
While the other settings may be useful, they aren’t necessary to get the most out of this PowerToy. By default, you hold the shift key to drag and snap windows into a zone but you can use other options presented here.A popup will appear where you can select between common ready-made options or use the “Create new layout” button to set up something better suited to the apps you use. Launch the zone editor to create a default zone layout.Instead of having to manually resize each window, you can use default zones that snap each window into position simply by dragging them into position. Regardless of your screen size, if you ever do any work that requires bouncing back and forth between apps, like copying values from a spreadsheet so you can paste into another app or comparing values side by side from two separate apps (think PDF and DOC files), FancyZones will make your life easier.


In the General settings dashboard, I recommend making sure “Run at startup” is activated if you think you’ll be using these tools on a regular basis (spoiler: you probably will).Once install has done its thing, you can run the PowerToys app from the start menu.
