Windows 8.1 - Display app windows side by side

When using a computer, most of the us tend to perform multiple task at the same time (multitasking). As such it may be required to have two app windows running side by side.

Here's a small trick to easily view two apps windows side by side or one on the top of another, under Windows 8.

Desktop mode:

Right-click on an empty area of your taskbar and select between:

Show Windows side by side.

Show Windows stacked.

Note that: only the active apps (not the minimized ones) will be displayed.

From the StartScreen:

Method 1

Open an app.

Move the mouse cursor at the top of the screen.

The cursor will take the form of a small hand.

Click and drag the app window to the right or left corner of your screen:

Method 2

Open an app.

Move the mouse cursor at the top-left corner of the screen.

Click on the small app icon and select between: Split left Split right