Dexpot Forum

First let me thank the developers for offering such a solid application as Dexpot. This is one of the few programs that actually makes Windows 8 user experience somewhat pleasant! And it's free for consumers, which is awesome!

Nevertheless, I have an issue that I can't seem to solve. I couldn't find any reference to the to this issue on this forum. Basically: when I am working on a desktop that is not the primary desktop (e.g. desktop 3) and I use the charms bar, it forces me back to the primary desktop. Then, when I use desktop preview to try to get back to the non-primary desktop, often it keeps switching me back to the primary desktop. Very frustrating when I'm trying to get work done!

I have a touch-screen laptop, but this issue arises regardless of whether I bring up the charms bar with a touch gesture, the touchpad, or an external mouse. However, sometimes the charms bar works okay, but if I use the 'search' function it forces me back to desktop 1. I find if I stay on a non-primary desktop long enough (an hour or so), the problem goes away.

Any advice? I'm running dexpot version 1.6.6 in Windows 8, non-pro.

Finally found a solution to my own problem! Went to Settings-->Plugins and Extras-->Advanced and ticked the 'Disable window recovery' option in the dialog box. Rebooted and...problem solved! Doesn't seem to have any bad side effects. Hope my little ordeal can help others.

Disabling "window recovery" actually has a lot of (mostly subtle) side effects.

Do you have the option "Settings > Plugins and Extras > Behavior of windows on other desktops" set to "Switch to the respective desktop"?