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RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:45:01 GMT

@john - I'm not sure how much more "luck" you need: It is a known side effect of not having the screens lined up perfectly in the Windows Display settings: 100% reproduce-able and 100% fixable.

Read the previous posts and you'll see the solution in more detail.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 03:08:21 GMT

I had this working fine for a long time, but its back. I made another post about it, but its driving me crazy so I am hoping someone else maybe had some luck.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:21:03 GMT

Quote:

I've spent a ton of time wrestling with this issue, and I don't think it's related to Windows Snap features. It's possible to have your monitors aligned in display settings where they APPEAR to be perfectly adjacent, but actually aren't - there's a pixel or two of dead space between them. You can use the arrow keeps to move the monitors around (in the display settings screen) which sometimes helps. I just discovered that if you hold shift when pressing the arrow keys, it seems to move the monitors in very small (single pixel?) increments, which finally did the trick.

Also, when using the arrow keys to relocate your monitors, one monitor can 'push' another monitor, but it can't push two, so if you have three monitors in a horizontal row, you should try pushing the outside monitors towards the center one.

Attached is an image with examples. Top is my setup, 2nd one is after I moved monitor 1 with Shift + Right Arrow, and bottom is after I moved monitor 1 with Right Arrow (no shift).

Hope it helps!

You answered it by line 3!!!

Sorry if this is necro-threading, but it came top on a Google search when I typed in my symptoms, so I felt it was worth registering and contributing.

I just had this issue, admittedly with a weird monitor layout, but it that doesn't make any difference to that actual problem, but it did help with the diagnosis.

Old layout: a 20" screen in portrait on the left and two 24's in landscape, stacked above each other:

---------24 24 24 24
---------24 24 24 24
20 20 - - - - - -
20 20|24 24 24 24
20 20|24 24 24 24

New layout: 24" in portrait (left), a 24" (top) + 27" (bottom) in landscape (stacked on top of each other):

24 24|24 24 24 24
24 24|24 24 24 24
24 24|-----------
24 24|27 27 27 27 27
----------27 27 27 27 27

After re-arranging the screens, I lost the ability to drag from the lower (27") up to the 24" landscape screen above it, but I could drag them if I took a "run-up" (moved the mouse really fast) or it worked dragging as slowly as IF I moved the window to side portrait screen and then back across.

As described by the previous poster, the screens weren't quite adjacent: the issue was that the gap in display properties appeared tiny, but if I rearranged the screens (in Display properties), I was able to drag the screen over each other and then they snapped next to each other slightly closer.

I can now drag back and forth easily.

Thanks!!

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:55:32 GMT

@Michael: We're going to be adding an unsubscribe option soon. We'll let you know when it's been added.

Thanks!

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 05:51:23 GMT

Moderators: how do i opt-out to this 5 years old thread?

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:45:32 GMT

Here is what I did to solve the issue.

When you drag the window to the other monitor, you have to drag it through the middle/center portion. If you are too high or low, the window will try to snap. Dragging it through the middle will allow you to get to your other monitors desktop.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:15:15 GMT

It seems you have two options to fix this:

1. disable windows snap features
2. reduce the polling rate of your mouse.

I first tried disabling snap then i realised how much i used it without realising. Went back on that idea.

Next i reduced the polling rate using the mouse vendors software, although as i game i was hesitant to reduce it to 125. This did work though.

My solution was to actually use the mouse profiles finally. 1 profile for working in windows = 125 poll rate and a certain DPI. 2nd profile for gaming = 500 poll rate and a certain DPI.

Changing the profile of my mouse is just one click so this worked well for me

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 16:14:15 GMT

This has been a pain for me in the past. Windows always stopped at the edge and I have to smack the window against the edge of the monitor as if there is some physical barrier there. Idiotic, but I found the fix (Windows 10):

Open "Control Panel", not the one from the gear icon under START, but type it into the search bar. It's different from the other. It's more like the old school Windows XP Control Panel.

Click the main "Ease of Access" link.

Under "Ease of Access Center", select "Change how your mouse works". Yeah, it seems odd for something more related to the display, but this is it.

Look for a tick box with the line "Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen" and check it.

Press OK, you're done!

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:40:57 GMT

Making a simple post for any others coming across this after google searches on the same issue such as I.

While not a DisplayFusion user, the resolution is to move the window at high velocity between monitors. A quick flick of the wrist while dragging will surpass edge snapping. I can't speak for users with DisplayFusion. I do suggest never having drinks near by

If you don't ever use the snapping technology, then turn off window snapping under multitasking.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 01:04:00 GMT

APPLICATION OPEN IN FULL SCREEN COULD NOT BE DRAGGED TO ANOTHER MONITOR
I know this thread is old but this was a recent problem for me. I also spent excess time on this annoying problem, a lot of different attempts at settings. Not being able to drag aopen application when it was full size was such a time waster. This "feature" started a couple of months ago after a "dreaded" win 10 update. lcs's solution posted above "magically" worked for me.
To get to those settings I used left-click to access display settings, then multitaking...

