Click task icon on second virtual desktop to switch to active app in other v-desktop in Windows

[CaptainN]

If I have VSCode running a second virtual desktop, and I click on the VSCode icon on the first virtual desktop, it should switch to the other virtual desktop, and focus the already running copy.

What it does now is start a second copy on the current virtual desktop, which is sometimes useful, but is useful less often than switching to the right virtual desktop would be. If there are multiple copies on multiple v-desktops, it might be useful to cycle through all running copies.

For context (skip this if you don't have time) - I came from macOS back to Windows - on macOS I have tended to use multiple full screen apps and switch between them using either the gesture (which thankfully also exists on Windows now - great!), or by clicking the launcher icon when using a non-swipable interfaces like a scroll mouse. I'd actually prefer to have a standalone precision track pad (similar to Apple's standalone magic track pad), but since that doesn't seem to exist for Windows (send this request to the Surface Book team!), a simple way to click the icon to switch would be a fine substitute. I'm using the key command - Windows + control + arrows - but that requires 2 hands on most keyboards, which have the windows keys on the left, and the arrows on the right.

[vscodebot]

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Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Launch Multiple Windows on Different Desktops (#35240)
• Support instances across Win-10 virtual desktops (#14619)
• Re-launch previously opened windows on their previous virtual desktops (KDE/Kubuntu) (#57530)
• Reopen VSCode windows to previous desktops/workspaces on macOS on login (#45737)

[CaptainN]

Hmm, it seems #35240 and #14619 are saying it used to do what I'd like it to do, but then it was changed to the current (less useful IMHO) behavior. Can there be an option to put it back?

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