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I have a laptop running Windows 10 Pro. I use this laptop for mobile computing and as a desktop. As a desktop, it's connected to an external monitor, mouse, and keyboard. I unplug the laptop from the monitor multiple times per day to take it with me.

I set windows to use the external monitor as the primary monitor when connected and for the laptop's monitor to "extend" it. When I disconnect the external monitor, all the windows from both monitors are moved to a single desktop. Everything is now a mess and I have to spend a lot of time getting reorganized. How can I make it so that, instead of combining the windows to a single desktop, it will instead create a separate virtual desktop containing the windows from each connected monitor?

www139
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    There is no such option, although it is possible (but not too easy) to write a script that does that. – harrymc Sep 09 '19 at 13:29
  • I've written bash scripts but never scripts in Windows. What are some relevant functions of windows scripting? Can you point me to some documentation? If not, it's ok, I'll find it. – www139 Sep 10 '19 at 22:39
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    A related example is [this answer](https://superuser.com/a/1477582/8672). – harrymc Sep 11 '19 at 05:58

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