
Windows 7 was the first iteration of the Windows operating system to support the Snap Assist feature. Once the two applications are open, right-click on the taskbar and select “Show windows side by side.” Voila: you will have two windows open simultaneously. Fear not, though: there are still ways to split the screen. If you have an older version of Windows, you may not have access to the same built-in tools as Windows 10, and many of the freeware options will not work. However, you can’t fit three windows in a side-by-side layout, not without the help of a third-party app. One window can also be configured to occupy half of the screen, while two others occupy the top and bottom of the other half of the screen. Two windows can be displayed in split screen, or four can be displayed in a quadrant configuration.

Once you have a window in place, you can take the dividing line between two windows and adjust the size of each one.

Dragging it to the top of the screen will make the window fill the entire screen.

If you drag a window to any of the four corners of the screen, the window will adjust to fill one quadrant of the screen.
