How to split screen on windows 10/11 laptop?

Using the split screen function of Windows 10 and Windows 11, you can split the screen into multiple sections, which allows you to complete various tasks without switching windows, which can bring great convenience and improve your work efficiency. This article will introduce the method of split screen in Windows 10 and Windows 11, I hope it will be helpful to you.

1. Split screen by dragging apps (Windows 10/11)
2. Split screen via keyboard shortcuts (Windows 10/11)
3. Use Snap layouts for split screen (Windows 11)

Split screen in Windows 10 and Windows 11 uses the Snap windows function that comes with the Windows system. Therefore, before starting the split screen operation, please make sure that the Snap windows function has been turned on on your computer. If your PC is Windows 10 or 11, please follow the steps below to enable Snap windows

1. Click on the Windows icon, type "Settings" in the search box, and click on it (the app with the gear icon)
2. Click "System", find "Multitasking" and click
3. Click the switch next to "Snap windows" to turn it on (it will show blue when turned on)

The method of opening "Snap windows" in Windows 10 and 11 systems is the same, except that there are only 3 options under Windows 10 system, and 6 options under Windows 11 system.

How to split screen on windows 10/11?

1. Split screen by dragging the app

1. Select an application window and drag it to the left side of the screen until the split-screen prompt box (a small gray box) appears.

2. Select the number of split screens you want. When the small gray box is 1/2 of the screen, continue to drag it up until it can be adjusted to 1/4 of the screen. Release the mouse when the split screen prompt box appears, you can split the program into 1/2 or 1/4, and then click the application window in the remaining split screen to fill the small window with the application. Of course, you can also set it to 1/2 screen on the left or right, and 2 quarter screens on the other side by this method.

3. To adjust the size of the split-screen window, you can move the mouse to the boundary of the small window. When the adjustment symbol (two-way arrow) appears, press and hold the left mouse button and drag up, down, left, and right to adjust the size of the split-screen.

2. Split screen through keyboard shortcuts (open multiple windows with keyboard)

• "Windows" + "↑""←""→"

This method is also applicable to Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems, and it is faster and more accurate than dragging. Arguably the easiest split-screen method. While holding down the Windows button, press any direction key (↑←→) to divide the screen into half of the screen up and down or left and right, and then press ← or → when splitting the screen up and down to divide the screen into Quarter screen (pressing ↑ or ↓ when splitting the screen left and right can also divide the screen into a quarter screen). Divide the screen into the ratio you want, release the Windows key, and click the application in other windows to fill the split-screen window.

If you want to make the split-screen window fill the full screen again, you can click the zoom function in the upper right corner, or you can press Windows+↑ to switch the small window to full-screen mode.

How to split screen on windows 11?

The above two split-screen methods are applicable to windows 10 and windows 11 systems, because they both use the "Snap windows" function. But compared to Windows 10, Windows 11 has a new feature called "Snap Layouts", which can provide more split-screen methods. Compared with Windows 10, there are 2 more ways to divide the screen into 3 vertical small screens The layout of the implementation method is as follows:

1. Press the "Win" + "Z" keys, you will see a split-screen box pop up in the upper right corner of the screen, and there are 6 layouts to choose from.

2. Click a small box in the split-screen layout you want, and your current application will cover the screen at the corresponding position according to the split-screen method, and then you can continue to select the applications that need to be displayed in other split-screens.

3.How do I disable split screen?

1. Click on the Windows icon, type "Settings" in the search box, and click on it (the app with the gear icon)
2. Click "System", find "Multitasking" and click
3. Click the switch after "Snap windows" to turn it on (it will be white when turned off)

If you don't want to turn off "Snap windows" completely, but just want to disable some of its functions, you can uncheck some of the checkboxes below.

How do I split my monitor into two screens on Windows?

On Windows 10/11, there is a very simple split-screen method. Drag the application window to the left or right side of the screen until the split-screen prompt box appears and release it to split the screen. You can also press Win+↑←→direction keys to split the screen. Windows 11 can press the Win+Z key to select split-screen mode.

What keys do you press to split screen?

On Windows 10 and 11, press Win + any arrow key on the left or right to split the screen, and Windows 11 can press the Win + Z key to select the split screen mode.

How do I open two Windows side by side?

On Windows 10/11, press Win + ← or →, you can put two tabs side by side.