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Somehow Win+Right and Win+Left shortcuts that are used to snap the window to the left or right of the screen don't work any more. They worked fine a few days a go and now the stopped working.

Other Windows key shortcuts work fine, the the arrow buttons work fine.

What can be the problem?

phuclv
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It's because the snap option has been disabled. Just open start menu, type Snap and select Snap settings. Alternatively open settings > system > multitasking

There you'll see the Snap - Arrange windows automatically by dragging them to the sides or corners of the screen. Just enable it and the shortcuts will work again

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phuclv
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If you close a window that is currently snapped then re-open it, it generally breaks one of the snap directions. e.g. if I snap VSCode to the right side of my screen, close it, then re-open it, Win+Right will work, but Win+Left will not.

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Adam
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Find Multitasking Settings and switch Snap on.

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