How To Enable/Disable Aero Snap In Windows 7

Aero Snap allows users to minimize, maximize, or resize program windows by dragging and dropping them to the screen corners. If you don’t like the Aero Snap feature in Windows 7 or you feel it to be boring or unnecessary, just go through the following steps to disable it.

Click Start > Control Panel to open the Windows 7 Control Panel, now from the View by drop down box, choose Large icons.

large icons

Now choose Ease of Access Center.

Ease of Access

Click Make it easier to focus on tasks link located in almost the bottom of the Ease of Access Center.

Ease of Access

Check Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen to disable the Aero Snap feature. You can uncheck it to enable it again.

Enbable Aero Snap

Click Apply to finish the configuration, if you want to read some more about Aero Snap feature, go here. Enjoy!

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2 Comments

  1. sudhakar123
    Posted February 18, 2010 at 5:51 am | Permalink

    Hi folks,

    I have windows 7 Home basic, i did enable the aero feature. but still i cannot see the personalize menu in popup(right click on desktop).

    kindly help me out to add personalize menu in the same.

    see the image below how personalize menu is exists:
    http://www.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads...

    thanks,
    -Sai

  2. Nakodari
    Posted February 18, 2010 at 8:57 am | Permalink

    Aero is not available in Windows 7 Home Basic but you can always enable it using this tip: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/enabl...

    PS… Leaving comments under multiple posts is considered as spam and will get you banned. :)

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