Fixing Microsoft Windows window snap default behavior
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Trying to stop the next window to resize and position suggestion on Windows 10,11. This is when you snap a window and then Windows hijacks the UI asking you now what other windows you would like to fill out the other half the screen with. If you’re not a fan of that like me, the good news is this is easy to fix.
Turn off show what I can snap next to the window just snapped
Windows 11
- Open Start Menu search for “snap”.
- Select
Snap window settings - On the Snap Windows panel, to the right of the
On Toggle, click the downward pointing Arrow to expand. - Uncheck
When I snap a window, suggest what I can snap next to it

Windows 10
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Open Start Menu search for “snap”.
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Select “Snap Settings”
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Uncheck “When I snap a window, show what I can snap next to it”