Windows 10: How do I stop the window from snapping whenever I move it?

Discus and support How do I stop the window from snapping whenever I move it? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Whenever I move a window, it doesn't follow my mouse. It instead makes a white outline of the window, and that follows my mouse until I drop it, fully... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Iselltrenton, Dec 2, 2023.

  1. How do I stop the window from snapping whenever I move it?


    Whenever I move a window, it doesn't follow my mouse. It instead makes a white outline of the window, and that follows my mouse until I drop it, fully moving the window. However, I don't want the white outline, I just want to move the entire window instead of it's placeholder. How can I enable myself to move the window instead of snapping it with a white outline?P.S. I would like to add an image, but it keeps failing to upload here.

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    Iselltrenton, Dec 2, 2023
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  2. Eric Ber Win User

    Snap Assist

    Hi Cory,

    The Snap Assist allows you to juggle apps, arrange open windows, resize windows by simply dragging and dropping them to the edges of the screen. If you don't want to get a quarter screen snap, you can change the settings of Snap Assist by follow the steps below:

    • Open the Settings app
    • Click System.
    • Click Multitasking.
    • You can turn off some of the option of Snap Assist on this window.

    If you want to disable Snap Assist, you can turn off Arrange windows automatically by dragging them to the sides or corners of the screen.

    Should you have further queries, feel free to post it.
     
    Eric Ber, Dec 2, 2023
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  3. Window Snap / resize

    I have been through all of those steps. Windows are still snapping, and in some cases resizing to small windows. This has to stop...
     
    jeffzervos, Dec 2, 2023
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  4. BobWards Win User

    How do I stop the window from snapping whenever I move it?

    Windows 10 Snap Assist Stopped Working

    More specifically, the "snap together" part quit working for most all applications. This functionality has worked since I upgraded to windows 10 but randomly stopped working after a restart today. Interestingly, two file explorer windows work correctly--
    snapping together and re-sizing respectively.... but everything else will not. I've run both sfc and dism (getting those to run properly was another fiasco, but ended up successful) which were suggested in other posts but this snap functionality still does
    not work.
     
    BobWards, Dec 2, 2023
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