How to open 2 separate windows in Windows 8 that do not overlap and cover each other?

Sorry to have made som confusion about "standard" ... but in the on-board features of Windows XP (and in some sort also with Windows Vista, specially in the "classic mode") it is an absolute normal behaviour that any kind of folder on the desktop ALWAYS opens in the same window in size and dimensions – and that you can configure your own folder-opening-form (size & positon) so that you can open two (or more) windows with no overlapping). So preparing your own window sizes is a standard behaviour of Windows XP, and therefore setting the "Computer"-window (or any other special or not special window on the desktop) to open in the upper left corner covering upper half size of the screen leaving one third of the screen free on the right side) and the same thing with the "my documents"-window to a lower left positioned window of absolutely the same size and leaving the same strip free on the right side of the screen can be made with standard on-board methods of Windows XP – therefore these kind of windows are "standard" in the sense of "every window XP is able to configure two windows in that way that they do not overlap (when opening them) with on-board features" (and no need of any other additional software (as it is the case with foldersize (that is also lacking since Vista), and it is even not working in the "standard way" (as any MacOS since the 1980ies is able to do)).

If anybody is even not able to understand that, he is in the wrong place to give some unusable advice here! <Removed by FM>

The question is still the same – and the problem is still unanswered: how to open two "freeform-explorer-windows" (vertical split does not count!) in Windows8 in the way that they DO NOT OVERLAP; or in other words: how to open a second window in Windows8-eplorer in a way that it is NOT overlapping the first already open window (again: vertical halfscreen-split does not count)!

Btw: is there the possibility to post a screenshot here?

You've described my disappointment perfectly, unfortunately I doubt if we'll ever get an answer/fix from here.   Gordon was only trying to help, if I find a fix I'll leave a reply.

APPLICATION??? WHAT APPLICATION??? WHAT???

ARE YOU KIDDING – OR REALLY SO DUMB TO ASK SUCH A QUESTION?

WINDOWS EXPLORER – and nothing else!!!

Btw: it does not necessarily have to be upper and lower window – it could be anything else; but MANDATORILY ALWAYS IN THE SAME SHAPE AND POSITION AS LAST TIMEFOR BOTH OF THE WINDOWS SEPARATELY AND NOT OVERLAPPING AND COVERING EACH OTHER; but it could also be two of different shapeAND OF COURSE IN DIFFERENT NON-OVERLAPPING POSITION! AND IT MANDATORILY HAS TO BE NON-SCREEN-FILLING!

THE QUESTION HERE IS STILL: HOW TO OPEN TWO NON SIDE-FILLING WINDOWS – ONE IN THE UPPER PART OF THE SCREEN, THE OTHER IN THE LOWER PART

It was a standard feature of Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Right. That s the FIRST TIME you have mentioned splitting the screen HORIZONTALLY. And that was NOT "standard" in ANY version of Windows to my knowledge, and I have used all versions since 3.11 - that's nearly 25 years.

If you are using Excel then you can certainly view two workbooks one above the other.  That is an APPLICATION function not a Windows one.

It would help to know what application you are using.

Sorry, but are you really so crazy and ignorant???

I have ONE 1024x768 Monitor and DO NOT WANT TO HORIZONTALLY SCROLL INSIDE ANY WINDOWS-EXPLORER WINDOW, but vertically scrolling inside a window is no problem.

AND HOW CRAZY IS IT TO PROPOSE TWO (2) MONITORS (that usually are not on on top of the other, but side by side) for setting TWO WINDOWS ONE ABOVE THE OTHER????

SORRY, but what should that totally stupid and not helping answer be??? Are you really confessing that Windows8 is a non-usable incapable system that does not have the ability to even open two separate windows without overlaping and covering each other and therefore is not usable in a way that is approved for decades – not only on the PC, but also on the Mac or on other OSs?

THE QUESTION HERE IS STILL: HOW TO OPEN TWO NON SIDE-FILLING WINDOWS – ONE IN THE UPPER PART OF THE SCREEN, THE OTHER IN THE LOWER PART – LEAVING A FREE SPACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE DESKTOP – AND IN A WAY THAT AS SOON AS YOU OPEN THE SECOND WINDOW, IT IS NOT OVERLAPING OR COVERING THE FIRST ONE!!!

IS THIS SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND???

VERTICAL SCROLLING IS NO PROBLEM, BUT NOT HORIZIONTAL SCROLLING!

OR IS W8 REALLY SO DUMB NOT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SIMPLE TASK (to open a second window without overlaping the first one)???

It was a standard feature of Windows 2000 and Windows XP and also worked for Vista (but as Vista has too many things in the window border, the usable space was smaller – but the principle was the same.

Btw: I use that also on any other OS with screens of 800x600 or 1024x600 – and it works fine since decades!!!