Windows 10: Show windows side-by-side / stacked Bug

This issue has been reported since 2015.

I have seen multiple threads about this.

Its now 2020, 5 years later.

When is MSFT going to fix this annoying bug? It's a disgrace its been ignored so long.


Refresher:

When you do a "show windows side by side" from the task-bar, more often than not it includes invisible windows so its not really organizing the windows evenly over the available screen space as it pretends the "invisible" windows actually take space.


Please get this fixed.


Thanks!

:)

 

Bug: "Cascade windows", "Show windows stacked" and "Show windows side by side" using multiple virtual desktops

Try the following:

• Open a few windows
• Create a new desktop (Ctrl + Win + D)
• Open a few windows there too
• Right click the taskbar, choose "Show windows stacked" (or any of the other options mentioned in the title)

Expected behaviour:

• The visible windows are stacked

Actual behaviour:

• All windows are stacked,
  
  not just the visible ones on the current desktop, but the ones on the other desktop as well
  
  what's more: the windows on the other desktop are taken into account while stacking, leaving gaps on the current desktop where windows are on the other one.

I think anyone with Windows 10 should be able to reproduce this. If not, I could supply some images.

 

Show windows side-by-side / stacked Bug

This is not a solution to the stated problem and creates new problems (There is proof right here):

• Using the snap feature is only temporary. When you snap a window, close it and reopen it, the window does not open in the last position you snapped it to. When using the "Show windows stacked / side by side" command the window positions tend (dependent
  on app/program) to be saved and remembered between logins and reboots. This is one of the primary reasons people like this older feature, because it worked better.
• Using the snap feature only works for 2 configurations (and again, the window positions are NOT saved): Left and Right, 2 x 2. On larger resolution monitors this limitation is NOT acceptable.

 

Task bar Show Windows stacked

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



In order to understand the issue better and guide you in right direction, we would need some information regarding the issue.

1. Is Cascade Windows and Show Windows side by side working perfectly?
   
2. Are you facing any issue in the alignment with stacked Windows?
   

We would suggest you to refer
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