Open Files and Run Applications Inside the Virtual Desktop
- Create a shortcut for a program on your real desktop
- Open the virtual desktop ('Tasks' > 'Containment Tasks' > 'Run Virtual Desktop')
- The shortcuts from your real desktop will be available in the virtual desktop
- Double-click a shortcut to open the application in the virtual desktop
Note: Your desktop shortcuts are only available only in 'Classic Windows Mode' and 'Tablet + Classic Mode'. |
- The virtual desktop creates a folder called shared space at C:/ProgramData/Shared Space.
- This folder is the only area on your computer that can be accessed by both the host operating system and the virtual desktop.
- You can use it to claim files downloaded in the virtual desktop, or to pass files from the local host to the virtual environment.
Shared space can be accessed in the following ways:
- Click 'Tasks' > 'Containment Tasks' > 'Open Shared Space'
- Click the 'Shared Space' shortcut on the CIS home screen
- Click the 'Shared Space' shortcut on the CIS widget
Open a file from your host system in the Virtual Desktop
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Click 'Tasks' > 'Containment Tasks' > 'Open Shared Space'
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Copy the file to the shared space folder
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Open the virtual desktop (Tasks' > 'Containment Tasks' > 'Run Virtual Desktop')
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Click the 'Shared Space' icon in the virtual desktop
Note: The shared space icon is only visible in 'Classic Windows Mode' and 'Tablet + Classic Mode'. |
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Open the file to run it the virtual desktop.