diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj
index e572d4ed7f..c26b30d52e 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="ModuleConstants.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="MonitorUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="MonitorWorkAreaHandler.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="NotificationUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Generated Files/resource.h" />
     <None Include="resource.base.h" />
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters
index e37de33469..29ed814973 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="FancyZonesData\LayoutData.h">
       <Filter>Header Files\FancyZonesData</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="NotificationUtil.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/NotificationUtil.h b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/NotificationUtil.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7686f409be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/NotificationUtil.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <common/notifications/notifications.h>
+#include <common/notifications/dont_show_again.h>
+#include <common/utils/resources.h>
+
+namespace FancyZonesNotifications
+{
+    // Non-Localizable strings
+    namespace NonLocalizable
+    {
+        const wchar_t FancyZonesRunAsAdminInfoPage[] = L"https://aka.ms/powertoysDetectedElevatedHelp";
+        const wchar_t ToastNotificationButtonUrl[] = L"powertoys://cant_drag_elevated_disable/";
+    }
+
+    inline void WarnIfElevationIsRequired()
+    {
+        using namespace notifications;
+        using namespace NonLocalizable;
+
+        static bool warning_shown = false;
+        if (!warning_shown && !is_toast_disabled(CantDragElevatedDontShowAgainRegistryPath, CantDragElevatedDisableIntervalInDays))
+        {
+            std::vector<action_t> actions = {
+                link_button{ GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_CANT_DRAG_ELEVATED_LEARN_MORE), FancyZonesRunAsAdminInfoPage },
+                link_button{ GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_CANT_DRAG_ELEVATED_DIALOG_DONT_SHOW_AGAIN), ToastNotificationButtonUrl }
+            };
+            show_toast_with_activations(GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_CANT_DRAG_ELEVATED),
+                                        GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_FANCYZONES),
+                                        {},
+                                        std::move(actions));
+            warning_shown = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.cpp
index a53d4d3981..1e2867513e 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.cpp
@@ -2,54 +2,17 @@
 #include "WindowMoveHandler.h"
 
 #include <common/display/dpi_aware.h>
-#include <common/notifications/notifications.h>
-#include <common/notifications/dont_show_again.h>
+#include <common/logger/logger.h>
 #include <common/utils/elevation.h>
-#include <common/utils/resources.h>
+#include <common/utils/winapi_error.h>
 
 #include "FancyZonesData/AppZoneHistory.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "WorkArea.h"
 #include <FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesWindowProcessing.h>
+#include <FancyZonesLib/NotificationUtil.h>
 #include <FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.h>
 
-// Non-Localizable strings
-namespace NonLocalizable
-{
-    const wchar_t FancyZonesRunAsAdminInfoPage[] = L"https://aka.ms/powertoysDetectedElevatedHelp";
-    const wchar_t ToastNotificationButtonUrl[] = L"powertoys://cant_drag_elevated_disable/";
-}
-
-namespace WindowMoveHandlerUtils
-{
-    bool IsCursorTypeIndicatingSizeEvent()
-    {
-        CURSORINFO cursorInfo = { 0 };
-        cursorInfo.cbSize = sizeof(cursorInfo);
-
-        if (::GetCursorInfo(&cursorInfo))
-        {
-            if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZENS) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZEWE) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZENESW) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZENWSE) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
 WindowMoveHandler::WindowMoveHandler(const std::function<void()>& keyUpdateCallback) :
     m_mouseState(false),
     m_mouseHook(std::bind(&WindowMoveHandler::OnMouseDown, this)),
@@ -67,7 +30,7 @@ void WindowMoveHandler::MoveSizeStart(HWND window, HMONITOR monitor, POINT const
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!FancyZonesWindowUtils::IsCandidateForZoning(window) || WindowMoveHandlerUtils::IsCursorTypeIndicatingSizeEvent())
+    if (!FancyZonesWindowUtils::IsCandidateForZoning(window) || FancyZonesWindowUtils::IsCursorTypeIndicatingSizeEvent())
     {
         return;
     }
@@ -96,9 +59,13 @@ void WindowMoveHandler::MoveSizeStart(HWND window, HMONITOR monitor, POINT const
     // This updates m_dragEnabled depending on if the shift key is being held down
     UpdateDragState();
 
-    // Notifies user if unable to drag elevated window
-    WarnIfElevationIsRequired(window);
-
+    if (!is_process_elevated() && FancyZonesWindowUtils::IsProcessOfWindowElevated(window))
+    {
+        // Notifies user if unable to drag elevated window
+        FancyZonesNotifications::WarnIfElevationIsRequired();
+        m_dragEnabled = false;
+    }
+    
     if (m_dragEnabled)
     {
         m_draggedWindowWorkArea = iter->second;
@@ -241,12 +208,12 @@ void WindowMoveHandler::MoveSizeEnd(HWND window, const std::unordered_map<HMONIT
             {
                 if (leftShiftPressed)
                 {
-                    SwallowKey(VK_LSHIFT);
+                    FancyZonesUtils::SwallowKey(VK_LSHIFT);
                 }
 
