with Chrome OS version 76.
The, virtual desk, function has been in testing for several months and is now available for those in the Stable channel
all you have to do is press the “Overview” key ([]]]) to see the option in the top-right corner to start using Virtual Desks.
If you don’t see Virtual Desks (of the +New Desk button) you might need to enable the flag
paste chrome://flags/#enable-virtual-desks << enable and relaunch
or chrome://flags then in the flags search > virtual desk
Once you open an app on a specific Desk, it doesn’t have to spend the entirety of its life there. Instead, you can move it between desktops
This feature is handy if you accidentally opened an app on the wrong Desk and want to move it without killing it
Press the Overview key while viewing the Virtual Desks with the app you want to move, click and drag the window to the middle of the screen, and then drag and drop it on to the desktop you want
@XSGeek yeah you can have Linux apps ChromeOS apps and android apps all running in ChromeOS now as well as any Linux OS which you can use alongside ChromeOS in a duel boot way
older Chromebooks, you can't, but you can run any Linux OS alongside ChromeOS using either USB drive or crouton method
Crouton vs. ChrUbuntu
https://www.howtogeek.com/162120/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-chromebook-with-crouton/
Chromebooks aren’t “just a browser”—they’re Linux laptops
@XSGeek also you don't have to sign in to your Google account in chrome browser to use chrome via Chromebook
@XSGeek also and big selling point for Chromebooks is security
What makes a Chromebook so secure?
Chromebooks were designed with security in mind — so what does that mean?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/what-makes-chromebook-so-secure%3famp
@XSGeek lol well, you need a Google account to sign into Chromebook though unless you use guest mode all the time
you can use the browser without signing in to that once signed in to the actual Chromebook
@XSGeek I don't think so
your Google account is the admin for the device guest mode you only have access to certain settings inside chrome browser
also you can't install anything when in guest mode as everything is wiped clean once you close guest mode
as soon as you start a new Chromebook up you have to input a Google account tbh i can't remember if you can skip that part like on Android - you can skip without signing into Google and use device without being linked to any G-account
virtual desktops notes that the following shortcuts are coming soon:
Ctrl+Search + =: Add new desk.
Ctrl+Search + -: Remove desk.
Ctrl+Search + ]: Activate desks on the right (if any).
Ctrl+Search + [: Activate desk on the left (if any).
Ctrl+Search+Shift + ]: Move active window (or highlighted window in Overview mode) to the desk on the right (if any).
Ctrl+Search+Shift + [: Move active window (or highlighted window in Overview mode) to the desk on the left (if any).
#TipsAndTricks