Windows 11 Desktop Question

Factual Questions
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My work laptop got upgraded to Windows 11 a couple of months back, and I’m still trying to get used to it. There is a feature on the desktop that I’d like to turn off but I don’t even know what it’s called, which makes it hard to search for a solution.

I have two external monitors (I don’t use the laptop display, the laptop is closed and sitting between the two monitor bases) and I frequently drag windows back and forth across the two monitors. There is a bar that appears at the top of the monitor with several… I guess what I would call docking options… that it wants to try to fit the window I’m moving into one of its docking layouts. I want to disable that bar so it doesn’t pop down every time I move a window from one monitor to the other.

Anyone know what that bar is called and how to disable it?

2

It’s called Snap, and the settings for it are available under Settings > System > Multitasking.

3

Go to SETTINGS - SYSTEM - MULTITASKING

One of the options is SNAP WINDOWS

Turn it OFF

DAMN, one time I knew the answer and get my butt kicked because I type too slow. :sleepy:

4

IIRC that appears when you drag a window top bar too close to the screen top. Then it suggests those options for arranging your open windows.

5

Yes - the problem is that I usually have windows sized fairly large, so I can’t help but triggering the “snap” bar as I’m moving it.

Thanks @BigT and @GaryM for your assistance!

I see another option under System → Multitasking that is thankfully turned off but which also used to drive me crazy until I could figure out what was going on: Title Bar Window Shake. Sometimes when moving a window my mouse hand would get the jitters, and suddenly all my windows were minimized!

6

Sorry. I debated waiting when I saw someone else typing after I looked it up. I should have gone against my instinct and waited.

7

:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: I’ll try harder next time…