How to move a tab between two maximized Google Chrome windows

Question

If I un-maximize one window I can easily drag from one window to the other but if both windows are maximized I can only pull tabs out to their own windows.

I expect it to work like file dragging where you can drag a file in Windows between two maximized windows by hovering the the file over the taskbar during the drag but when I try that with chrome, my mouse gets stuck 1 pixel above the taskbar and refuses to allow me to do it.

Is there a convenient way to do it without un-maximizing one of the windows and going through that hassle?

Solution 1

In 2020, you can now right click a tab (or group of tabs if you have selected multiple tabs) and click "Move tab to another window".

Solution 2

This isn't much better, but it does technically avoid un-maximizing any windows.

Assuming you currently have two maximized Chrome windows, we'll call them window A and window B:

1. Drag the tab in question off of the tab bar of window A, then release; it will become the only tab in a new window C.
2. Alt-Tab over to window B.
3. Alt-Tab back to window C.
4. Drag the sole tab of window C off of the tab bar (window C will cease to exist, having no remaining tabs), then drop it onto the tab bar of the thus-revealed window B.

Comments

[Zina]

One would think so. Does not work on Windows 10 64bit + Chrome 49.0.2623.87 m (64-bit). When you pull down the tab it "hangs" above the taskbar and does not allow to hover over any icon on it. While a Notepad++ tab goes down all the way...So I always put them in arrange one window left one right view and move. Annoying...

[user1886419]

I expect it to work like file dragging where you can drag a file in Windows between two maximized windows by hovering the the file over the taskbar during the drag. i guess i should clarify windows 10 but I thought it worked the same in windows 7. maybe its just the windows 8 line

[Ouroborus]

@user1886419 You might be able to get away with using alt-tab to switch between windows rather than trying to use the task bar.

[user1886419]

@Ouroborus alt-tab cancels the drag and resets everything. i like your thinking though

[Ouroborus]

sigh This thread is essentially a whole lot whingeing about this as a missing feature of Win10.

[user1886419]

cancels the drag too :( The security stuff you mention is very interesting however. Links?

[Ouroborus]

The answer, here, mentions it. There's also a number of comments relating to this in the thread I mentioned elsewhere.

[Ouroborus]

After re-reading OP, it seems like, in general, the drag and drop works fine and has basic functionality, just all the extra features associated with it disappeared in Win10.

[dashesy]

This kind of works, but is very disappointing

[Saran]

Know how to set a keyboard shortcut for this?