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Downloads:

4,152

Downloads of v 1.0.92.8:

220

Last Update:

01 May 2019

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Michael Zomparelli

Tags:

zvirtualdesktop virtual desktop hotkey system tray icon trial

zVirtualDesktop

This is not the latest version of zVirtualDesktop available.

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1.0.92.8 | Updated: 01 May 2019

Downloads:

4,152

Downloads of v 1.0.92.8:

220

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Michael Zomparelli

zVirtualDesktop 1.0.92.8

This is not the latest version of zVirtualDesktop available.

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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

The code you have submitted is successfully causing chocolatey to fail to install the application because of the testing version OS not being windows 10 1803 or greater.

I agree that the package cannot be tested using the chocolatey testing environment and I will add the exception.

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install zVirtualDesktop, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade zVirtualDesktop, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall zVirtualDesktop, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade zvirtualdesktop -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'1.0.92.8'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade zvirtualdesktop -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'1.0.92.8'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install zvirtualdesktop
  win_chocolatey:
    name: zvirtualdesktop
    version: '1.0.92.8'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'zvirtualdesktop' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '1.0.92.8'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller zvirtualdesktop
{
    Name     = "zvirtualdesktop"
    Version  = "1.0.92.8"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'zvirtualdesktop':
  ensure   => '1.0.92.8',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved by moderator kenmaglio on 01 May 2019.

Description

This is commercial software. All users will be given a 10 day trial and you will need to purchase a license to continuing using when the trial expires.

Features

Hotkeys:

Hotkeys are not limited to virtual desktops. You can choose any hotkey for any of the following actions

  • Disable Default (if you wanted to disable a built-in Windows default and do nothing instead)
  • Keyboard Application Menu
  • Toggle Auto-hide Taskbar
  • Open a file, folder, or URL
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Toggle Desktop View (a Task View replacement)
  • Toggle zVirtualDesktop Settings
  • Show Window Menu (a handy window context menu)
  • Navigate to Desktop
  • Move Window to Desktop
  • Move Window to Desktop & Follow
  • Pin/Unpin Window
  • Pin/Unpin Application
  • Bring All Windows Here
  • Remove Empty Desktops
  • Close Foreground Window
  • Minimize Foreground Window
  • Toggle Foreground Window Top Most
  • Multimedia - Play/Pause
  • Multimedia - Next
  • Multimedia - Previous
  • Volume Up
  • Volume Down
  • Volume Mute
  • Browser Back
  • Browser Forward
  • Browser Reload
  • ClipboardEx Copy
  • ClipboardEx Paste
  • ClipboardEx Clone
  • Send Keystroke
  • Send Text Entry

Below are the default hotkeys for virtual desktops. You can configure these any way you'd like.

Navigate Desktops:
WIN+CTRL+Numpad
WIN+CTRL+NumberKeys
WIN+CTRL+LEFT or RIGHT - this is Windows Default and can be overridden to allow "Round Robin"

Move Windows:
The foreground window will be the window which moves
WIN+ALT+Numpad
WIN+ALT+NumberKeys
WIN+ALT+LEFT or RIGHT

Move Window & Follow:
The foreground window will be the window which moves
WIN+CTRL+ALT+Numpad
WIN+CTRL+ALT+NumberKeys
WIN+CTRL+ALT+LEFT or RIGHT

Pin/Unpin Windows:
The foreground window will be the window which is pinned
WIN+ALT+Z

Pin/Unpin Applications:
The foreground window will be the window which is pinned
WIN+ALT+A

What is the difference between pin app and pin window?
An easy way to imagine this is if you use pin window on a chrome browser window,
only that window will be visible on all desktops. Any other chrome windows would
stay on a single desktop. If you were to pin application on a chrome window then
all chrome windows would show up on all desktops. This includes new chrome windows.

System Tray Icon

  • Choose from several sets of icons
  • The icons indicate which desktop you are viewing
  • Left-Click the system tray icon to display or hide DesktopView.
  • Right-Click the system tray icon to bring up the main menu.

screenshot

Make your own icons and attach them to an issue then they will add to the program.
How to submit icon files

Download the current icons and alter ones you like.
Icons.zip

Wallpapers

  • Set a different wallpaper for each desktop
  • Specify the style for each (Center, Stretch, or Tile)

Desktop Names

  • Rename desktops directly in DesktopView or in the settings window

screenshot
screenshot


tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$toolsDir   = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation = "$toolsDir"
  fileType      = 'exe'
  file          = "$toolsDir\zVirtualDesktop.exe"
      
  url           = 'https://zomp.co/Files.aspx?id=zVD'
  checksum      = 'E0C15F3A67505C1DDAED0181F074A2D8EE4AA413C7713411EDF72BBA4CBE7114'
  checksumType  = 'sha256'
}

if ((Get-Item "HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion").GetValue('ReleaseID') -ge "1803") {
  Install-ChocolateyZipPackage @packageArgs
  Start-Process -FilePath $packageArgs["file"]
} else {
  Write-Error "This version of zVirtualDesktop runs only with Windows 10 version 1803 or greater" 
}
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue';

# Stop zVirtualDesktop
$process = Get-Process zVirtualDesktop
if ($process) { $process | Stop-Process }

# Remove zVirtualDesktop
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" -Name "zVirtualDesktop"
Remove-Item $Env:AppData\zVirtualDesktop -Recurse

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.97.2 621 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.97.1 88 Friday, May 28, 2021 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.97.0 76 Monday, May 24, 2021 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.96.4 80 Friday, May 21, 2021 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.96.3 282 Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.96.1 136 Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.96.0 104 Thursday, December 3, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.95.8 113 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.95.5 252 Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.95.3 163 Saturday, June 13, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.95.2 144 Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.95.1 129 Monday, May 25, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.95.0 200 Thursday, April 2, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.94.1 238 Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.94.0 188 Sunday, November 24, 2019 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.93.6 187 Saturday, October 26, 2019 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.93.5 144 Sunday, October 20, 2019 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.93.4 154 Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.93.3 140 Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.93.1 188 Monday, August 5, 2019 Approved
zVirtualDesktop 1.0.92.8 220 Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Approved

This package has no dependencies.

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