![]() Microsoft improves Snap Assist in two meaningful ways in the upcoming feature update for Windows 11. Snap Assist extends the availably layouts on larger displays and integrates the functionality so that it becomes accessible in the program window itself. There, users had options to display one window on one side of the screen and two windows split in half vertically, or four windows on the screen, with each occupying a corner of the screen. Microsoft introduced support for snapping windows to a quarter of the screen in Windows 10. All it takes for that is to drop a program window to the left or right side of the screen. Windows supports snapping two program windows next to each other on the desktop. Even those who know that it exists, may forget that it is an option at times. In fact, many Windows 11 users are probably unaware that Snap Assist does exist. The beauty of Snap Assist is that it extends Windows' ability to display multiple windows next to each other on the screen without getting in the way. Users may choose the location of the active window and of other windows that they want to be visible again. Windows 11 displays the available layouts and the selection of one of the layouts aligns the active window and other windows that are open accordingly. The keyboard shortcut Windows-Z may also be used to invoke the feature. Snap Assist is accessed by hovering the mouse cursor over the maximize button of windows. The layouts depend on the size of the display, but include options to align two windows side-by-side in a 50% to 50% and 75% to 25%, three windows side by side, three windows with a ratio of 25% to 50% to 25%, three windows with one occupying 50% of the screen and the other two windows split vertically, and four windows with each taking up 25% of the space. Snap Assist, a feature to manage program windows more efficiently, was well received when it was unveiled.Īt its core, Snap Assist gives users an option at hand to align program windows on the screen based on a number of supported patterns. Select from the preview the next app you want to snap.Microsoft did not introduce too many new features in Windows 11.Select one of the four or six available layouts by choosing where you want to snap the first window.To use the Windows 11 Snap layouts, use these steps: This is not only an excellent way to help non-technical users, but also to organize windows in wider displays better. On Windows 11, Snap layouts is a new feature part of Snap assist that makes it easy for anyone to organize windows by giving you a visual aid with different layouts you can use to snap windows on the screen. And you can use the Snap layouts menu from the Maximize button to create different snapping groups. You can use keyboard shortcuts to position the windows where you want them. You can use the mouse to drag and drop windows to the locations you want to snap them. Starting on Windows 11, there are three ways to use Snap assist. Clear the Show snap layouts when I hover over a window's maximize button option.Īfter you complete the steps, hovering over the app that belongs to a snap group will stop showing a preview to return to the group.Click the Multitasking page on the right side.If you don't like the feature, you can disable it with these steps: On Windows 11, "Snap layouts" comes enabled by default. When I resize a snapped window, simultaneously resize any adjacent snapped window - If you turn off this option, you will need to resize snapped windows manually.Īfter you complete the steps, you will be able to use Snap assist according to your configuration. ![]()
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