missing icons and fences after startup

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I have a new Windows 11 install, all the latest production updates applied. I have Fences 4.0.0.3 installed. rollup is set to "off" and quick hide is set to "off".  I have 3 Fences set up with their individual View-Opacity settings set to "0, only show on mouse hover".

Here's the problem. Every time I reboot, the fences and any stray icons on my desktop are gone, just like what it would look like if quick hide was enabled. No amount of desktop clicking / double clicking makes them appear. I have to open the Fences settings app and just clicking on one of the settings areas makes everything magically appear. Everything works just fine until my next reboot.

One thing I will add is that I have another app, Directory Opus set up to use the desktop double-click to open new app windows, if that matters.

Ideas? Solutions?

Not a deal breaker, just an annoyance.

Thanks!

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Disconnect from the Opus app and see if it works properly .

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Well, it changed the behavior, but didn't fix it. The desktop icons and fences are still missing when I restart. However, once I double-click on the desktop they magically reappear. While this is better than having to open Fences settings, it still doesn't seem like its working correctly. Thank!

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Have you try this setting.


Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

What I found is that every time I boot, "show desktop icons" is disabled and there are no icons / fences displayed. As soon as I enable the setting, the fences and icons appear. However, once I do that, I can't change the setting. No matter what I do, "show desktop icons" cannot be changed back to disabled; it's locked in the "enabled" state. Once I reboot, the setting is once again cleared and no icons / fences are visible until I change the setting. 

As a workaround this isn't bad, but something is still not right.  Very odd...

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Please try purge and reinstall steps as mentioned here: [link]. Just make sure to redownload the latest version from your account. Reboot after the purged. Reinstall, and Reboot again after the installation. Retest it. Report back here.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

That fixed it! I guess something was corrupted somewhere. Thanks for the help.

Gray

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Great, glad to help.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

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