Aero Snap

E193865

Aero Snap is a Windows desktop feature that lets users quickly resize and arrange application windows by dragging them to the edges or corners of the screen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows desktop feature
window management feature
alsoKnownAs Snap
Aero Snap
surface form: Snap Assist (enhanced behavior in later Windows versions)
canBeDisabled true
category graphical user interface feature
configurableIn Ease of Access Center
surface form: Control Panel (Ease of Access or System settings)

PC Settings app
surface form: Windows Settings
developedBy Microsoft
improves multitasking on Windows desktop
includedIn Windows Aero
surface form: Windows Aero feature set (Windows 7)
interfaceElement window border drag behavior
introducedIn Windows 7
introducedYear 2009
operatingSystem Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
partOf Windows desktop environment
purpose quickly arrange application windows
quickly resize application windows
relatedFeature Aero Peek
Aero Shake
supports snapping window to left half of screen
snapping window to right half of screen
snapping window to screen corners
snapping window to top of screen to maximize
tiling multiple windows on screen
userAction drag window to screen corner to arrange
drag window to screen edge to resize
uses keyboard shortcuts
mouse drag gestures

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows Shell supportsFeature Aero Snap
Windows 7 introducedFeature Aero Snap
Windows Aero includesComponent Aero Snap
Aero Peek relatedFeature Aero Snap
Aero Snap alsoKnownAs Aero Snap
this entity surface form: Snap Assist (enhanced behavior in later Windows versions)
Aero Shake relatedFeature Aero Snap