Disable slam in Windows 10, but keep other extended window management options
Aero Snap feature, which appeared in Windows 7, allows you to easily manage open windows. It has a number of functions, one of which is the ability to anchor a window to the edges of the screen. This behavior exists in Windows 10 and Windows 8 as well. Windows disables Aero Snap completely via Accessibility Centre but offers no control over it. Turn off Aero Snap disables drag-to-top to maximize, drag-de-maximize restore, snap and function of the vertical maximization slide side edges to-- it's all or nothing switch. You can keep all the Aero Snap options but only disable drag-to-side edges to snap. In this article we will see how it can be done
Option One :. Use a registry tweak
To keep other behaviors Aero Snap on only disable the snap happens when you drag a window to the left or right edge of the screen, follow the instructions listed -Dessous:
- Open the Registry editor
- Navigate to the following registry key :.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER Control Panel Desktop
Tip :. You can access a key desired with one click recording
- Change the string value named DockMoving . By default, it has value of 1. You need data to 0, as shown below:
- Log on to Windows 10 from your account and sign in the back for that the changes take effect. Explorer restart is not enough
Option two :. Use Winaero Tweaker
With Winaero Tweaker 0.3.2.2, you can quickly customize the snap behavior without changing the registry manually. Check the "Disable snapping only" option on the known behavior - Disable Aero Snap.
This change will be applied instantly. No restart is required.
Many users have reported that it works
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