Fences 5 "Peak" view super laggy

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need few more information.

1. Windows 11 full version and OS Build number. Please use Winver.exe.
2. Fences 5 full version number.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Hi, I'm using the latest versions: 

Fences: 5.88 (Revision 8)

Windows11: 

I believe your issue also the same issue as mentioned in this thread, yes? https://forums.stardock.com/535037.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Yes, exactly it is. Is there a solution to fix it ? Or should I roll back to an older version ? 

Hello,
I have forwarded 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

Hi Cyber1e, we think we've got it fixed and have a new version we're testing. The issue was related to a fix we made related to Peek when Blur Backgrounds is disabled. Feel free to give the fixed version (v5.89) a try here if you'd like to help confirm the fix; otherwise hang on and hopefully we'll be able to get this released soon.

Thanks and apologies for the inconvenience

All,

Fences Beta 5.89 has been released.  For details, please see:

https://forums.stardock.com/535090/fence-589-beta-release-feedback

TLDR: It fixes performance issues with Peek. 

As always, thank you for your time, feedback, and support.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

The issue is gone after installing the Beta version. Thank you very much! 

Great, thank you for reporting back.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Running 5.89 and is peek is extremely laggy. 2-3 seconds to display and like 10-15 seconds before clicked item opens (gets a spinning wheel in between). I used to use all the time at work for efficiency but no longer can use this method. Does the peak work any differently in 6? Just upgraded from 4 to 5 recently when i upgraded to windows 11 but maybe ill try 6 if it works any differently. 

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. You should try Fences 6. But, please try purge and reinstall steps as mention here first : [Link]. Just make sure to redownload the latest Fences 5 version from your account page. Reboot after the purge. Reinstall and reboot again after the installation. Retest and report back here.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Tried the procedures on both my home PC and work PC - both seem to still have the lag on opening items from peek after following the instructions above.  Just tried right now and 43 seconds to open a folder on desktop w/peek (many times it is more like 5-10 seconds though) vs practically instant w/o using peek. I had just upgraded to 5 to make sure compatible during my PC upgrades to win 11. I used to use peek all the time for my workflow w/Win 10 / Fences 4 and was great, not sure what is happening here. 

Just as a test, do you see the leg if you do the free Trial on Fences 6?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Sorry for the delays in responding, been busy with work. Tried this - still seems the same on Fences 6 trial version. 

Please post a video showing us this lag so we can try to understand this issue better. You can capture a video, save it and post it to any video sharing site, and post its link here.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

I have taken a video. First few desktop folder / shortcut opens are regular, then i enlarge a window and use peek for two folder opens and then to open chrome. let me know if anythings is not clear from the video. Video Project.mp4

Hello,
After reviewing your video, look like you are using Windows Solid color as back ground. As a test, please use any picture wallpaper, does issue still appear? Or, if you wish to have solid color as a wallpaper, you can use this website to generate a solid color wallpaper and use it as your wallpaper. https://mdigi.tools/solid-color-image-generator/. Try that and report back.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Thank you for this. Seems to work at least on one of my PCs and with the Fences 6 trial. Will let you know if for any reason does not work on other Fences versions / PCs but I assume it will. I had black backgrounds on prior PCs running windows 10 with Fences 4 and peek worked fine, not sure if this is a change in Fences or Windows - but seems there is a workaround. Thanks!

Great, glad to hear that.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant