JDtech

Windows 7's Aero Snap feature may take you by surprise. To see what Snap does, grab an open application's title bar and move it to the left, right, or top of your screen until your mouse cursor touches the edge. Snap will then kick into action, showing you a large translucent rectangle, indicating that if you release the mouse button, the application will "snap" to fill the space occupied by the translucent rectangle.

The main purpose of Snap is to make it easy for you to situate two open applications side-by-side on your screen so that they perfectly fill all available screen space. Move an application to the top of the screen, and Snap will maximise the application--achieving the same result as double-clicking the title bar.

The trouble with Snap is that it can interfere with efforts to move application around on your monitor. If you inadvertently "snap" one to the side or top, you have to go to the trouble of unsnapping it.

Luckily, it's easy to turn off Snap. Just open the Windows 7 Start menu, type "snap" or "arrange," and then click the search result labeled "Turn off automatic window arrangement." In the resulting dialog box, select the check box labeled "Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen." Click OK, and Snap will be history on your computer.

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STBear

I assume unchecking will restore the snap feature.

JDtech

Yes, it will.