General Change Size of Window in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you different ways to resize an open window for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

You can resize an open window to change its horizontal and vertical sizes to what you want.


Contents





Option One

Change Size of Window using Keyboard Shortcuts


1 While the window is in focus, press the Alt + Space keys to open the title bar menu.

2 Press the S key to select "Size" in the menu.

Size will be grayed out if the window is minimized or maximized.


3 Perform an action below you want to resize the window:
  • Press the Up arrow key to select the top border, and then press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow key to select the bottom border, and then press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Left arrow key to select the left border, and then press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Right arrow key to select the right border, and then press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Left arrow keys to select the top left corner, and then press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Right arrow keys to select the top right corner, and then press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Left arrow keys to select the bottom left corner, and then press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Right arrow keys to select the bottom right corner, and then press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys to change the size to what you want.
4 Press the Enter key when finished to stop resizing.




Option Two

Change Size of Window by Dragging Borders


1 Drag the top border, bottom border, left border, right border, and/or corners of the window to the size you want.




Option Three

Change Size of Window from Title Bar


1 Right click on the title bar of the window you want to resize, and click/tap on Size. (see screenshot below)

Size will be grayed out if the window is minimized or maximized.


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2 Perform an action below you want to resize the window:
  • Press the Up arrow key to select the top border, and then either press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow key to select the bottom border, and then either press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Left arrow key to select the left border, and then either press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Right arrow key to select the right border, and then either press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Left arrow keys to select the top left corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Right arrow keys to select the top right corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Left arrow keys to select the bottom left corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Right arrow keys to select the bottom right corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
3 Left click or press the Enter key when finished to stop resizing.




Option Four

Change Size of Window from Taskbar Icon


1 Press the Shift key while right clicking on the taskbar icon of the opened window you want to resize, and click/tap on Size. (see screenshot below)

Size will be grayed out if the window is minimized or maximized.


Size_taskbar_icon.png

2 Perform an action below you want to resize the window:
  • Press the Up arrow key to select the top border, and then either press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow key to select the bottom border, and then either press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Left arrow key to select the left border, and then either press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Right arrow key to select the right border, and then either press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Left arrow keys to select the top left corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Right arrow keys to select the top right corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Left arrow keys to select the bottom left corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Right arrow keys to select the bottom right corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
3 Left click or press the Enter key when finished to stop resizing.




Option Five

Change Size of Window from Taskbar Thumbnail Preview


1 Hove on the taskbar icon of the opened window you want to resize until you see the thumbnail preview, right click on the thumbnail preview, and click/tap on Size. (see screenshot below)

Size will be grayed out if the window is minimized or maximized.


Size_taskbar_thumbnail.png

2 Perform an action below you want to resize the window:
  • Press the Up arrow key to select the top border, and then either press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow key to select the bottom border, and then either press the Up arrow and/or Down arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Left arrow key to select the left border, and then either press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Right arrow key to select the right border, and then either press the Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Left arrow keys to select the top left corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Up arrow and Right arrow keys to select the top right corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Left arrow keys to select the bottom left corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
  • Press the Down arrow and Right arrow keys to select the bottom right corner, and then either press the Up arrow, Down arrow, Left arrow and/or Right arrow keys or use the mouse or touchpad to change the size to what you want.
3 Left click or press the Enter key when finished to stop resizing.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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Hi Brink
Thi Change Size of Window using Keyboard Shortcuts is not working for me
nothing happens

update
I just noticed i was doing it on firefox ;-)
 

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I like Option #2. :-)
 

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I'm with @Ghot on this one too 😎
 

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I didn't know about all the keyboard ways but it's not surprising since I don't know about a lot of other things, but why in the world would anyone go through all that when Option 2 is so easy. I guess the keyboard method would come in handy for folks who have made the mistake of changing the properties of a window to run maximized and then seen that their mouse can't grab the edges.
 

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I don't resize windows, I have every stinking window perfectly sized and set..., that's why I always flip out when Windows fecks it up!!! :zany:
 

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I don't resize windows, I have every stinking window perfectly sized and set..., that's why I always flip out when Windows fecks it up!!! :zany:
That makes 2 of us. (y)
 

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I'm not sure if Windows has this feature, but if there's a way to preserve aspect ratio when resizing, it would be great to have it explained here!

(Often times, image/video software have built-in settings for this, but sometimes they don't)
 

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What a horror-show for the Windows way! Personally I use Sizer used it for years and still use it after reading the above.
 

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