If your monitor has unsupported low resolution (below 1280×768 pixels), here are two simple methods for you to try Windows 8 Snap feature: one is with a little app called ‘Windows 8 Snap Enabler’ and another is a registry tweak.
- Windows 8 Snap Enabler: It is a free app for Windows 8 Developer Preview and allows you to enable windows 8 snap feature on low resolutions PC.
To use it, download and run the tool (no installation needed) and click “Enable Windows 8 Snap Feature” to enable and click “Disable Windows 8 Snap Feature” to disable this feature. 2. Registry Tweak: You can you can force enable snap on unsupported machines with some registry modifications. To do that, Click Win + R key to open Run command box and type regedit and hit enter. Now navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER –Software – Microsoft – Windows – CurrentVersion – ImmersiveShell Under ImmersiveShell, create a new key and name it AppPositioner Select this newly created key and create a new DWORD AlwaysEnableLSSnapping and set its value 1. Restart your computer to activate this feature. (via) Note: If your screen resolution is 1366×768 pixels or above, you don’t need to enable this feature. It is enabled by default.
