how to remove auto group window

Yongyut Wattanasophon 10 Reputation points
2023-04-23T11:53:36.7366667+00:00

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how to remove this, I don't want this auto group and add another window too many function and lag, too slow when i want to change my work book. if i want another group from a-b to a-c? y create auto group?

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  1. William Lucking 50 Reputation points
    2023-10-14T22:59:01.7133333+00:00

    There is one silver bullet to fixing this issue:

    • System > Multitasking
      • Uncheck "Show my snapped windows when I hover over taskbar apps ..."

    The label of this setting makes absolutely no sense to me, but it will keep windows from grouping for any reason. I snap windows to the corner of my display all of the time, but this setting is not referring to single window snapping, instead groupings of windows. As a result Alt+Tab will not show groups and mouseover the taskbar item will not show the group, should one have been accidentally created.

    I might add that if two windows are side-by-side after having snapped one to the left corner and one to the right corner and you place your cursor to the top or bottom edge (depending on corner of the display each window appears) a large splitter will appear allowing you to resize both. This does not mean the windows are grouped. This is just a feature of Windows Explorer for non-grouped windows that happen to be side-by-side after having been snapped.

    BTW, credit to this site for helping figure this out: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-show-snap-groups-on-alt-tab-task-view-and-taskbar-in-windows-11.3498/

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  2. Limitless Technology 44,401 Reputation points
    2023-04-24T14:50:57.8+00:00

    Hi, I'd be happy to help you out with your question. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. You can disable the auto-grouping feature in the taskbar by following these steps: Right-click on the taskbar and select "Taskbar settings." Scroll down to the "Combine taskbar buttons" option and set it to "Never." This will prevent the auto-grouping of windows in the taskbar. Note that this will cause each window to appear as a separate button on the taskbar, which may take up more space. However, it should prevent the auto-grouping of windows and improve performance when switching between them. If you want to group windows manually, you can do so by dragging one window on top of another in the taskbar. This will create a new group with both windows. You can also right-click on the taskbar and select "Taskbar settings," then scroll down to the "Combine taskbar buttons" option and set it to "When taskbar is full" or "Always, hide labels" to enable grouping with labels or without labels respectively. If you have any other questions or need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm here to help.

    If the reply was helpful, please don’t forget to upvote or accept as answer, thank you.


  3. William Lucking 50 Reputation points
    2023-10-14T22:59:26.52+00:00

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