I need to restart my pc several times a day, and I obviously need windows to remember the size of my explorer and programs windows at restart. I threw in the toilet lot of precious time every time for decades due to this problem. Why when i close windows holding down shift makes the system remember the size of windows but on restart these sizes are not remembered anymore? What can I do to get out of this Windows nightmare?
Is there any way to configure fancy zone preset shortcuts to have specific apps automatically open within each zone? That would be the killer app for me to increase productivity. For example say using the priority grid (from left to right) have File Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Discord open by clicking one fancy zone custom preset.
I'm having trouble using FancyZones I have a screen Samsung 49" Curved screen S49A950, 5120x1440 a) The installation is going well b) splitting the screen works fine c) The placement of the different windows is fine but I maximize one of the windows in one of the splits on the screen maximize this window the entire screen and not just the individual partition area. So how do you set so that when you maximize a window it stays within the area of the screen to which you have assigned the window and does not fill the entire screen?
@@JamesMontemagno It does not work, when I have maximized a window it cannot be moved, it is locked to appear all over the screen. Can't you tell exactly what you do to get maximum window in an area?
I've tried everything and you cannot. It seems that even when you hit f11 in a browser, the full screen kicks on and takes over the entire monitor. Still looking for that software that can fullscreen two video split screen
1:50 5:00 I'm having an issue where when you UNsnap it from the zone, it stays that size and shape... How do you make it so it reverts back to the original shape like how normal snap does it.. Kinda weird you didn't show any instances of it going back to its original shape
Thanks for the tutorial! However, I have a small issue: when I want to put a RUclips video in full screen while I have defined a specific zone, the video goes full screen on the entire screen instead of just the defined zone. How can I fix this?
How do I set which layout gets used every time I hit shift and drag a window? How do I change which layout gets used when I've already hit shift and am dragging a window?
would you consider doing a review of the tools for windows tablets in Tablet Pro STUDIO? They are unique tools like powertoys tools that you can't find anywhere else. Makes for interesting content and makes using desktop apps much much easier with pen and touch. comparable to keyboard and mouse speeds. Thank you James
Hey James , thanks for the intro .. is it possible to have like a massive virtual screen set up in fancy zones whereby , if I push the mouse to the edge or press -> it scrolls across , essentially having your monitor set up almost like a viewport to a much larger screen? Thanks
After all this hardwork and installing the software...one reboot and its all gone ?....or it remembers each unique folder by name and where it should open when a folder icon is double clicked ?
This is exactly what i needed to get my head around this, thank you. Do you know if there's a way to save your apps in place within the zones, so the always go there when you open them?
James, Can you change the resolution of a window within Fancy Zones, I thinking no, but it is worth asking. I have been using Fancy Zones for a while but until I watch you video I didn't know how much more is was capable of doing.
Thanks James. James, Please, Can you help with a tutorial on how to Xaml bind a Viewmodel that has dependency injection in a viewmodel to a Xaml page in an Xamarin or MAUI solution. I have seen the dependency injection video, but when things get blow out of proportion because the viewmodel has injected input. Yes I can use datatype but cannot do the binding context in xaml that will allow me to do the "Source={Binding}"
hej great video but i cant skale my games anymore to the zones dont know why but maybe you can help and other windows wont skale too i have to do it manuelly
Really ticks me off to have an app tie up a bunch of key combinations that I don't use - nothing more stupid than NOT to implement a simple foldout context menu or popup menu. Geez - that's proof they are not human factored.
I get around it by setting the shortcut to the fancy zone, then it's ctrl+win+alt+ little annoying still, but works a bit easier then resetting the zone.
I've had PowerToys installed for years and just finally tried FancyZones, well done intro!
Great to hear!
Great app and I really appreciate the quick and concise intro. Thanks.
This is exactly what I have been looking for. Oh Thanks a lot. Loved it.
Loved it - thanks so much for helping me get acquainted with Fancy Zones.
Came back from Windows 11 because my PC is not fully supported. Missed the new snapping windows feature W11 had. Found this and couldn't be happier.
HOLY SHIT MAN THANK YOUU BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR A MINUTE!!! ❤
Nice job. Exactly what I needed to get it set-up quick, without missing out on work.
3:20 Stannis Baratheon: "Fewer."
Idiocy aside, Power Tools looks super helpful! Never knew it existed at all, thanks :)
I need to restart my pc several times a day, and I obviously need windows to remember the size of my explorer and programs windows at restart.
I threw in the toilet lot of precious time every time for decades due to this problem.
Why when i close windows holding down shift makes the system remember the size of windows but on restart these sizes are not remembered anymore?
What can I do to get out of this Windows nightmare?
Thanks for this. I found it FancyZones to be completely unusable until I watched this.
thanks for your efforts you made it simple and lemme tell you this i am using this as a developer and it helpt alot thanks again
Thanks, dude. Great vid.
Is there any way to configure fancy zone preset shortcuts to have specific apps automatically open within each zone? That would be the killer app for me to increase productivity. For example say using the priority grid (from left to right) have File Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Discord open by clicking one fancy zone custom preset.
Amazing my man
Using this with the LGDulup is amazing! Thanks
So handy, thanks a lot for your video!
I'm having trouble using FancyZones
I have a screen Samsung 49" Curved screen S49A950, 5120x1440
a) The installation is going well
b) splitting the screen works fine
c) The placement of the different windows is fine
but I maximize one of the windows in one of the splits on the screen
maximize this window the entire screen and not just the individual partition area.
So how do you set so that when you maximize a window it stays within the area of the screen to which you have assigned the window and does not fill the entire screen?
I hood down shift while dragging to have the window fill the partition
@@JamesMontemagno It does not work, when I have maximized a window it cannot be moved, it is locked to appear all over the screen.