                 if (rightShiftPressed)
                 {
-                    SwallowKey(VK_RSHIFT);
+                    FancyZonesUtils::SwallowKey(VK_RSHIFT);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -257,7 +224,7 @@ void WindowMoveHandler::MoveSizeEnd(HWND window, const std::unordered_map<HMONIT
     {
         if (FancyZonesSettings::settings().restoreSize)
         {
-            if (WindowMoveHandlerUtils::IsCursorTypeIndicatingSizeEvent())
+            if (FancyZonesWindowUtils::IsCursorTypeIndicatingSizeEvent())
             {
                 ::RemoveProp(window, ZonedWindowProperties::PropertyRestoreSizeID);
             }
@@ -349,30 +316,6 @@ void WindowMoveHandler::AssignWindowsToZones(const std::unordered_map<HMONITOR,
     }
 }
 
-void WindowMoveHandler::WarnIfElevationIsRequired(HWND window) noexcept
-{
-    using namespace notifications;
-    using namespace NonLocalizable;
-
-    static bool warning_shown = false;
-    if (!is_process_elevated() && FancyZonesWindowUtils::IsProcessOfWindowElevated(window))
-    {
-        m_dragEnabled = false;
-        if (!warning_shown && !is_toast_disabled(CantDragElevatedDontShowAgainRegistryPath, CantDragElevatedDisableIntervalInDays))
-        {
-            std::vector<action_t> actions = {
-                link_button{ GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_CANT_DRAG_ELEVATED_LEARN_MORE), FancyZonesRunAsAdminInfoPage },
-                link_button{ GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_CANT_DRAG_ELEVATED_DIALOG_DONT_SHOW_AGAIN), ToastNotificationButtonUrl }
-            };
-            show_toast_with_activations(GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_CANT_DRAG_ELEVATED),
-                                        GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_FANCYZONES),
-                                        {},
-                                        std::move(actions));
-            warning_shown = true;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void WindowMoveHandler::UpdateDragState() noexcept
 {
     if (FancyZonesSettings::settings().shiftDrag)
@@ -426,13 +369,4 @@ void WindowMoveHandler::ResetWindowTransparency() noexcept
 
         m_windowTransparencyProperties.draggedWindow = nullptr;
     }
-}
-
-void WindowMoveHandler::SwallowKey(const WORD key) noexcept
-{
-    INPUT inputKey[1] = {};
-    inputKey[0].type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
-    inputKey[0].ki.wVk = key;
-    inputKey[0].ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
-    SendInput(1, inputKey, sizeof(INPUT));
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.h b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.h
index b4f8281e99..67d96036f0 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.h
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowMoveHandler.h
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@ private:
         bool hasNoVisibleOwner = false;
     };
 
-    void WarnIfElevationIsRequired(HWND window) noexcept;
     void UpdateDragState() noexcept;
 
     void SetWindowTransparency(HWND window) noexcept;
     void ResetWindowTransparency() noexcept;
-    void SwallowKey(const WORD key) noexcept;
 
     bool m_inDragging{}; // Whether or not a move/size operation is currently active
     HWND m_draggedWindow{}; // The window that is being moved/sized
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.cpp
index ee37b65866..41f079f6b6 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.cpp
@@ -546,3 +546,30 @@ void FancyZonesWindowUtils::MakeWindowTransparent(HWND window)
         DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow(window, &bh);
     }
 }
+
+bool FancyZonesWindowUtils::IsCursorTypeIndicatingSizeEvent()
+{
+    CURSORINFO cursorInfo = { 0 };
+    cursorInfo.cbSize = sizeof(cursorInfo);
+
+    if (::GetCursorInfo(&cursorInfo))
+    {
+        if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZENS) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZEWE) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZENESW) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_SIZENWSE) == cursorInfo.hCursor)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.h b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.h
index a46ce4aa20..d935587e42 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WindowUtils.h
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ namespace FancyZonesWindowUtils
 
     void DisableRoundCorners(HWND window) noexcept;
     void ResetRoundCornersPreference(HWND window) noexcept;
+
+    bool IsCursorTypeIndicatingSizeEvent();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.cpp
index 4aca170180..151e5d9220 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.cpp
@@ -273,4 +273,13 @@ namespace FancyZonesUtils
 
         return windowRect;
     }
+
+    void SwallowKey(const WORD key) noexcept
+    {
+        INPUT inputKey[1] = {};
+        inputKey[0].type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
+        inputKey[0].ki.wVk = key;
+        inputKey[0].ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
+        SendInput(1, inputKey, sizeof(INPUT));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.h b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.h
index 8787368aa1..8a6e28a313 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.h
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/util.h
@@ -177,4 +177,6 @@ namespace FancyZonesUtils
 
     RECT PrepareRectForCycling(RECT windowRect, RECT workAreaRect, DWORD vkCode) noexcept;
     size_t ChooseNextZoneByPosition(DWORD vkCode, RECT windowRect, const std::vector<RECT>& zoneRects) noexcept;
+
+    void SwallowKey(const WORD key) noexcept;
 }