The Snap windows feature in Windows allows you to automatically resize and arrange windows on your screen.
In previous Windows, you had to drag a window until the pointer reached all the way to the screen edge to snap it. Windows 11 now allows you to snap a window without dragging it all the way to the screen edge. You will now see a snap layout to snap the window as you get near the screen edge.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable snap a window without dragging it all the way to the screen edge for your account in Windows 11.
Contents
- Option One: Enable or Disable Snap Window without Dragging All the Way to Screen Edge in Settings
- Option Two: Enable or Disable Snap Window without Dragging All the Way to Screen Edge using REG file
EXAMPLE: Snap a window without dragging it all the way to the screen edge
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Multitasking on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Open Multitasking Settings
3 Click/tap on Snap windows on the right side to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)
4 Check (enable - default) or Uncheck (disable) When I drag a window, let me snap it without dragging all the way to the screen edge for what you want on the right side under Work with multiple windows.
The When I drag a window, let me snap it without dragging all the way to the screen edge setting will be disabled and grayed out if Snap windows is not turned on.
5 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
2 To Enable Snap Window without Dragging All the Way to Screen Edge
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Enable_snap_without_dragging_all_the_way_to_screen_edge_in_Windows_11.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"WindowArrangementActive"="1"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"DITest"=dword:000000013 To Disable Snap Window without Dragging All the Way to Screen Edge
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_snap_without_dragging_all_the_way_to_screen_edge_in_Windows_11.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"DITest"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Sign out and sign in or restart the computer to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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