How to Split Screen on Windows 11 (Practically)

Jamil Parvez 01/08/2023

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In this article, I’m going to discuss how to split screen on windows 11. If you are facing an issue with Split Windows, This article is going to be very important for you.

In this guide, I will show you the way how to split screen in Windows 11. You can split your Windows 11 screen into multiple sections to improve your productivity. Split-screen permits you to view and access multiple windows at once. Windows 11 displays up to 4 or six windows simultaneously app at a time. The Snap feature by default is enabled in Windows 11.

Split Screen on Windows 11 with 2 Ways PC and Laptop

Enable split screen in Windows 11, press WINDOWS + I key from your keyboard to open the Settings, and then select System.

In System settings, scroll down and then select the Multitasking option.

Verify the Snap windows option is enabled and select the down arrow key.

Also, you can explore the various options listed under it and then check/uncheck as per requirement.

Using Windows 11 Snap Layouts

Splitting Screen on Windows 11 is very simple and quick with Snap Layouts integrated right into the maximize button for each window. No need to hold or drag a window to the side, or work with your keyboard shortcuts to trigger Snap windows.
Use Snap Layouts in Windows 11, hover the cursor (mouse) over the maximize button near the screen top right corner of a window. A small box will pop up with 4 or 6 different options to split the screen.

Split Screen into 2 Sections

Open the app windows that you would like to split, hover the mouse (cursor) over the maximize button, and then select one of the parts of the first option.

The current app window will appear now snap into the selected half of the screen, and you can find other open apps as thumbnails on the other half screen. Choose the one that you need to add to the other half of the screen.

Now you can see two app windows on the screen. You can access and then work on them simultaneously.
You can also have the option to resize the windows.

Split Screen into Three Sections

If you want to work on three apps simultaneously, there is also an option to split the screen into three. Hover the cursor to the maximize button and then select the three parts.

The current window will fit the part we choose earlier and then the other open windows will be displaying as thumbnails in your left half. Choose the 2nd and then 3rd window that you need to work on.

Now we have three open windows on the screen, split according to your decision. The concept of resizing remains the same, just hold and then drag the line that separates two/three windows.

Split Screen into Four Sections

The concept of splitting screen on Windows 11 into four is pretty much the same as what we discussed in the last section. Hover the cursor (mouse) over the maximize button of the current window, select the desired quarter in the last option, and then choose the other apps to be on the split-screen accordingly.

With the default settings in place, once 1 of the windows takes up half the Windows screen, the other open windows will be displayed in the other half. choose the one that you need to add to the other side of the screen.

Once you have two windows on the screen, drag the line that separates them in either direction to resize the windows. This process to adjust the windows remains the same in both methods.