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 14:06:33 GMT

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:02:18 GMT

StuartM Led me to do some tests - I asked myself about how a cheap mouse is different than an expensive one. One major change is the polling rate of the mouse. I have a razer naga hex V2 mouse that can dynamically change the polling rate. So I decided to test that with the window snapping. Sure enough, If I set the polling rate really low (125) the issue goes away. At 500, the issue is there, but manageable - you still have to move the windows pretty fast between monitors, but not ludicrous speed. At 1000 the issue is very bad and you basically have to move the mouse as fast as you can between windows or snapping will stick it to the original window. Hopefully somebody @ microsoft reads this and fixes the issue.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:38:32 GMT

I have had the same problem for several months after I added a second monitor. The work around was indeed to move the window very fast from one screen to another, and I have used that for a few months, but it seemed ridiculously fast to get it to work.
At work I use Win10 with dual monitors and they work perfectly without the need for super fast movement between screens.
After comparing the two I worked out that the fast movement required to move the window to the second screen was due to the mouse I was using.
I normally use a high DPI gaming mouse (set fairly low), if I use this whenever I move the window between screens it tries to snap unless I move it very quickly.
Using a cheap $10 mouse the problem goes away. It works perfectly. I can plug both mice in at the same time and the cheap one works perfectly while the expensive one causes the snapping issue.

For me the workaround is to move the window very fast.
The cause is the high quality high DPI mouse I use.
MS should fix this.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:14:36 GMT

I had to disable the first option as well in the Windows 10 Multitasking configuration. This must be the result of the latest update...they did do some major changes apparently. I never had a problem with this until after the update. I don't think I was moving windows from monitor to monitor any slower than normal. YEs, you can drag them real fast across the edge of the monitor to get it across with this feature in place, but the only way to allow you to do this at any speed was to disable all 4 Snap config options.

Eric

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:20:16 GMT

I found two options to solve the issue.
a) Move the window faster and it will not snap to the edge.
b) Use keyboard shortcut + (example Win+Left)

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:58:55 GMT

If you don't want to drag, you can hold SHIFT + Windows Key + Left/Right arrow...that'll move the active screen from monitor to monitor.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:34:18 GMT

Should be in the Windows 10 "Settings" app, not the Control Panel. In the Settings app, go to System > Multitasking

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 02:25:06 GMT

Hi Keith,

You mention type multitasking on the start search, but it finds nothing and I have gone through the control panel in Win10 and can't find the settings you are talking about.

Do I need to switch something else on to allow these config windows.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 11:53:14 GMT

I had same issue like the other guys but the following config made it work magically.
For Win 10 config you need to change this (you can open it by typing "Multitasking" in your search bar )
Notice only first option is enabled resti is OFF

After that in settings of DisplayFusion you Disable(un-check) the "Enable Windows Edge Snipping to edges of Monitors"

if you notice I use the other "pro only" features of snaping to Applications because I love it..

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 16:44:18 GMT

@Missiles: On the Settings > Window Management tab, just disable the "Enable maximized window dragging" option, and that should fix up that issue

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:03:02 GMT

Hey i'm a little late here, but i'm having a similar (possibly the same) problem...

Since i installed windows 10, whenever i drag a window from monitor to monitor it snags on the edge of the screen. I disabled the option from the ease of access settings and it no longer snags, but now instead when i try, my screen darkens and i see the huge '1' and '2' at the centre of my monitors.

I'm pretty bad at trying to explain what i mean...But before on windows 7: When i dragged a window it would become smaller/un-maximized, i could lay the window in the middle, spanning across both monitors if i wished, and dragging the window to the top of my screen would re-maximize it.
This is no longer the case, it's just like 'hey here's a full screen, where dya want it ?.. 1 or 2'

Hopefully a solution turns up eventually I had no idea how much i relied on this until recently.

RE: Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:25:47 GMT

I'm assuming you disabled the Aero Snap stuff in the Control Panel > Ease of Access Centre? That definitely seems to be what's causing this, but disabling it shouldn't affect DisplayFusion's Window Snapping. You should still be able to drag a window near the edge of a monitor or other window to have it jump into alignment when Window Snapping is enabled in DF.

Windows 10 - Dual Monitors - Window Snapping Issue: Snags on monitor at low speed

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:22:03 GMT

I often drag a window from one monitor (A) to the other monitor (B). If I try to do this at a reasonable speed, the windows snags on the edge of the monitor (A) and can't be dragged to the other monitor. You essentially have to drag the window really quickly for it not to snag, and more often than not it snags because I'm not moving the window quick enough.

I have to tried disabling snapping altogether on Windows, because DisplayFusion has a Window Snapping feature, but when I disable it on Windows it appears to also disable the same functionality DisplayFusion uses. With the exception of the "Enable maximized window dragging between monitors" which does still work when then Windows 10 snap is disabled, thankfully.

It's a Windows 10 issue clearly, although I was hoping there might be a fix? either by editing the registry or a way to override Window's 10 snapping with DisplayFusion's?

Many thanks