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    Show Windows Side by Side in Windows 10

    Show Windows Side by Side in Windows 10

    How to Show All Open Windows Side by Side in Windows 10
    Published by Category: General Tips
    11 Nov 2019
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Show All Open Windows Side by Side in Windows 10


    In Windows, you can use the show windows side by side option to arrange all your open windows to be side by side with each other.

    If you have more than one display, your open windows will only show side by side on the display that they are open on.

    This tutorial will show you how to arrange your open windows to be side by side in Windows 10.


    Contents




    EXAMPLE: Show windows side by side
    Show Windows Side by Side in Windows 10-show_windows_side_by_side.jpg






    OPTION ONE

    To Show windows side by side


    1 Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, and click/tap on Show windows side by side or press the i key. (see screenshot below)

    Show Windows Side by Side in Windows 10-side_by_side_windows.jpg






    OPTION TWO

    To Undo Show all windows side by side


    1 Right click or press and hold on the taskbar, and click/tap on Undo Show all windows side by side or press the U key. (see screenshot below)

    Show Windows Side by Side in Windows 10-undo_side_by_side_windows.jpg


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 7,905
    Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
       #1

    The side by side option shows 1/4 size windows stacked on top of each other on the left hand side of screen. Why isn't each windows 1/2 the screen size?
    Last edited by Steve C; 30 May 2019 at 13:42.
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  2. Posts : 68,985
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hello Steve,

    I would adventure to guess it's due to Snap.
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  3. Posts : 51
    W 10 Pro, W 7 Pro & XP Pro.
       #3

    Steve C said:
    The side by side option shows 1/4 size windows stacked on top of each other on the left hand side of screen. Why isn't each windows 1/2 the screen size?
    I have always had this problem from the first time I used Windows 10 Pro.

    Brink said:
    I would adventure to guess it's due to Snap.
    I've changed all Snap options and it has no effect. Also 'Show windows stacked' is the same as 'Show windows side by side'.
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  4. Posts : 68,985
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    It looks like it now arranges them the same way snap would.
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  5. Posts : 312
    Microsoft Win 10
       #5

    For a better view, I select cascade view.
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 52
    10 x64 20H2 19042.804
       #6

    Brink said:
    Hello Steve,

    I would adventure to guess it's due to Snap.
    Well that sucks to. I never use snap, even with snap disabled and restart, it still give blank part of the screen which is crazy in many ways... Oh God.. I don't know what will happen on windows 11 if they kept like this tho
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  7. Posts : 95
    Windows 10 v 21H2 Home 64-bit
       #7

    It's been like this for years....


    When I try to get "side by side", it never does it right. It usually just stacks them. Or puts them in a "weird" sort of spacing. Never the way it did when I first got the PC. From what I see above in comments, the answer is Cascade because that's what I have to do. Cascade two windows and then reshape them.
    :
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  8. Posts : 7,905
    Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
       #8

    MorganBilbo said:
    When I try to get "side by side", it never does it right. It usually just stacks them. Or puts them in a "weird" sort of spacing. Never the way it did when I first got the PC. From what I see above in comments, the answer is Cascade because that's what I have to do. Cascade two windows and then reshape them.
    :
    For two windows, I use the Win key + left arrow one one window then the Win key + right arrow on the other window to place them half size side by side.
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  9. Posts : 52
    10 x64 20H2 19042.804
       #9

    Steve C said:
    For two windows, I use the Win key + left arrow one one window then the Win key + right arrow on the other window to place them half size side by side.
    Yes but we want it via right click menu on task bar ����. Seems snap ability is why this implemented in the first place, and UWP also. If there're no UWP application launched, snap will work normally, if there's UWP, well.. forget it ��*♂️
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