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Grab And Move utility

PowerToys Grab And Move lets you move and resize windows by holding a modifier key (Alt or ⊞ Win) and dragging anywhere inside the window. Left-click drag moves the window, right-click drag resizes it from the nearest edge or corner—no need to aim for the title bar or thin window borders.

Animated GIF of the Grab And Move utility moving a window with a modifier key and mouse drag, then resizing from the nearest edge.

Move a window

While Grab And Move is enabled, hold the activation modifier key (Alt by default) and drag with the left mouse button anywhere inside the window. The window follows the cursor until you release the mouse button.

Resize a window

Hold the activation modifier key and drag with the right mouse button. Grab And Move resizes the window from the edge or corner closest to where you started dragging, so you can resize from any side without having to aim for the window border.

Note

Grab And Move may not work reliably with some touchpads.

Settings

Grab And Move has the following settings:

Setting Description
Activation modifier key Choose Alt or Windows key as the modifier you hold to activate move and resize gestures.
Prevent Alt from activating the window menu after a drag or resize operation When Alt is the modifier key, suppresses the window menu that would normally appear when releasing the Alt key.
Resize windows with the modifier key + right-click Hold the modifier key and drag with the right mouse button from the nearest edge or corner to resize the window.
Do not activate when Game Mode is on Prevents the feature from being activated when actively playing a game on the system.
Show window geometry Displays the window position and size on the overlay during drag and resize operations.
Excluded apps Excludes an application from being moved or resized by Grab And Move. Add one application name per line.

Install PowerToys

This utility is part of the Microsoft PowerToys utilities for power users. It provides a set of useful utilities to tune and streamline your Windows experience for greater productivity. To install PowerToys, see Installing PowerToys.

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