split a vertical monitor into "2" screens

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i have a wide 27inch monitor that i've decided to use vertically due to space limitations on this desk. is there any way to get windows to treat this monitor as though it's 2 screens, so i can easily snap, full screen etc without it taking up the full vertical screen?
 
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Windows 10 also adds support for vertical window-snapping. Press Windows Key + Up or Windows Key + Down to snap the current app to the top or bottom halves on the screen. Pressing Windows Key + Up a second time will maximize the window, while pressing Windows Key +Down a second time will minimize it.

windows key up just full screens whatever the app is, and down minimises. there's no inbetween. i'm on win 10
 
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yes with winsplit you just set up a hoitkey so it will rotate window between locations eg left-half, 1/3, 2/3 , right half, 1/3, 2/3
 
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Hijacking this thread for a semi-related question about Linux.
I have used different Linux distros on desktop in past, but not in last 7 years.

Is there a desktop environment on Linux that has same Win-Arrow key combination to move windows around multiple desktops? Or at least can painlessly set up that key combo. Minimise, Maximise, snap left and right, move between monitors.
 
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