Fences keeps changing my desktop layout - unasked!

What happens if you lock Fences?

Are you changing resolution or screen size when this happens?

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

Where can I lock Fences?

There are no changes with resolution or screen size etc.

I can go away from my PC and when I return a few minutes later the layout has changed. Sometimes it lasts only seconds...

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Where to lock Fences.

If you on Windows 10.

if you on Windows 11.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Lock Fences: I tried, but it won't work...

Please watch this: https://youtu.be/aOm_tEio67A

In the Video I force layout changing. If I don't force it, it will change automatically after a few seconds or minutes...

If I exit or remove Fences my layout won't change anymore.

Hello,

Please try disable desktop "auto arrange icons" and see if that still happen.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

That was never enabled!

Try Cleanboot and see if something else is doing it : https://forums.stardock.com/486084/fences-support-faq#cleanboot

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

I can try that, but it may last days, weeks or month till the problem starts...

After I used "Purge_Fences.bat" and reinstall sometimes the problem will be back after days, sometimes after weeks and sometimes after month.....

Last year I had a different Computer and the Problem was there too.

Have you always used that "DeskSave" program when these issues were going on?  Can you try Fences without it. I'm not saying that is the problem, but it is always best to look at other applications that do similar things for conflict.

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

I use DeskSave since Fences changes my Layout. Not before!

Ok, sounds like clean boot is the way to go. 

See if it functions "clean" and then slowly work your way back to your current setup, that way you can narrow down what may be conflicting with Fences

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

Similar issue. I go from laptop configuration to dual monitor configuration via a dell dock. I assume if I take a snapshot in the dual monitor configuration it would should allow me to restore during the same configuration and everything should work. Unfortunately, when I do the restore for some reason it seems to want to try to draw all the fences in the same screen (it looks like hell). Why does the restore not work correctly?

The video where you show lock has no sound and goes through so fast its almost unwatchable.

Where is the function to lock? I cannot find it on my pc with Windows 10

If I try to recover my Desktop Layout with Fences...

https://bilderupload.org/image/816a24909-img-181.jpg

that is the result:

https://bilderupload.org/image/f16b25171-img-182.jpg

Is it possible to deactivate the desktop recovery in Fences? If Fences does nothing, that will be perfekt!

if I rearrange the icons manually they stay.