Following windows update, Groupy no longer groups

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I had a windows update this afternoon - 2026-06 Security Update (KB5094126) (26200.8655) and on reboot, groupy no longer opens in groups. 

All was working fine before the windows update - if i opened a previously saved group of (for example) 8 folders, 8 folders would open, grouped just as i'd saved them.

After the update, if i open the same previously saved group of 8 folders, 8 folders would open separately, not grouped, requiring re-grouping (and it doesn't seem to snap onto the group as it did previously).

Another previously grouped set of 5 folders and an excel spreadsheet only opens 2 things - the spreadsheet and a root folder, which i then have to navigate through to find the folder i want.

Stardock Software Groupy Type: Bug Report
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues. Unfortunately, I can not reproduce the issue on my system. I am on Groupy v2.31. Refer to my screenshot below.  

Perhaps, something gone wrong when you update Windows. Please try, uninstall Groupy, reboot immediately (important), download latest version available in your account product download page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products. Install it, reboot immediately again. Retest it and report back.Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Basj

i've uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled and rebooted but sadly i'm now not able to activate it with my activation key, despite having the current keys emailled to me, activating it through my account etc.  I've even attempted to activate the 30 day trial, just to get Groupy 2 going to see if it's working ok - all with no joy (even though i got the message saying the trial had been activated).

Getting an error code at activation - 212 - so i followed the instructions for deleting the Groupy folder after running %ProgramData%\Stardock\ at the windows cmd prompt.

 
I'm a long-time user of Groupy and it is an upgrade of Groupy 2 i'm trying to reinstall & activate - should i have installed Groupy first, activated that then done the same with Groupy 2?

Very confused....

I would have chosen to activate using an offline file, but i've never had a *resp file sent to me, in order to choose the offline option

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

If you have purchased Groupy 2 you should have Groupy 2 activation key in your account. Please check it here in your account product page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products. Use only Groupy 2 activation key to activate Groupy 2. Do not use Groupy 1 activation key to activate Groupy 2, unless you have Object Desktop activate subscription.

Quoting C&G, reply 3994295

I'm a long-time user of Groupy and it is an upgrade of Groupy 2 i'm trying to reinstall & activate - should i have installed Groupy first, activated that then done the same with Groupy 2?

End of C&G's quote

No, you do not need to do that.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Basj

yep, i'm using the current and correct activation key - matches the one emailed to me and the one detailed in my account, but still getting the 212 error.  I even registered it through my account, activated through my account and can see the PCs it's activated/registered on, which includes my PC, but still it's not letting me past the activation screen.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled again, rebooting each time, but still no joy.
Been at it for over an hour now and i'm just stuck in a loop

Can i generate an offline *resp file to try that?

here's a snapshot (suitably redacted)

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

From that look on your screenshot, and assuming you're trying to active it on PcName "CG-Technical" it did activated, no? Was you trying to activate on another system? Perhaps, you can try to deactivate it and try again, if it still fail, perhaps, you're having account issue.

Please raise support ticket using the link below, use the "Ask a question" option. Include all information details. Remember to record down the ticket number for future reference if needed. Do not raise multiple ticket, that will make your ticket back to the end of the line. Send once and wait. Ticket will be answer by the order they send in.

https://stardock.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/group/13


Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

 

Ok, some progress to report - I now have Groupy 2 activated!

 

Sadly, there are still problems, as Groupy2’s still not working as it should.
Having tested it to see what’s going awry, I’ve discovered 3 distinct bugs:

 

1, when I save a mix of folders and (eg) an excel document, then open the saved group, all the saved folders open (from the correct locations on my hard drive) as does the excel document, BUT they’re not grouped – all randomly opened on my two screens.

 

2. when I save a group with folders only, then open the saved group, only 1 x folder opens and that’s windows explorer, which opens at the root directory, not at the location of any of my saved folders. What’s happening with the other folders in that group I have no idea – it’s like Groupy 2 has forgotten them.

 

3. when I modify a group (eg  adding another file or folder to the group) the “save” command is greyed out and unavailable, whereas the “save as” function is working ok.

 

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Quoting C&G, reply 3994427

1, when I save a mix of folders and (eg) an excel document, then open the saved group, all the saved folders open (from the correct locations on my hard drive) as does the excel document, BUT they’re not grouped – all randomly opened on my two screens.

2. when I save a group with folders only, then open the saved group, only 1 x folder opens and that’s windows explorer, which opens at the root directory, not at the location of any of my saved folders. What’s happening with the other folders in that group I have no idea – it’s like Groupy 2 has forgotten them.

End of C&G's quote

If you have saved the Groupy group properly, it should open in a Group not separately. Please copy and paste the .groupy file here: It should be something like this. You should be able to open .groupy file with notepad.exe

[Group]

GroupCount=3

GroupLeft=1936

GroupTop=758

GroupRight=3455

GroupBottom=1758

GroupMax=0

LiveIndex=2

Locked=0

[GroupyEntry1]

OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe

APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer

NewTabName=

RunElevated=0

SavedColour=6875243

Target=@FAAfQA4xdPi3ttxHvIS55rOPWQM=

 

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass

[GroupyEntry2]

OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe

APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer

NewTabName=

RunElevated=0

SavedColour=16711680

Target="D:\Doc"

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass

[GroupyEntry3]

OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe

APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer

NewTabName=

RunElevated=0

SavedColour=65535

Target=@FAAfUOBP0CDqOmkQotgIACswMJ0=

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass

Note: Your saved Groupy files should be in here: C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\Groupy (XXXX=Your username)

Quoting C&G, reply 3994427

3. when I modify a group (eg  adding another file or folder to the group) the “save” command is greyed out and unavailable, whereas the “save as” function is working ok.

