Windows 11 Snap Layouts

It's important that you can find the tools you need to make the most out of your Windows experience. Windows 11 is all about ease of use and discoverability, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the new improvements to Snap. Use Snap to organize windows, maximize screen space and get more done.

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[maxwellerobini]

The fact that there are only 6 possible layouts and we can't create new one is so dumb. I wan't a layout with one window taking 1/3 of the screen on the left and another taking the 2/3 remaining, but only the layout with a window taking 2/3 on the left and another taking 1/3 on the right exists...

[CreatureDude]

Can we edit the snaps layouts themselves? The 6 offered are great, but would be even more amazing if you can customize them to our liking and our work space. Especially with the newer 49 inch monitors that we have now. it would be great to have 3x2 setups.

[abishekbabu]

We need 'Window Sticky' option so whenever we open little window on top of bigger window it doesn't Hide behind when we click on bigger window. Sometimes its hard to work on notion with split screens

[RC-SATX]

Is there a way to save the snap layout you arranged? I notice each time I restart my PC, I have to snap them into place again. Otherwise, they're just slightly hovering in the way I arranged them, but not necessarily snapped or locked into place. Does this make sense? Do you know what I'm talking about? 🤔

[KpxUrz]

Snap Layouts is one of the most obnoxious and irritating new "unwanted features" that I have ever come across in Windows. I could list many more, but this one takes the cake. So glad I looked up how to turn if off!

[jackt]

Windows 11 made it A LOT, LOT harder. Before, you simply minimized the all of the apps, then you restored only the ones you wanted. If you want them in a certain order, click on the last, then second to the last, then 3rd from the last, then first. Then you <right-click> on the taskbar and select Tile vertically, horizontally, or whatever you want and you were not restricted as to the number of windows. Windows 11 tiling is a clumsy, limited, mess.

[MrPancakeRepairman]

I do appreciate your enthusiasm about this feature, and all well and good. To be a luddite - is there a way to turn this off? I use two large 4K monitors and sometimes I move a window to top of screen or wherever and suddenly I have six documents visible when I only meant to drag one window to the second screen. Please tell me I can turn it off? Thx

[fyifyi]

I want an option to save the snap group . So whenever we start our laptop or pc, we can get back to that save snap group and start what we are planning to do. Without the need of re-groupping those snaps again.

[SBK_ALL_DAY]

"as long as you donr close those programs" they snap back on the second moniter, serious oversight here

[jlofthou]

I've been debating switching from 3 monitors to a single Ultra wide for several years now. What held me back is the Snap features in Windows 10 being focused on splitting the screen in half or quarters when what I really needed was thirds (so my primary workspace could be centered). With the improvements in Windows 11 Snap including thirds and a larger center layout I took the plunge and bought a 32:9 Samsung 49" Ultra-Ultra wide monitor and it has not disappointed. The Snap feature combined with this monitor is everything I was hoping it would be. Now if I could just hide the quarter and vertical Snap layouts since this monitor is way too wide for that to be useful.

[BourbonCreations]

i have an ultra wide screen, does anyone know if there is an easy way to get 4 vertical splits? i like how the 3 vertical options snap in place, but 4 verticals would be perfect for how i work

[ecmswagger]

Great job microsoft. Remove my ability to tile all windows in a category. Make my workflow harder.

[janellis]

problem is windows doesn't remeber my layout !every day i have to do it over and sometimes even when it has gone into sleep mode as well .uuuggghhh this is so irretating

[guyvleminckx]

Does not work with every application, unfortunately not with the Microsoft Teams app. Will there be an improvement for the automatic opening of, for example, a mail and reply to the mail in a certain window? Very annoying that this always has to be determined...

[RandaOConnor]

Any thoughts....1) if when you hover over the maximize (top right) the "snap" guidance does NOT appear or 2) if the WIN Z function you shared does NOT work as described??

[davep]

Even with dual screens, managing windows on my dev desktop is a major exercise. Gets my vote as the best UI feature ever!

[AbhorEvilRomans]

how do you the window exactly as big as you want it to be did they take this feature away? when I shrink a window to be smaller, i can't make less than half the screen.

[ritaturner]

If you have two monitors, will snap do both or only main screen? Is there a way to clear layout when you don’t want to use them anymore? Can you drag your snap group to the second monitor?

[brunovincent]

Thanks for great video! 1 questions: can you remember snap groups, save them so you can call em up, even after restart? 2. Can you snap groups be persistent and opened on multiple desktops ?

[ty]

when i do snap layouts and resize the screens, the inactive one goes grey and displays the app icon in the center. why is that? it's really annoying.