Turning off Windows7 Auto Snap Feature (Aero Snap)
- In Windows 7, there's a window auto snap feature called Aero Snap.
- When you drag a window to any edge of the screen, it automatically snap and resize the window.
- Also, holding the ❖ Window key then press any of the arrow key also works.
- You can turn this feature off.
- To turn it off, just go to the Control Panel, “Ease of Access Center”, then the “Make the mouse easier to use”.
- Note that this will also turn off the snap feature using keys.
- That's too bad, because i would like just the mouse activation off, but the key
- such as maximize by ❖ Window+↑
- and minimize by ❖ Window+↓,
- and snap to side by ❖ Window+→,
- and max only vertically by ❖ Window+Shift+↑ etc
- are quite useful.
- Some of these you can do by Alt+Space then n or x but isn't as convenient.
Extra tip: 2 things i find greatly useful:
Another trick i must have is: Windows: Swap Mouse Buttons, while in web browsers.