How to enable / disable the Aero Snap feature in Windows 10
The screen may get cluttered if you have many application windows open. The Windows Snap feature (aka Aero Snap) includes Snap Assistant and 2x2 snapping to help you organize these opened windows on your desktop.
This guide will show you how to enable or disable the Aero Snap feature without disabling the keyboard shortcuts to move or resize (snap) windows in Windows 10.
Keyboard shortcuts:
Win
+ Left arrow
Click to move or resize the active window in the left half of the screen. If you have multiple screens, you can continue to press to move the window to the left of the screen.
Win
+ Right arrow
Click to move or resize the active window in the right half of the screen. If you have multiple screens, you can continue to press to move the window to the right screen.
Win
+ Up arrow
If the window is not moved or resized, its size will be maximized. If the window is pulled to one side, the window will be moved to the top corner of that side.
Win
+ Down arrow
If the window is not moved or resized, its size will be minimized. If the window size is maximized, the command will restore the original size. If the window is pulled to the side, the command will drag it to the bottom corner of that side.
Here's how:
Note : The downloadable .reg files below will modify the string value in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop DockMoving REG_SZ 0 = Disable 1 = Enable
1. Follow step 2 (to turn on) or step 3 (to turn off) below for what you want to do.
2. Enable drag to move or resize windows
This is the default setting.
Download this file and go to step 4 below.
3. Disable dragging to move or resize windows
Download this file and go to step 4 below.
4. Save the .reg file to the desktop.
5. Double click on the downloaded .reg file.
6. When prompted, click Run, Yes (UAC), Yes and OK to approve the merge.
7. Log out and log back in again or restart the computer to apply the changes.
8. If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
Hope you are succesful.
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