{"id":4607,"date":"2016-11-18T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2019-05-12T02:53:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T02:53:05","slug":"disable-switch-virtual-desktop-mouse-hover-task-view-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/disable-switch-virtual-desktop-mouse-hover-task-view-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable Virtual Desktop Switching on Mouse Hover in the Task View Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Desktops feature in Windows 10 provides a nice way to keep your program windows organized. You can move a set of work-related programs to a separate virtual desktop<\/a>, having your entertainment and social networking stuff in another virtual desktop. When required, you can also make a program window or all window instances of a program available on all virtual desktops<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"disable<\/p>\n

You can create new virtual desktops or switch to an existing one from the Task View (Winkey<\/kbd> + Tab<\/kbd>) panel. In the Task View interface, when you hover<\/strong> your mouse pointer over a virtual desktop thumbnail, that particular desktop is selected, and the thumbnail preview of open windows in that virtual desktop are shown in the switcher interface above. Tapping {ESC}<\/kbd> or {ENTER}<\/kbd> would dismiss the Task View.<\/p>\n

Today’s post tells you how to disable “hover to select” virtual desktop feature in the Task View interface, to avoid accidental switching, and for those who find the feature a little bit inconvenient.<\/h4>\n

After applying the registry edit in this article, switching virtual desktops via the Task View interface will require a mouse-click (instead of just hovering over) on a virtual desktop icon.<\/p>\n

Disable Virtual Desktop Selection on Mouse Hover<\/h2>\n

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and go to:<\/p>\n

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer<\/pre>\n
Create a DWORD value named HoverSelectDesktops<\/strong><\/p>\n
Set the value data for HoverSelectDesktops<\/strong> to 0<\/p>\n
\"disable<\/p>\n
Exit the Registry Editor, logoff and login back or restart the Explorer shell<\/a>.<\/p>\n
That would disable the “hover to select” virtual desktops feature.<\/p>\n
Tip:<\/strong> To flip through virtual desktops using keyboard, use the WinKey<\/kbd> + Ctrl<\/kbd> + Left<\/kbd> or WinKey<\/kbd> + Ctrl<\/kbd> + Right<\/kbd> arrow key stroke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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