Can't you tell exactly what you do to get maximum window in an area?
Excellent vid!
Thanks for sharing
Wow - super tool.. and well explained - bravo
Great video +1 like
I'm having trouble setting the zones, then snapping the apps to the zones I create.
Thanks goat
Wish there could be a way to customize keyboard shortcuts to snap a window on an specific section of the grid
Can you maximise an application over two sreens?
I've tried everything and you cannot. It seems that even when you hit f11 in a browser, the full screen kicks on and takes over the entire monitor. Still looking for that software that can fullscreen two video split screen
1:50
5:00
I'm having an issue where when you UNsnap it from the zone, it stays that size and shape... How do you make it so it reverts back to the original shape like how normal snap does it..
Kinda weird you didn't show any instances of it going back to its original shape
As far as I'm aware it does not snap back to its previous (normal) shape. I'm not sure if the issue's the same on Windows 11, though.
@@kohimame It looks like there is now an option for it - "Restore the original size of windows when unsnapping"
Intro, 4 minutes, title 5 minutes, video length 6 minutes.
Thanks for the tutorial! However, I have a small issue: when I want to put a RUclips video in full screen while I have defined a specific zone, the video goes full screen on the entire screen instead of just the defined zone. How can I fix this?
Can you do a zone inside a zone? Like Picture in Picture? I'd love to play certain video games with a smaller window in a corner
Thank you very much
Hey man I got a specific app that I want to use it for but it doesnt work for on that app ... any fixes?
this is great ty!
Does using power toys fancy zones with a single monitor LGCX 55 inch cause stuttering during streaming or recording to OBX?
How do I set which layout gets used every time I hit shift and drag a window?
How do I change which layout gets used when I've already hit shift and am dragging a window?
would you consider doing a review of the tools for windows tablets in Tablet Pro STUDIO? They are unique tools like powertoys tools that you can't find anywhere else. Makes for interesting content and makes using desktop apps much much easier with pen and touch. comparable to keyboard and mouse speeds. Thank you James
Great video! thanks
Hey James , thanks for the intro .. is it possible to have like a massive virtual screen set up in fancy zones whereby , if I push the mouse to the edge or press -> it scrolls across , essentially having your monitor set up almost like a viewport to a much larger screen? Thanks
After all this hardwork and installing the software...one reboot and its all gone ?....or it remembers each unique folder by name and where it should open when a folder icon is double clicked ?
Thanks Linus! 🤣
This is exactly what i needed to get my head around this, thank you. Do you know if there's a way to save your apps in place within the zones, so the always go there when you open them?
Not that I know of but I think there is a feature request out there
I can't do what you do at 4:58. Help! Mine just don't show to get dragged into a "zone" that I want
James, Can you change the resolution of a window within Fancy Zones, I thinking no, but it is worth asking. I have been using Fancy Zones for a while but until I watch you video I didn't know how much more is was capable of doing.
Thanks James.
James, Please, Can you help with a tutorial on how to Xaml bind a Viewmodel that has dependency injection in a viewmodel to a Xaml page in an Xamarin or MAUI solution.
I have seen the dependency injection video, but when things get blow out of proportion because the viewmodel has injected input.
Yes I can use datatype but cannot do the binding context in xaml that will allow me to do the "Source={Binding}"
I have a LG C1 48, I can’t shrink the canvas to 1920x1080. Is there a toggle or something?
Great video Thank you! One question, how do you change from template 0 to template 1 on the screen?
Thanks
does anyone know if you can shuffle or randomize the apps' positions in order to protect OLED screens while working?
thanks helped me alor
Can you just open single windows to saved sizes like an old program Winsize2.
I want to watch multiple youtube video lives, how do I get them to stay in fancyzones while full screen (dont want to see chrome window bar)
hej great video but i cant skale my games anymore to the zones dont know why but maybe you can help and other windows wont skale too i have to do it manuelly
Thank you for the nice intro. Can i share my "zone(s)" during a zoom meeting?
Yes! There is an app called region to share in the microsoft store. I’ll do a video for next week
With fancyzones, can you reboot and if you open certain apps will it remember which zones it was before and automatically goes to that zone?
I haven’t found a way to do that yet, but good feature request
Really ticks me off to have an app tie up a bunch of key combinations that I don't use - nothing more stupid than NOT to implement a simple foldout context menu or popup menu. Geez - that's proof they are not human factored.
Is it possible to run an app fullscreen(focus mode) in a zone?
Love FancyZones but sadly it'll sometimes crash and not load at all or only load default zones. Wish PowerToys weren't so buggy.
I get around it by setting the shortcut to the fancy zone, then it's ctrl+win+alt+ little annoying still, but works a bit easier then resetting the zone.
This doesn't work for hwinfo64 or hw monitor :/
SHIFT!? THE SECRET WAS SHIFT? ive been banging my head against the wall for weeks trying to get this to work. I just had to press shift...
How did you delete the zone?
Thanks! But how do you make them snap so that there isn't a space between every window, as seen at 5:11?
In the fancy zone layout editor. Click edit and then adjust the "space around zones"
@@JamesMontemagno thank you, it worked!
@@JamesMontemagno Thank you! Worked like a charm!
UGGGGHhhhh I can't find ANYONE showing "Canvas"
There's a free program called window grid that's much better in my opinion. nice video nevertheless : )
That is quite fancy, but I still can't really think of an actual use case... Maybe because I don't have a very big screen
The part where you didn't tell people how to launch PowerToys was extra-annoying.
This software is the biggest scam I've seen. It works as intended with only a few basic apps.
It's free
And it works with anything that is in windowed mode.
it's stupidly complicated, just make the old desktop functions work