Multitasking is something that every one of us struggles with nowadays. We happen to have an affinity towards the lethargic side of the beam balance. Even now, that we are so up and high about the growth of technology and its involvement and impact on us, we still like to have something easy as possible. Take for an instance, a bottle laying in front of us yet we hope someone will pick it up and place it in our hands. Science tells us how men are bad at multitasking and women to excel at it. This topic is quite controversial as both men and women alike have their own inhibitions of doing a particular thing in a particular way. At the end of the day, the work is done and dusted.
Similarly, when working on a computer sometimes it gets quite confusing and hassles bound while getting few things in order. While working on various things at the same time on a computer we prefer few items to stay on top for an easy task. Microsoft Windows is known as the best graphical operating system in the world but like everything that we know or see around us, nothing is perfect. There is no built-in way for users to have a window always on top in the Microsoft Windows operating system. Since, Windows 10 is now the foremost version that is used widely by everyone around the globe, not having the option to keep a Window on the top has become an issue which every one of us faces. Various third-party tools that have been developed allow a window to always stay on top making the multitasking game an easy phenomenon. Various such third party tools have been around for a long time some of which do not work properly with the new operating systems. Thankfully, the emergence of few other tactics, keeping a window on top has become easy.
Listed below are the ways of having your window kept on the top in Windows 10 with the help of third-party applications:
1. Deskpins
For those of you who prefer using the mouse over keyboard shortcuts, using the Deskpins application software is the best option for you.
First, follow these steps:
- Download and go to the file location to install the application [Link]
- After which, go ahead and run Deskpins and you shall find the pin icon in your system tray.
- Click on the Deskpin icon on the system tray
- Select the window you wish to pin on top, you shall see the pointer transform to look like a pin and drag it to wherever you wish to see it
When you have successfully downloaded and installed the item,
Once the needful is done, you shall have your window pinned up on top. These pinned windows have a red pin added to the title bar that helps differ from windows that are pinned and those that are not.
2. Turbo Top
The Turbo Top application is another application for the users who prefer to use the mouse on the keyboard. It sticks a menu system on its system tray icon so that users can find the windows always on top.
First, follow these steps:
- Download and go to the file location to install the application [Link]
- After which, go ahead and run Turbo Top and you shall find the icon in your system tray.
- Click on the system tray to view the list of windows which are open on your computer
- From the list of names of the open windows, choose the windows or window which you wish to have it on top always
- Window’s which are always on the top will have a ‘check mark’ on it. So, if a user does not want it on top they can click on it and disable it from being on top always.
After the usual dos are completed,
This third party tool that allows a window or windows to stay on the top is very basic and simple to use. It is a testament to other tools and applications on how neatly this program can get work done, hassle-free.
3. Auto Hotkey
Now that we have already mentioned the third-party tools and applications for users who prefer the mouse to keyboard, we bring to you the Auto Hotkey. The fascination with this whole idea of Auto Hotkey is that a user can make a one-line script that shall set your active window to be on the top always. The app sets certain keys and creates a combination upon clicking of which the window selected will be on the top always. The script is lightweight and does not use many resources. It also avoids cluttering the system. The Auto Hotkey is also used to compile scripts in a manner that executes on its own and this aide the Auto Hotkey program from running all the time.
First, follow these steps, do the usual
- Download and go to the file location to install the application [Link]
- After which, go ahead and run Auto Hotkey and you shall find the icon in your system tray.
- A user will have to create a new script first.
- If you are already a user of Auto Hotkey, you can add the new script to the existing one or create a new one altogether
- To create a script, firstly, right-click anywhere on the desktop.
- Or else, right-click in the File Explorer window. Select ‘new’ menu and then choose the ‘Auto Hotkey Script’ option.
- Give the new script a file name of your choice
- Next, you are to right click on the new Auto Hotkey script and select the ‘Edit Script’ option (this opens the editing script in the Notepad)
- Paste the following line of code at the bottom of the Notepad window or whichever application that you use.
- Lastly, save and close the script and then double-click to run it.
Once the usual task is complete,
Once done you will as the ‘H’ logo appears on the system screen.
After all of this is done properly, press Ctrl+Space to set any active window on the top and can redo it to remove it.
Also see: How to Turn on Bluetooth in Windows 10
There are various applications out there, which are capable of doing these tasks. The above-mentioned ways are lightweight and do not clutter your system. These tools are free of cost and serve just the functions that we are looking for to keep the active window of our choice on top.
