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2 Different Desktops for 2 Different Displays? Virtual Desktops?
hopefully this is the right forum to ask advice regarding this question...
scenario:
display 1 - 1080p projector
display 2 - 22" 1080p monitor
pc - nuc
outputs x 2 - hdmi and displayport
i would like to set up a movie environment on 1 display (projector) and a music environment on the smaller screen - by environment i mean different wallpaper and icons for each display, and the ability to launch a movie app (netflix for example) on the large display and a music app (spotify for example) on the small display, simultaneously, without one environment interfering with the other...
to make matters a bit more complicated, i would like to be able to manage the movie environment on the small display so that when i turn on the projector netflix (or plex, etc.) is already launched and ready to go, as opposed to selecting a movie app once the projector is on.
hopefully this makes sense.
so can i accomplish this with virtual desktops?
i'm thinking the simplest route would be to extend the the dual displays and place the movie icons on one display and music icons on the other, and pre launch the apps once so they remember where to open in the future, i.e. which side of the dual displays.
but i couldn't figure out how to use separate wallpapers when extending the monitors nor would i be able to pre-launch the movie (for example) app before turning on the projector.
note: the small screen (music environment) will always by on and, hopefully, act as the movie and music hub.