microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Grab And Move seems to prefer vertical resizing over horizontal
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.99.1
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Grab And Move
### Steps to reproduce
Right-click and move the mouse horizontally while holding the Alt key.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
- There should be a deadzone of, say, 10-20 pixels (ideally customisable) in each direction in which no resizing takes place.
- When the mouse is moved horizontally, it should always resize the window horizontally, even if the mouse was moved a few pixels vertically first.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Often, instead of horizontal resizing, it will get stuck on vertical resizing, even if I move the mouse long distances to the left and right.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[Recording 2026-06-05 164250 PowerToys bug.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28631144/Recording.2026-06-05.164250.PowerToys.bug.zip)
### Additional Information
Windows 11
### Other Software
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Grab And Move behavior on Windows 11 using the reported Alt-key horizontal movement, then locate the Grab And Move implementation. Verify the resize-direction selection and movement deadzone against the expected horizontal behavior, including cases where a few vertical pixels occur first.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100