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I'm on Win 11 Pro 24H2 Build 26100.3194, and when I try to move a window by the title bar, many time is snaps to full screen which is very annoying. I checked settings under System > Multitasking, and Snapping is already off. Does anyone know how I can disable this? Thank you!
 

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Meisha said:
when I try to move a window by the title bar
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Didn't you just doubleclick it?
In all versions of Windows 10 and 11 (and may be older as well) doubleclicking the title bar will activate full screen.

Some mouses, when older, have problems clicking double when single click is done.
Longer ago I had that with a mouse having rather inferior microswitches for left and right click.
 

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Kees, I'm trying to have it NOT go to full size. How to disable that, is my question. No, I'm not double-clicking.
Sinto, Snap is already turned off, but it still does it. When I grab the title bar to move it, it goes to full screen. I just want to move the window.
 

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Meisha said:
When I grab the title bar to move it, it goes to full screen. I just want to move the window.
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When you grab the title bar, you are clicking the mouse. And when that mouse coincidentally makes a double-click instead of a normal click, you'll have the full-size screen. I really had that with a mouse some time ago. Had to replace the built-in microswitch, after that the problem had gone, but then I bought another mouse.

So my suggestion: try it with some other mouse (preferably a new one), to see if its happening with that mouse too. If it does happen, you will have ruled out the mouse as cause.
 

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Ah! I see now! Thank you, that makes sense because I noticed this mouse also skipping, like while I'm dragging something, it lets go. OK, thank you, I'll switch mice! ;)
Yes, you're right, Kees, I can tell already. Thank you! Can I mark your answer as correct or doesn't this forum do that?
 

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Wish you luck! Please let us know if changing the mouse cured the problem or not.
 

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Yes, it seems to have cured the problem, so far so good. I'm confident that it was the answer! Thank you again! :)
 

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Thanks for the confirmation! (y)
 

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Meisha said:
Can I mark your answer as correct or doesn't this forum do that?
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As far as I know there is no option to mark someone's answer as correct.

But you have liked my answer as 'Great Support', that should do.
 

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How to disable window going to full screen when I move it​

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Just for clarity, Maximized is different from Full Screen. Pressing F11 to get Full Screen gets rid of some of the tool bars in a program's window to give more room for data. Maximized fills the screen with a program's window not removing anything.
 

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Berton said:
Maximized is different from Full Screen
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You certainly are right.
But from this...
Meisha said:
when I try to move a window by the title bar, many time is snaps to full screen
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... I directly understood what the OP was pointing at and that's what matters. ;-)
 

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    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
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    MSI PRO B550M-P Gen3
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    MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB LP V1
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    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX
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    Samsung S24E450F 24"
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    1920 x 1080
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    1. SSD Crucial P5 Plus 500GB PCIe M.2
    2. SSD-SATA Crucial MX500-2TB
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    Corsair CV650W
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    Cooler Master Silencio S400
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    Cooler Master Hyper H412R with Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 PWM BL038 fan
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    Cherry Stream (wired, scissor keys)
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