PowerToys: PowerShell windows don't snap into desired place in FancyZones

ℹ Computer information

PowerToys version: v0.25.0
PowerToy Utility: Fancy Zones
Running PowerToys as Admin: Yes
Windows build number: 20H2 (compilation no. 19042.630)

PS Version

PSVersion 5.1.19041.610
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
BuildVersion 10.0.19041.610
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

📝 Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

Have your monitor in portrait mode // added later
Press Win + ` to open Fancy Zones editor
Make desired zones and set them
Spawn and grab PowerShell window.
Release shift key after highlighting desired zone // edit: releasing mouse button first and then shift yields the same results

✔️ Expected result

Window snaps into place with right position and dimensions

❌ Actual result

Window changes the size to reflect the zone size, but it stays in place (doesn’t snap into the grid)

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 4 years ago
Comments: 25 (6 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

I ran into a similar problem where PowerShell and cmd prompt cannot snap to a zone. After trying around, in my case, I found it is neither FencyZones nor PS problem. Instead, it is a correct privileged behavior.

Firstly, I opened PS/cmd as an Administrator and failed to snap to a zone. However, if I opened PS/cmd as a normal user, snapping to a zone works.
Secondly, if I run PowerToys as Administrator, the opened PS/cmd as an Administrator can be snapped to a zone.

anghsun-david on Jan 1, 2023

Speaking as the owner of conhost… we’re probably not going to fix this.

DHowett on Dec 16, 2020

@tybin this has nothing to do with PS. Let’s see what @DHowett thinks about this issue

ghost on Dec 3, 2020