Running automation on a second desktop

Scripts, RPA bots, and AI agents that click and type need their own Windows desktop session — otherwise they take over your mouse and keyboard. These guides explain why, and what actually works.

How to Run Automation Without It Stealing Your Mouse and Keyboard

Automation tools that simulate input drive your real cursor and keyboard, so they cannot share a desktop with you. The fix is to give them a separate Windows desktop session — an isolated second desktop where scripts click and type while your main screen stays free.

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Use Your PC While Bots, Scripts, and AI Agents Run

To use your PC while a bot runs, the bot needs its own Windows desktop session. Running it on an isolated second desktop gives it a separate cursor and keyboard, so long automations, RPA flows, and AI agents no longer lock you out of your own machine.

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Second Desktop vs Windows Virtual Desktops: What's the Difference?

Windows virtual desktops (Win+Tab) only change which windows you see — they share a single input session. A second desktop session is genuinely separate, with its own cursor and keyboard, so automation running there cannot interrupt your main desktop.

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