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How do I get rid of this ANNOYING box on the top of my screen, anytime I drag anything in windows 11, which tries to make it split screen or to my second monitor.
If I want to move it to another monitor, I will drag it there, but it keeps taking things to the wrong screen or making multiple windows.
I do NOT want this on my windows screen, I keep accidently dragging things onto it and its wasting time correcting.
I want to clarify-- ALL SNAP features are OFF, all selections are unchecked, snap is off..
but it's still there.. it is NOT a snap feature, I do not have the snap bar up top.
I have a White Box that opens in the Top Middle of my screen which shows a split screen on one half and my second monitor on the other.
How do I disable this? For over a year now this has been causing my problems with no solution online other than turn SNAP off... Snap features are all off.
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Hi,
Thanks for the update, May I ask, Which GPU or graphics driver do you have-Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD-as integrated Intel graphics can sometimes cause this even on systems with another GPU? Do you have any monitor management software installed, like Dell Display Manager, HP Display Assistant, or LG OnScreen Control, that might add window overlays? And does the white box appear on all monitors or just your main one, and only when dragging windows or even at other times?
Regards,
Hi Randy, thanks for taking the time in trying to help.
I use have the Nvidia RTX 4090, with the Nvidia app, current driver is 581.57 (although this has always been a problem through many driver changes).
I do not use any integrated graphics, this is on a desktop.
I also do not use any monitor management software, so nothing is adding an overlay. Completely exiting all Nvidia software, does not affect the appearance.
I actually have the computer connected to a Phillips HD Tv, and I do get the exact same box on the TV screen, I am using extended view, not mirror.
The box in the image appears anytime I select an application, be it google chrome, or a windows application such as File Manager.
It ONLY appears when selecting, and then actually 'dragging'.
Thanks again, any suggestions are very much appreciated.
While probably irrelevant, my main monitor is the Odyssey G8.
Hi,
You can try this:
To disable the Snap layouts menu from the top of the screen on Windows 11, use these steps:
Optional: Clear the "Show snap layouts when I hover over a window’s maximize button" option to disable Snap layouts completely.
Kind regards,
Wow, did you even read what I wrote, and where I said, I think 5 times, snap is not on, not checked.. you know what, just read the question vs me re-writing it all when you are not even going to read it.
Hi Brian,
Sorry about that, I had the exact same issue on my system, and what ended up working for me was disabling the specific Snap Layouts option related to dragging windows to the top of the screen. After that, the white box stopped appearing completely.
You can also try this using Command Prompt to remove the white snap layout bar. Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run the following command:
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v EnableSnapBar /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Then restart your computer or sign out and back in to apply the change. This might disable the white box that appears when you drag a window to the top of your screen.
Kind regards,
Everything in snap is clicked off, including snap itself; i've even tried turning everything back on and then off again. I will give the command prompt a try, thank you for your help.
also... sorry about the rude answer before, I've consistently asked this question and stated snap features are all off, and all of the solution solutions everyone always provided was- turn off snap under the display function
It gets frustrating to specifically state a problem, and everyone gives a solution where I specifically state I've already tried something. 😁
Unfortunately, the command prompt (while applied successfully), and under 'admin' and restarting, did not fix the issue.
If it helps, this is the feature I am talking about- see image
Randy, I found the solution.
It was your comment about monitor software that made me consider that no one else is experiencing this in windows, the way I was.
I used the picture (posted above), and cut out just the image of the white selection box and did an image search.
Surprisingly, that led me to what it was. Ironically, it WAS my monitor. When I purchased the Odyssey G8 years ago and plugged it into windows, along with the drivers, Samsung (the maker of this monitor) installs their app "Easy Setting Box". Whether it was an automatic thing, or I just installed the software that came with it, this was what was causing it.
It never occurred to me to take a picture and do an image search for this, always assuming it was a windows feature.
So while I may have found my own solution, it was your questions which led my thought down a different path.
So I just wanted to say- THANK YOU, for your time and effort. I've been dealing with this for years. lol
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely
Brian