End of C&G's quote

I can't reproduce this one. Please post a video showing us this issue, so we can try to reproduce it properly.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Basj

 

i've created a test group of 5 folders and 1 x excel spreadsheet.  Please see contents of the .groupy file pasted below (note: i've redacted references to our company server path). 

Please also  see my sidenotes at the foot of this post

[Group]
GroupCount=7
GroupLeft=2595
GroupTop=181
GroupRight=3675
GroupBottom=1363
GroupMax=1
LiveIndex=1
Locked=0
[GroupyEntry1]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target=@OgAfQ4kZJwTSxGXL5de9ibW8w04mAAEAJgDvvjEEAAAbT/TkCP3XAQ/NtrGy/NwB
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass
[GroupyEntry2]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target="Companysharepoint/Shared Documents/ --> Documents/Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 1.xlsx"
NoPatternMatching=1
OneDriveFile=1
MatchingClass=XLMAIN
[GroupyEntry3]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target=@OgAfQ4kZJwTSxGXL5de9ibW8w04mAAEAJgDvvjEEAAAbT/TkCP3XAQ/NtrGy/NwB
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass
[GroupyEntry4]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target=@OgAfQ4kZJwTSxGXL5de9ibW8w04mAAEAJgDvvjEEAAAbT/TkCP3XAQ/NtrGy/NwB
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass
[GroupyEntry5]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target=@OgAfQ4kZJwTSxGXL5de9ibW8w04mAAEAJgDvvjEEAAAbT/TkCP3XAQ/NtrGy/NwB
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass
[GroupyEntry6]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target=@OgAfQ4kZJwTSxGXL5de9ibW8w04mAAEAJgDvvjEEAAAbT/TkCP3XAQ/NtrGy/NwB
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass
[GroupyEntry7]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
APPID=Microsoft.Windows.Explorer
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target=@OgAfQ4kZJwTSxGXL5de9ibW8w04mAAEAJgDvvjEEAAAbT/TkCP3XAQ/NtrGy/NwB
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass

 

side note:
i also tested it with 4 x excel spreadsheets in a group, all of which opened as they should and grouped as they should, so this would seem to confirm it's an issue related to explorer, when linked with onedrive.  I noticed this article over the weekend discussing this very issue...

Windows 11 KB5094126 BSODs some PCs (HP?), breaks OneDrive in File Explorer, and other issues confirmed

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

here's the Groupy file contents for the 4 x excel spreadsheet test group i created (again company server details redacted):

[Group]
GroupCount=4
GroupLeft=718
GroupTop=265
GroupRight=1798
GroupBottom=1431
GroupMax=0
LiveIndex=0
Locked=0
[GroupyEntry1]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents --> Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 1.xlsx"
NoPatternMatching=1
OneDriveFile=1
MatchingClass=XLMAIN
[GroupyEntry2]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents -->Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 2.xlsx"
NoPatternMatching=1
OneDriveFile=1
MatchingClass=XLMAIN
[GroupyEntry3]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents -->Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 3.xlsx"
NoPatternMatching=1
OneDriveFile=1
MatchingClass=XLMAIN
[GroupyEntry4]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15
NewTabName=
RunElevated=0
Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents -->Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 4.xlsx"
NoPatternMatching=1
OneDriveFile=1
MatchingClass=XLMAIN

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
Quoting C&G, reply 3994439

here's the Groupy file contents for the 4 x excel spreadsheet test group i created (again company server details redacted):

 

[Group]

GroupCount=4

GroupLeft=718

GroupTop=265

GroupRight=1798

GroupBottom=1431

GroupMax=0

LiveIndex=0

Locked=0

[GroupyEntry1]

OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15

NewTabName=

RunElevated=0

Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents --> Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 1.xlsx"

NoPatternMatching=1

OneDriveFile=1

MatchingClass=XLMAIN

[GroupyEntry2]

OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15

NewTabName=

RunElevated=0

Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents -->Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 2.xlsx"

NoPatternMatching=1

OneDriveFile=1

MatchingClass=XLMAIN

[GroupyEntry3]

OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15

NewTabName=

RunElevated=0

Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents -->Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 3.xlsx"

NoPatternMatching=1

OneDriveFile=1

MatchingClass=XLMAIN

[GroupyEntry4]

OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

APPID=Microsoft.Office.EXCEL.EXE.15

NewTabName=

RunElevated=0

Target="https://sharepoint.com/Shared Documents -->Groupy2 testbed/test excel sheet 4.xlsx"

NoPatternMatching=1

OneDriveFile=1

MatchingClass=XLMAIN

End of C&G's quote

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. Thank you.

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello, 

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.  I've logged this for review.

Internal reference: ODNT-12460

Best regards,

Adam McGuinness
Stardock Support Specialist