How do I get rid of the Window selection on the top

Brian 25 Reputation points
2025-10-29T03:13:44.5+00:00

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.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics

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Randy Baroja 20,775 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-10-31T01:19:48.3366667+00:00

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,

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  1. Randy Baroja 20,775 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-10-29T03:59:06.19+00:00

    Hi,

    You can try this:

    To disable the Snap layouts menu from the top of the screen on Windows 11, use these steps:

    • Open Settings > System > Multitasking settings.
    • Expand the "Snap windows" setting.
    • Uncheck the "Show snap layouts when I drag a window to the top of my screen" option which disables the visibility of the Snap layout menu at the top of the screen.

    Optional: Clear the "Show snap layouts when I hover over a window’s maximize button" option to disable Snap layouts completely.

    Kind regards,

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