System and Method of Providing Access to and Managing Virtual Desktops

A method for creating a new virtual desktop in a client device, comprising:

• based on a number of open windows and types of applications with which the open windows are associated, displaying a notification about creating the new virtual desktop;
• receiving a user input via the notification, the user input indicating a user's approval of creating the new virtual desktop;
• and
• upon receiving the user input, displaying a user interface (UI) element for creating the new virtual desktop.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which are stored instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable device to:

• receive an input indicating hovering of a pointer over an icon in a toolbar;
• identify one or more existing virtual desktops;
• determine a state for each of the one or more existing virtual desktops by identifying one or more instances of any applications that are currently running in each of the one or more existing virtual desktops and determining a running state for at least one of the one or more instances;
• and
• display a preview of each of the one or more existing virtual desktops in response to the hovering of the pointer over the icon, wherein the preview includes displaying the running state for one of the one or more instances for each of the one or more existing virtual desktops;
• receive an input indicating a hovering of the pointer over a preview for one of the existing virtual desktops;
• and
• in response to receiving the input indicating a hovering of the pointer over the preview, display a preview of the windows that are open on the virtual desktop corresponding to the preview.