nwgarside

nwgarside

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Tabbed and non-tabbed groups not lining up correctly in Fences Stardock Forums

Hello, I'm running Fences v6.00 'Business Edition' on a Windows 11 Pro laptop. I have 4 fences on my desktop, one of which is a tabbed fence, and I have the 'Keeps groups lined up when moving' and 'Keep groups spaced [8] pixels apart when moving' options selected. The screenshot demonstrates the issue: <

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Reply to Fences are resized and repositioned randomly in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi, I thought I should report back with my findings. I've been using the v5.5 alpha release for a few days now and can confirm that it handles the restore of layouts for different resolutions far better than earlier versions! All is good. I'm happy to consider this support request as closed. Thanks again, /Neil

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Reply to Fences are resized and repositioned randomly in Fences Stardock Forums

Hello Basj, I purged, rebooted, installed v5.5 alpha and rebooted again. Fences now seems to be a lot better at remembering and restoring layouts for different resolutions. I'll do some more thorough testing and will report back soon. Kind regards, /Neil

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Reply to Fences are resized and repositioned randomly in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi Basj, After running the purge and restarting, which version of Fences should I reinstall? I have a choice: v5.04 - from 'Download' button on my account's My Downloads page v5.05 - from 'Download Beta' button on my account's My Downloads page v5.5 - the alpha version from the link you provided earlier Kind regards, /Neil

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Reply to Fences are resized and repositioned randomly in Fences Stardock Forums

Hello Basj, Thanks for your reply, and understood re raising one problem at a time. I've installed the alpha v5.5 but if anything if makes the problem worse. The original issues I reported still exist, and now I've got some new Fences problems. For example: If I select the new layout auto-adjustment option "Store my layout on a per-monitor-configuration basis", the next time I open the Fences configuration app the layout auto-adjustment option "Don't preserve my

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Fences are resized and repositioned randomly in Fences Stardock Forums

Hello, I am using Fences v5.04 on a PC running Windows 11 Pro v23H2 Build 22631.3296. When I'm working on the PC I am using a 4K monitor but I frequently RDP to the PC from a 1920x1200 monitor. I have saved 2 Fences snapshots; one for when I work on the 4K monitor and another when I'm am accessing the PC via an RDP session. I also have the 'Store my Fence group positions on a per-screen-resolution basis' option checked. The problem I have is this: whenever I switc

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Reply to Win 10: slow boot & no desktop icons on startup in Fences Stardock Forums

You could try adding the following registry setting: Below "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Serialize" create a new DWord named "StartupDelayInMSec" with a value of 0. With that in place, Fences star

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Reply to Can not open settings in Fences Stardock Forums

[quote who="ZubaZ" reply="10" id="3636361"] I have sent you a private message to try something. Please let me know how that goes. [/quote] I've replied - unfortunately the suggestion didn't work for me. /Neil

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Reply to Can not open settings in Fences Stardock Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="11" id="3636392"] Are you also on Windows 10 Insider preview 14342? [/quote] I've not applied that update yet. I'm on Window 10 Pro Insider Preview 14332.

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Reply to Can not open settings in Fences Stardock Forums

I too have this issue - Fences 3.01 installed (after de-installing Fences 2.0 and restarting Windows) but not yet prompted to activate. Fences is running but right-clicking the desktop (or a fence) and selecting 'Customize Fences' does nothing. And I can't create a new fence either - the dialog just doesn't appear. /Neil

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Reply to Repeatedly asked to 'Update Product Key' after already registering Fences 3 in Fences Stardock Forums

I selected 'Deactivate Local Machine' > 'Deactivate' and got the message "Success! Your license has been deactivated", then I successfully re-activated using my new Fences 3.0 product key but it was still behaving as Fences 2.0 (no blurring of fence backgrounds, no roll-up, etc.) And when I double-clicked a fence the same dialog appeared prompting me to "Update Product Key" or "Deactivate Local Machine".

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Folder icon for Fences folder portals displaced in Windows 7 in Fences Stardock Forums

I've just purchased Fences version 3.0 and installed it 'over the top' of an existing Fences 2 installation on a Windows 7 Enterprise x64 laptop. I've noticed that the folder icon which denotes a folder portal is now displaced a few pixels down from where it should be. See <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxp863oogfvhj4a/fences_3_fold

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Reply to Upgrading from Fences Pro 1.x to Fences 2.0 in Fences Stardock Forums

[quote who="rdp2" reply="6" id="3249631"]How did you manage to purchase the upgrade? When I click on the 'Check upgrade' it just stays on the same page.[/quote] It was a bit of a faff. At https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/download.asp select 'Check Upgrade Eligibility', enter the e-mail address associated with your Fences Pro 1.x purchase and it should return you to the original page with a message to say you're eligible to upgrade. There's a 'P

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Upgrading from Fences Pro 1.x to Fences 2.0 in Fences Stardock Forums

I'm running (purchased) Fences Pro 1.10.419.19935 and have now purchased the upgrade to Fences 2.0. Can someone please recommend the process to upgrade Fences Pro 1.x to Fences 2.0, as the installer for Fences 2.0 doesn't appear to recognise the fact that Fences Pro 1.x is installed, and wants to install Fences 2.0 to

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