Windows 10: How to enable or disable Double-Click to maximize window vertically in Windows 11/10

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In Windows 11 or Windows 10, you can maximize a window vertically by pressing the Shift +Win+Up arrow key, and pressing the Shift+Win+Down arrow key to restore or minimize the window vertically. To achieve the same effect, you can move the pointer to the top or bottom border of a window until the pointer turns into […]

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How to Disable Double-Click to Maximize Windows Vertically in Windows

In Windows, you can maximize a window vertically by performing one of the following actions:

• While the window is active, press the Shift + Windows + Up arrow keys to maximize the window vertically, and press the Shift + Windows + Down arrow keys to restore/minimize the window vertically.
• Move the pointer to the top or bottom border of a window until the pointer turned into a double arrow, and double click/tap.

If you like, you can disable the ability to double-click to maximize windows vertically without affecting being able to use the keyboard shortcut to maximize windows vertically.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable double-click to maximize windows vertically for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.


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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

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Disable full screen click on title bar

Defeating Window Maximization on Double-Click of Title Bar?? - Windows XP
- but I don't think you'd want to do that!

This may be relevant.. if still applicable in current builds.
How to disable vertical maximizing of windows in Windows 10