Windows 7 Taskforce

Aero snap vertical maximize buggy if you have one monitor atop the other

Submitted by dsmtoday on August 8, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug

Problem: I have a four monitor setup where three are next to each other and one is on top of my main monitor. The problem is that the automatic vertical maximize feature of aero snap will maximize the window from the bottom of my main screen to the top of the screen above my main monitor. In other words, it stretches the window across two monitors.

(Checked this in RTM, still not fixed - I reported it to Microsoft in Beta version and RC version, too)

Solution: The vertical maximize feature should only snap within one monitor, not across multiple monitors.

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed