{"id":20286,"date":"2023-12-06T07:59:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T07:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20286"},"modified":"2023-12-06T07:59:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T07:59:26","slug":"turn-off-snap-windows-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/turn-off-snap-windows-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Methods to Turn off Snap windows in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I prevent auto-maximize when the window is dragged to the screen edge? When you move the cursor to the very top or bottom border of a windows, the cursor will turn into a vertical double arrow and then you can double-click to maximize the current window vertically. If you don&#8217;t like to use these ways to maximize or resize the window, you can turn off the Snap windows feature in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Turn off Snap windows in Windows 11 via Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">Open the Settings app<\/a>. Choose the <strong>System<\/strong> category in the left column and then click <strong>Multitasking<\/strong> on the right side.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/multitasking.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/multitasking.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/multitasking-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Toggle the switch next to &#8220;<strong>Snap windows<\/strong>&#8221; from on to off. It will immediately disable the Snap windows feature in Windows 11.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/turn-off-snap-windows.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/turn-off-snap-windows.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/turn-off-snap-windows-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Turn off Snap windows in Windows 11 via Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and browse to: <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop<\/code>, then double-click the string <strong>WindowArrangementActive<\/strong> on the right pane.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WindowArrangementActive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WindowArrangementActive.png 575w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WindowArrangementActive-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>To turn off the Snap windows feature, change its value data from 1 to 0. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edit-string.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edit-string.png 380w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edit-string-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor. A reboot is required for this change to take effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Turn off Snap windows in Windows 11 via Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-control-panel-in-windows-11\/\">Open Control Panel<\/a> in Large icons view, click the &#8220;<strong>Ease of Access Center<\/strong>&#8221; icon.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ease-of-access-center.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ease-of-access-center.png 576w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ease-of-access-center-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;<strong>Make the keyboard easier to use<\/strong>&#8221; option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/make-keyboard-easier-to-use.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/make-keyboard-easier-to-use.png 576w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/make-keyboard-easier-to-use-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to the &#8220;Make it easier to manage windows&#8221; section, uncheck the &#8220;<strong>Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edged of the screen<\/strong>&#8221; option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/prevent-windows-from-automatically-arranged.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/prevent-windows-from-automatically-arranged.png 576w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/prevent-windows-from-automatically-arranged-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I prevent auto-maximize when the window is dragged to the screen edge? 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