Don’t want to see the Snap Layout bar on top of the screen? Here’s how you can turn it off in Windows 11 in simple steps.
On Windows 11, dragging any window automatically shows the Snap Layout bar at the top of the screen. If you drag the window to it, the Snap Layout bar will expand and show various layouts you can snap your window to. The same layout can also be seen when you hover your mouse over the maximize icon on a window title bar. The good thing about the new Snap Layout is that it lets you organize all your apps and open windows into several different layouts without manual resizing or reorganizing.
While the Snap Layouts are pretty helpful, if you are not using them, the Snap Layout bar is a big distraction when trying to move an app window. The good thing is, if you don’t need it, you can quite easily disable the Snap Layout bar in Windows 11. Once disabled, the Snap Layouts bar will not appear on top of the screen when dragging an app window. In this quick and easy Windows guide, I will show you how to do it in simple steps. Let’s get started.
Steps to Disable Snap Layouts Bar On Top of the Screen in Windows 11
- Right-click the Windows icon on the taskbar.
- Select the “Settings” option.
- Go to the “System” tab on the sidebar.
- Click the “Multitasking” option.
- Click the “down arrow” icon next to “Snap windows” to expand it.
- Uncheck the “Show snap layouts when I drag a window to the top of my screen” checkbox.
- With that, the Snap Layouts bar is fully disabled.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
First, we must open the Settings app. For that, press “Windows key + I” or right-click the Windows icon on the taskbar and select the “Settings” option. In the Settings app, go to the “System” tab on the left sidebar and then click the “Multitasking” option on the right panel.
In the Multitasking page, click the “down arrow” icon next to the “Snap windows” toggle to expand the section. Next, uncheck the “Show snap layouts when I drag a window to the top of my screen” checkbox.
That is all. As soon as you do that, from now on, when you drag a window using its title bar, you will not see the Snap Layout bar at the top of the screen. However, you can still access it by hovering your mouse over the maximize button. Or, you can also manually drag a window to any side or corner to trigger window snapping.
Good to read: How to disable window snapping in Windows 11
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