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On Windows 10, it works with
SystemParametersInfo and SPI_GETWINARRANGING
So it should work on Windows 11 too...
How to know whether the snap applied in windows 11 windows. Is there any API.
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Is there a method or any API to tell if snap is enabled or disabled in Windows 11? Please answer if there is any other way.
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Hui Liu-MSFT 48,681 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2022-04-26T05:42:51.067+00:00 Hi,@visi venkat . You could try to refer to the method here. Any questions please let me know.
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patrickpark 0 Reputation points2024-12-20T17:31:21.45+00:00 To determine whether a window is snapped in Windows 11, you can programmatically check its state using the Windows API. Windows 11 introduced enhanced snapping features with Snap Layouts, so detecting a snapped window can involve checking specific attributes of the window's size, position, or extended window styles.
Here's how you can approach this:
- Detecting Snapped State Using Window Placement at snapchat
The
GetWindowPlacementfunction from the Windows API retrieves the position, size, and state of a window.cpp Copy code #include <windows.h>
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Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points2022-04-27T07:17:11.28+00:00 -
Limitless Technology 39,931 Reputation points2022-04-27T08:52:11.037+00:00 Hi there,
Currently, there is no API or Powershell command to find if the snap is enabled or disabled in Windows 11. If the app's window has the maximize caption button available, the system will automatically show snap layouts when a user hovers the mouse over the window's maximize button.
If your app's main window has the maximize caption button available but does not show snap layouts, it may be because you've customized your caption buttons or title bar in a way that prevents it.
Support snap layouts for desktop apps on Windows 11 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/apply-snap-layout-menu
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Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points
2022-04-27T08:56:19.65+00:00 Currently, there is no API or Powershell command to find if the snap is enabled or disabled in Windows 11
Did you test SPI_GETWINARRANGING ?
I doubt...
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Stoomkracht 0 Reputation points2025-01-25T12:45:29.7266667+00:00 No, Microsoft does not seem to want to offer any win32 API for any new introduced Windows functionalies. Can't query snap state, can't programmatically snap a specific window to a specific location. Can't pin/unpin from taskbar. Can't move a window to a specific virtual desktop or manage them, can't reliable figure out the visibility or actual size of a window. It is a mess. And IF they introduce an API, it is c++ only. No flat c style api. They use private api's internally. How different from the past... although back then they also hid some specific stuff for others to put competition at a disadvantage. Now they do not even care anymore to support third party utilities.
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Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points
2025-01-25T13:41:37.2766667+00:00 Can't query snap state, can't programmatically snap a specific window to a specific location. Can't pin/unpin from taskbar....
Al this is wrong
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