twanat70555

Join Date 02/2013

Fences 4 not working correctly on Windows 11

Can't create new shortcuts or move into fence

I recently installed upgraded to Windows 11 (to test my own software).

Having run fences 2 for a long time on Windows 10, I was pleased that my exiting fences showed up fine and allowed most operations.

I then upgraded to fences 4 and sometime later, tried to cut and paste a new desktop icon into an existing fence (like I always did and can still do on another windows 10 machine).

Instead, I got an error that 'The source and destination file names are the same'.

Curious, I tried several different things (existing fence, old fence, etc.) and simply couldn't get it to work.

Next, I created a new fence and did a right mouse click inside it to create a New Shortcut. After going through the wizard, when I clicked OK, the new shortcut simply went to my desktop -- NOT INTO THE FENCE.

My next experiment was to uninstall fences 4 and reinstall fences 2. The existing fences were still fine, but still could not put a new shortcut into a fence.

My conclusion is that Fences is incompatible with Windows 11.

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sdRohan

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I then upgraded to fences 4 and sometime later, tried to cut and paste a new desktop icon into an existing fence (like I always did and can still do on another windows 10 machine).

Instead, I got an error that 'The source and destination file names are the same'.

Curious, I tried several different things (existing fence, old fence, etc.) and simply couldn't get it to work.

That would indicate that it already existed on the desktop - the exact name you were using.

That I can reproduce and seems to stem from the Fences not keeping focus when the shortcut dialog is present

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2022-01-11_12-32-45.mp4

I have created an internal ticket to have it looked at.

Internal ref: FEN-124

Thanks for the report.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Sean,

Your video is precisely the result I'm getting.

Once that new Icon is on the desktop, you could try to 'cut' the icon and 'paste' it into the fence (which would work on windows 10). On windows 11, it yields an error.

Tom

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sdRohan

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Quoting twanat70555,

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Once that new Icon is on the desktop, you could try to 'cut' the icon and 'paste' it into the fence (which would work on windows 10). On windows 11, it yields an error.

Dragging it there would work, however.

Sean Drohan
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Interesting,

I didn't realize that windows 11 once again allows you to drag shortcuts. I tried it and yes, if you drag and COPY it will go into the fence, however if you drag and MOVE, it will not work.

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sdRohan

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Quoting twanat70555,

reply 5

Interesting,

I didn't realize that windows 11 once again allows you to drag shortcuts. I tried it and yes, if you drag and COPY it will go into the fence, however if you drag and MOVE, it will not work.

Are you right-clicking to drag? If so, just regular click, hold, drag, drop.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Fences V 4.0.03 - Windows 11 Home 21h2 - Same issue cannot create (or drag, or copy) a new item into an existing Fence.. everything goes to the desktop. Help?

Thanks

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sdRohan

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Quoting hac2,

reply 7

Fences V 4.0.03 - Windows 11 Home 21h2 - Same issue cannot create (or drag, or copy) a new item into an existing Fence.. everything goes to the desktop. Help?

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Quoting sdRohan,

reply 6

Are you right-clicking to drag? If so, just regular click, hold, drag, drop.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Quoting hac2,

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Fences V 4.0.03 - Windows 11 Home 21h2 - Same issue cannot create (or drag, or copy) a new item into an existing Fence.. everything goes to the desktop. Help?

Thanks

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Check if your Fences is lock. Please unlock and try again.

Basj,
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A re-install of Fences seems to have fixed it..

Thanks!

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Quoting hac2,

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A re-install of Fences seems to have fixed it..

Thanks!

Good to know.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

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Basj,

In your post about unlocking, how did you get that choice. When I click on the menu then view this is all I get. I get more choices on a portal fence, but nothing regarding unlock.

I checked and I am running version 4.0.0.3.

With all the latest windows 11 updates here is the status of the issue at least on my machine:

1. left mouse drag - works

2. right mouse drag/copy - works

3. right mouse drag/move - doesn't work

4. cut from desktop/paste - doesn't work

5. right mouse new/shortcut - doesn't work

5. right mouse new/folder - works

Tom Wanat

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sdRohan

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Quoting twanat70555,

reply 12

In your post about unlocking, how did you get that choice. When I click on the menu then view this is all I get. I get more choices on a portal fence, but nothing regarding unlock.

It's not a Fences context menu item, it's from the Desktop itself:

This should be the experience with normal click \ drag with icons to and from Fences:

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2022-01-21_12-50-23.mp4

Sean Drohan
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Sean,

OK, got the configure part now.

However, the experience is not the same on windows 11 vs 10

windows 11 windows 10

1. left mouse drag - works windows 10 doesn't allow shortcut drag

2. right mouse drag/copy - works ""

3. right mouse drag/move - doesn't work ""

4. cut from desktop/paste - doesn't work works

4a copy from desktop/paste - doesn't work works

5. right mouse new/shortcut - doesn't work works

6. right mouse new/folder - works works

Notice that items 4 & 5 are very different.

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