Splitting Your Screen on Windows 11 Laptops

With the following guide, you can split your screen on a Windows 11 laptop into different sections for viewing and accessing multiple windows at once. Furthermore, to enhance user multitasking experiences, Microsoft has introduced a new feature called Snap Layouts in Windows 11, allowing you to arrange your applications quickly and neatly on the screen with 4 available layouts.

Guide to Splitting Your Computer Screen on Windows 11

Guide to Splitting Screen on Windows 11 Laptops

1. How to Enable Snap Windows Feature on Windows 11

To begin, you need to enable the Snap windows feature on Windows 11 with the following steps:

Step 1: Click on the Windows icon on the taskbar and select Settings, or press Windows + I to open the Settings app.

Step 2: Next, click on System > Multitasking.

Step 3: Turn on Snap windows by toggling the switch to On.

Step 4: Click on Snap windows and you'll see a menu with various options. Here, you can deselect or select options according to your preferences.

2. Splitting Screen on Windows 11 Laptops Using Snap Layouts

Windows 11 has made splitting your screen much easier and faster with Snap Layouts integrated right into the maximize button for each window. You no longer need to drag windows to the side or rely on shortcuts to activate Snap windows as in Windows 10.

2.1. Splitting Screen on Windows 11 Laptops into 2 Parts

To split the screen on a Windows 11 laptop into 2 parts, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open the application window you wish to split and hover your mouse cursor over the maximize button at the top right corner of the window.

Step 2: In the layout dividing the screen into 2 parts, click on either the left half or right half of that layout.

Step 3: Now, your current application window will be snapped to the selected half of the screen, and open applications will be displayed as thumbnails on the remaining half. Click on the application you wish to add to the other half of the screen.

Step 4: Voila! You now have two application windows on your screen to use simultaneously.

2.2. Splitting the screen on a Windows 11 laptop into 3 parts

Step 1: Open the application window you want to split and hover your mouse cursor over the maximize button at the top right corner of the window.
Step 2: In the layout splitting the screen into 3 parts, click on one of the 3 sections of that layout.

Step 3: Now, your current application window will snap to the selected section of the screen, and open applications will be displayed as thumbnails on the second section of the screen. Continue selecting applications to add to the second and remaining sections of the screen.

2.3. Splitting the screen on a Windows 11 laptop into 4 parts

The steps to divide the screen into 4 parts are similar to the above. You open the application window you want to split and move the mouse cursor over the maximize button at the top right corner of the window.

Then, in the layout splitting the screen into 4 parts, you click on one of the 4 sections of that layout. Your current application window will snap to the selected section of the screen, and open applications will be displayed as thumbnails on the second section of the screen. Now, continue assigning applications to the remaining 3 sections of the screen. Once you've divided the screen, you can also refer to how to take screenshots here when using Windows 11.

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3. Splitting the screen on a Windows 11 laptop using keyboard shortcuts

In addition to using Snap Layouts to split the screen on a Windows 11 laptop, you can also utilize keyboard shortcuts for this task.

All you need to do is open the desired window and press the Windows key + Left/Right arrow. Then, the current application window will be assigned to the selected screen half, and other open applications will appear as thumbnails on the remaining half. Now, simply select the application you want to add to that half of the screen. To split the screen into 3 or 4 parts, you can use combinations of the Windows key + Left/Right arrow and Windows key + Up/Down arrow.

The article has guided you on how to split the screen on a Windows 11 laptop. With just a few simple steps, you can divide your computer screen into multiple sections and use multiple applications simultaneously for both work and entertainment purposes. Additionally, you can also learn how to screen record on Windows 11 to facilitate your tasks even further.

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