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In Windows 7, if you drag a window by its title bar to the top of the screen, the window maximizes.

This annoys me -- if I am dragging a window to the top of the screen, it is because I am positioning it so I can see it and something else. If I want to maximize, I'll click the maximize button.

Does anyone know how to turn off this feature?

Indrek
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David Mackintosh
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I love this feature, but this link answers your question.

  • Go to Control Panel.
  • Click on Ease of Access link or Ease of Access Center icon.
  • Select Change how your mouse works or Make the mouse easier to use option.
  • Tick the check box for Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen with the mouse under “Make it easier to manage windows” section.
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And for those who frequently reinstall windows, I found a key in Registry responsible for this. Just paste the code below into a notepad and save it as something.reg file and run it. You'll have to log off for it to take effect though. (and "1" makes it snap again)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"WindowArrangementActive"="0"
Emil
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