WinPager

Working with a single monitor can have its inconveniences, but there are ways to make this less of a hassle. For instance, Windows introduced multiple desktops as a standard feature in the latest iteration, but alternatives have been around for quite some time now. In this regard, you can try out WinPager.

On the bright side of things, the application comes in a pretty lightweight package, and you don’t even have to go through a setup process to make it work. This means you can safely deploy it on a thumb drive in case you want to use it on other computers, but you do need to be sure that the target PC is fitted with .NET Framework.

You might end up a little confused at start because of the plain window which shows up. However, just little time is required to get to know the program, and you shortly find that the window represents navigation controls throughout available desktops. It can be resized, moved across the desktop, and minimized to the tray area.

The application only lets you use a maximum of four virtual desktops, which isn’t necessarily an inconvenience. Switching is simply done by clicking the desired desktop. Active windows are neatly represented in the window, and you can easily move them around, as well as choose to follow them through desktops as they’re moved.

As mentioned, the application can be minimized to the tray area, and you can access a set of dedicated controls and options. Here, you can choose to enable different backgrounds for each desktop, keep the window on top of everything else, follow windows to other desktops, or switch automatically when an application brings itself to the top.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that WinPager is a reliable application you can use if you often find yourself working with a lot of windows which don’t properly fit in one display. It’s extremely easy to change active desktops, and even move windows across multiple instances.