#SNAPSELECT REVIEW WINDOWS#
You can arrange for the other windows to automatically resize when you manually resize one. For example, you can choose not to have the snap layout feature appear when you hover over the maximize symbol or when you hover over your app icon in the taskbar. You can adjust the snap layouts by going to “Settings” > “System” > “Multitasking.” You have a variety of options that you can enable or disable. Click on it again, and the app will snap back into its former configuration. Need to maximize an app? Just click on the maximize icon. Hover over an apps taskbar icon, and you’ll see both the app alone and its layout grouping. If you go to the taskbar and hover over the icon for one of the apps in your layout, you will see a thumbnail for both the app and for the layout group it’s part of you can click on either. Your snap layout will be reflected in the taskbar as well. If things get confusing, use Alt-Tab to see where each app is or find them in the taskbar.)Īnd you’re ready to go! Snap layouts arranges your windows into a neat grid pattern. (Note: Sometimes, while you’re rearranging, one app can overlap the other. When you choose a zone for one app, the others may appear as thumbnails in another zone. You can also simply click on the app if it’s in the zone you want it to be in. Alt-Tab to each open app, and choose which zone you want that app to be in.
Your app will then snap into that position.Ĭhoose a layout and then the zone you want your active app to be in.
Windows 11 may not be exactly revolutionary, but there are some features that are just plain useful, and snap layouts are one of them.