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Fences 4 update has broken it: No longer works

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Fences 4 update has broken it: No longer works

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I was prompted for a Fences 4 update today.  After install, Fences no longer functions: RMB on the desktop has an Enable Fences at the top, but it enables nothing.  Have uninstalled and reinstalled from the My Downloads area, but same problem. What now?

 

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting support437, reply 22

I use Windows 2019 with the latest Windows update and upgraded from Fences 3 to Fences 4. Got 10 licences. A lot of servers work, but 3 servers don't. 
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And if you try the purge \ reinstall on the ones that do not?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #27 from Stardock Forums Top

Same boat here.  Had Fences 4 working on this computer before, but needed to reload Win 10.  After clean reload of Windows, install Object Desktop, install Fences 4, Fences won't enable.  Tried purging, creating a new account, no dice.  Other Stardock apps work fine, just Fences 4.  Now I have to remember how 'normal' windows worked before being Fencified.

 

 

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Reply #28 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MattSlaga, reply 27

Same boat here.  Had Fences 4 working on this computer before, but needed to reload Win 10.  After clean reload of Windows, install Object Desktop, install Fences 4, Fences won't enable.  Tried purging, creating a new account, no dice.  Other Stardock apps work fine, just Fences 4.  Now I have to remember how 'normal' windows worked before being Fencified. 
End of MattSlaga's quote

What happens when you try to enable it; nothing or an error?  If an error, can you post a screenshot?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #30 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MattSlaga, reply 29

Here's a screen recording of what I get.  Essentially, I click it and nothing happens.  No errors, no event log entries.

https://ftuhjbnwlz.vmaker.com/record/xk65RwpHDNcAGIx0
End of MattSlaga's quote

If you do a clean boot, detailed here:

https://forums.stardock.com/486084/fences-support-faq#cleanboot

Again, under a (for testing) Windows Administrator (<--important) account, does it then enable?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #31 from Stardock Forums Top

My primary account is a windows admin account.  I tested before with creating a new admin account (mentioned in my original post), but no dice.  

Windows applied a few updates just a few minutes ago, and after rebooting, Fences 4 started working for me (I finally got the initial 'Should Fences create fences for you?' dialog box).  No idea which update may have sorted it for me, but it magically started working under my primary account.