Windows 10: Cannot drag a maximized window

Discus and support Cannot drag a maximized window in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hello all, I bought a new mouse, and as soon as I use the new mouse I am unable to pick up a window and drag over to my second screen... it stops at... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Gluecifer, Nov 20, 2023.

  1. Gluecifer Win User

    Cannot drag a maximized window


    Hello all, I bought a new mouse, and as soon as I use the new mouse I am unable to pick up a window and drag over to my second screen... it stops at the edge of the screen in the middle when the mouse cursor gets there. I have to pick up the window on the other window with my mouse to pull it over. I do a little searching and I see that it's the snap function in multitasking. I turn that junk off, great! I can now move my mouse with a window across the windows, but now i can't move a maximized window without minimizing it first. The only fixes I have seen are the following:1 Turn back on snap

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    Gluecifer, Nov 20, 2023
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  2. RickO_510 Win User

    in win 10, maximized window won't drag

    I had the same problem too. I had turned on Snap setting: Snap Window.

    This disallowed me to drag a maximized window from display 1 to display 2.

    Turning off the Snap Window, I couldnt move a Maximized window.

    It turns out that moving a maximized window works in Snap window mode On when you move that window to the other display fast. Moving it slow makes Windows think that you want to snap it, as if you are parking a car backwards and.. slow.

    Solution to move maximized windows:

    1. Keep Snap Window On
    2. For Snapping a maximized window, move your mouse slow to the edge of a display
    3. For moving a maximized window (to a different display), move the maximized window fast
     
    RickO_510, Nov 20, 2023
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  3. Edwin Win User
    Would like to reconfigure window dragging to drag when maximized.

    What are your 'Snapping' settings set to?


    Cannot drag a maximized window 222673d1548892494t-would-like-reconfigure-window-dragging-drag-when-maximized-000026.png
     
    Edwin, Nov 20, 2023
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  4. Cannot drag a maximized window

    Would like to reconfigure window dragging to drag when maximized.

    Hello folks. I have a new install of W10 and would like to set up the window dragging to drag when the window is maximized. It was the default setting on W7 but not W10.

    In W7, not only could I drag the window while it was maximized, if I just grabbed the title bar and moved it down a smidge, the window would un-maximize (as if I'd double clicked the title bar), I could also touch the mouse pointer to the top of the monitor I was dragging it to, and the window would maximize. If I didn't touch the top of the monitor, the window would stay where I placed it and not resize.

    W10, I cannot drag a maximized window, nor will it maximize if I touch the top of the monitor with the mouse pointer while I'm dragging.

    Can I change settings in W10 to make window dragging behave like it did in W7?

    Thank you.
     
    1Mythical1, Nov 20, 2023
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