How to disable windows 7 keyboard shortcut for moving active window?

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Before windows 7, I was using an autohotkey script to positioning windows. Now, windows 7 has Win+Up/Down/Left/Right for moving the active window. There are few reasons I want to disable the built-in hot keys:

  1. When my script is being used, built-in hot keys still work for a few types of windows like console and some service control window but not all of them. This inconsistency is hard to cope with.
  2. I cannot stop using my script because it provides more ways of positioning and aligning windows, comparing to the built-in hot keys.

Thanks

Codism

Posted 2012-02-22T16:26:08.560

Reputation: 845

Out of curiosity what more could you want besides left/right and full? – Shawn – 2012-02-22T17:17:57.860

@Shawn: I use Win-Arrows to move/align the active window by boundaries of other visible windows. To think how useful it is, image you want to keep the calculator on the left side of a word document. A simple dock-to-right will leave you some unused desktop space in nowadays screens. Also, a built-in hot key has three possible outcomes(L/R/F), which IMHO is a very bad design because I believe human brain cannot unconsciously track three status. – Codism – 2012-02-22T17:54:00.150

Answers

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To disable Windows Snap, click on the Start Orb then type "accessibility", or part of it until you see Ease of Access Center listed, from here, click Make the mouse easier to use.

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Under this, click on Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen.

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And you are done, this disables both the snap with the mouse to the side and the keyboard shortcuts.

William Hilsum

Posted 2012-02-22T16:26:08.560

Reputation: 111 572

2I saw this option before but could never relate it to keyboard. Thanks a lot! – Codism – 2012-02-22T17:56:28.570

I could not relate it neither. Good example for bad UI naming. – Lars Blumberg – 2013-02-12T13:48:33.367

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