to restore the app's window to then
move/use in desktop #2. Some programs, like Outlook, show their window
on every desktop in Dexpot: switching desktops did not make the Outlook
window disappear (it was on all desktops). The "Assign Applications" to
a particular desktop doesn't work. The Start menu may start working
(won't open). A few problems are fixed by making sure to load Dexpot
with admin privileges. Seems Dexpot won't be usable under Windows 10
unless Sebastian gets far more motivated to work on that project. I
used Dexpot on Windows 7. Won't bother installing it on Windows 10.

I've no intention of installing any desktop software on my W10. It's
99% simply a learning platform for me, to help other users with their
systems. It will never be my main system.

Microsoft has provided an API for virtual desktops (desktop object in
Windows architecture originally used for insulating and securing the
logon screen) since Windows XP. Microsoft even had their virtual
desktop manager (Desktops) back then and is still available; see
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sys...loads/desktops.
However, Microsoft can change that API or how its functions behave
anytime them want. Likely Microsoft made more changes that caused
problems for Dexpot (or any other desktop manager).

I've got that installed on my XP system, and possibly my Vista but I
don't remember. But, by then I was used to what OS X could do, so I was
left suitably unimpressed.



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Ken
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