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Curtains - 1.17 Release Issue Report Thread

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Curtains - 1.17 Release Issue Report Thread

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With the Curtains 1.17 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining Curtains 1.17

Object Desktop members can get the beta from within Object Desktop Manager 

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your an account page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

For guest check-out purchase (no account), from this link: http://www.stardock.com/support/productkeyretrieval

Reporting an issue

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive services (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube) and links included in your post.  Images can be directly added.
  • If there are specific apps that Groupy does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making Curtains a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm on: Edition Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview

Version Dev

Installed on ‎3/‎11/‎2021

OS build 21332.1000

Experience Windows 10 Feature Experience Pack 321.5601.0.3

Was also having similar issues...

Reply #27 from Stardock Forums Top

I was having the same problem. It has to do with WindowsFX not playing nice with Curtians. As soon as I turned off windowsfx it worked fine for me. Hope this helps I love both prgs, but for now can only use one at a time....

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Reply #28 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting phreeradikill, reply 26

Was also having similar issues...
End of phreeradikill's quote

You would notice that there are few issues on this thread, which issues that your are facing?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #29 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting basj, reply 23


Quoting Tanjo3000,
reply 22

Nope, spoke too soon... again!
Back to Curtains not skinning the title bars!



Hello,
I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

End of basj's quote

I have just figured it out... I think! LOL

If you look at my last screenshot and look at the processes you will see "Stardock ShadowFX" listed. That does not show up in my list on Object Desktop. It must have been there for a long time and slipped my mind because it's not in OD. I just uninstalled that and Curtains started working properly right away. I have even done a reboot to make sure so fingers crossed that is the issue solved: Curtains 1.17 is incompatible with ShadowFX. The previous version clearly worked fine so something that was altered broke compatibility.

Reply #30 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Tanjo3000, reply 29


Quoting basj,
reply 23






Quoting Tanjo3000,

reply 22


Nope, spoke too soon... again!
Back to Curtains not skinning the title bars!



Hello,
I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant



I have just figured it out... I think! LOL

If you look at my last screenshot and look at the processes you will see "Stardock ShadowFX" listed. That does not show up in my list on Object Desktop. It must have been there for a long time and slipped my mind because it's not in OD. I just uninstalled that and Curtains started working properly right away. I have even done a reboot to make sure so fingers crossed that is the issue solved: Curtains 1.17 is incompatible with ShadowFX. The previous version clearly worked fine so something that was altered broke compatibility.

End of Tanjo3000's quote

ShadowFX has never been compatible with Curtains.  The two products overlap too much for this.  Whichever one loaded last probably worked and thats probably timing sensitive.

Uninstalling it will indeed resolve the issue.

Reply #31 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting phreeradikill, reply 27

I was having the same problem. It has to do with WindowsFX not playing nice with Curtians. As soon as I turned off windowsfx it worked fine for me. Hope this helps I love both prgs, but for now can only use one at a time....
End of phreeradikill's quote

WindowFX should not have any issues with Curtains as there is no feature overlap between them.

What exactly is not working?

Reply #33 from Stardock Forums Top
Quoting phreeradikill, reply 32
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Issues like this when windows fx is active.  When it's deactivated it seems to work fine.

End of phreeradikill's quote

I am afraid this is nothing to do with WindowFX, but an issue with the insider build of Windows you are using.

It would be appreciated if you could file a bug with Microsoft using the Feedback tool as the more reports, the better chance of Microsoft fixing the issue.  This can also be seen with the native frames with the shadows when the accent colour is changed until windows get repainted.  In that case they only paint in the corners.