Disable full screen view when window dragged to top of screen?

Question

Is there a way to disable the function by which a window is expanded full screen size when dragged to the top of the screen?

I imagine some people find it useful to have a full screen for their programs, namely graphic applications. But when I am arranging my screen, I like to place the top of the program right on the top edge of my screen. This is something I can't do now- without activating the full-blown full-screen behavior.

Help!

Roxy

Answer 1

I found the following in Windows Help and Support re turning Snap off:

How do I turn Snap on or off?

How do I turn Snap on or off?

Snap is turned on by default, but you can turn it off if you want to move windows around the same way you did in previous versions of Windows .

 Go to the Windows website to watch the video. (1:19)

To turn Snap on or off

1. Click to open Ease of Access Center.
2. Under Explore all settings , click Make the mouse easier to use .
3. Under Make it easier to manage windows , do one of the following:
   • To turn Snap off, select the Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen check box.
   • To turn Snap on, clear the Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen check box.
4. Click OK .

Answer 2

Thank you!

Roxy.

Answer 3

Thank you, very useful !

Answer 4

Thanks.

Goodness, I hate the way MS changes stuff just for the sake of it! Change is not necessarily improvement. There are good reason why people are hanging on to XP. We have collectively invested millions of person years of learning to have it trashed by a new OS. Most of us don't care about the OS we just want it to work, be unobtrusive and allow us to get on with out real work. That's my rant for the day - I do mean it kindly.

Answer 5

Unfortunately the way this has been implemented means that by changing one setting, you disable two behaviours; as well as preventing windows from being snapped and resized via the mouse, this also disables keyboard shortcuts such as Win+Left & Win+Right, and Win+Shift+Up & Win+Shift+Down.

I'm a lover of keyboard shortcuts, and would like to be able to drag windows around on-screen without the automatic snapping & resizing, but would also like to be able to preserve the keyboard shortcuts such as those mentioned above.

But then again, I'm the kind of person who has a left and right mouse in use (on the same PC) and would like to flip the mouse buttons on only the left mouse, but the Switch primary and secondary buttons affect both mice  :(

Maybe over time such refinements will find their way into the current Microsoft OS  *crosses fingers*