I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft win and misstep up to the latest Windows 11. I’ve been reviewing software for PCMag since 2008, and I still get a kick of seeing what's new in video and photo editing software, and how operating systems change over time. PC hardware is nice, but it’s not much use without innovative software. This actually already works in Windows 10, but in Windows 11 you get the new Snap Layout look and the feature mentioned next.Īlso as in Windows 10, you can drag a window title bar to a corner or edge of the display to take up exactly a half or a quarter of the screen real estate, but with Windows 11 you don’t need to drag it all the way to the edge or corner: An Acrylic outline of the snap position appears well before you get all the way to an edge or corner.Īfter you create a Snap Layout, you can see an app’s position within that arrangement (as long as the app supports Snap Layouts) via its Taskbar thumbnail, along with icons for the other apps in that Group: For example, to get a window to fit exactly in the top right quadrant of the screen, use Windows Key–Right Arrow followed by Windows Key–Up Arrow. If you don’t want a half-screen snap, you can use the Windows Key–Arrow combination on the next screen. Use Windows Key–Right Arrow (or whichever direction you want to snap the window towards) to move and resize a window in half. Here it’s the default blue, but it uses whatever color you chose in Settings > Personalization for your Accent color.Īn alternative way to use Snap Layouts is via the keyboard. You then hover the mouse cursor over the layout diagram onto the shape you want to fit your current application into. Microsoft recently announced a new layout option, three equal windows side-by-side or stacked, but that didn’t appear on my laptop, since it’s only designed for large screens of over 24 inches. The available options will depend on your screen dimensions on my test 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 running Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.176 with the display scale set to the recommended 150%, I only got the four choices shown above, with arrangements of two, three and four windows. However, you can still position them within a Snap Layout after starting the process with an app that supports the feature. In my testing, the Firefox and Spotify programs just showed the old Maximize option. Note that not every application supports this feature. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.Press the space key to change the setting. (This selects the first hit in the search results) You will be taken directly to the correct setting. Tip: Call up the setting via Windows searchĮnter the word "snap-assist" in the Windows search and confirm the search with the return key. ![]() Here we can now disable the setting "Show what can be docked next to a window when docking".įrom now on no more suggestions are shown when docking. ![]() In the "System" area we now open the "Multitasking" entry. We open the "Settings" in the start menu. Unfortunately, I personally noticed that its display causes a certain uneasiness when working with many open programs.įortunately, you can easily disable the docking support in the new "Windows Settings". "Snap Assist" is basically a good idea and also very well implemented. A click on the preview image opens the program in the space still available on the screen. The assistant shows us the programs that have not yet been docked. We are supported by the new "Snap Assist" function, which was introduced with Windows 10. In Windows 10 we now have the additional possibility to distribute programs in all 4 corners of the screen. A great function, especially when working with only one monitor! ![]() In this video I show you how to disable the Windows 10 docking help, in English "Snap Assist"! Even before Windows 10 you could simply dock your programs to the left and right side of the screen. Discuss about this video on Facebook or Twitter.
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