Why can't I split screen on secure exam software?
Secure testing applications block standard window-snapping shortcuts and edge-dragging features. Test-takers are forced to manually resize windows by hand, which wastes valuable time during exams.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Manually resizing windowsDid this help you?
- 2Using vertical dragging instead of horizontal draggingDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I am writing the 2026 CFE and am trying to split screen on the laptops that they provide us using secureclient but is not working.”source ↗
“I tried to drag it as well and it didn’t work. Had to manually do it which takes so long”source ↗
“I had to manually do it, no dragging the window to the side when I wrote last year”source ↗
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