Neurohax2

Neurohax2

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I was hoping the bug below would be caught and addressed in the last 6, but it hasn't and I thought I'd see if others experienced it. Key details: This is all on a triple monitor system, Nvidia GPU, latest Windows and Fences updates, and no such issues with any other display-related software, including UltraMon, John's background changer, Rainmeter

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I have a triple monitor setup and have had this problem for a while. Fences simply sucks at handling multimonitor systems, custom icon spacing, and hidpi scaling. BUT, the good news is that there is a workaround. After installing the Nvidia driver update, reboot immediately. I think Stardock is using some wonky display enumeration (along with dimensions, offsets, icons spacing, and hidpi scaling), and rebooting before a snapshot is taken will allow fences to enumerate h

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You can adjust the spacing with some registry tweaks. See here: https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-change-desktop-icon-spacing-in-windows-10-windows-8-1-and-windows-8/ Haven't tried to see if it translates to Fences, though. Also, it's global, so the changes apply to all layouts, not just lists.

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I've had this problem, too. 3 monitors on my main GPU and 1 on the onboard GPU. I think the culprit is the way Windows enumerates displays, which doesn't always match the GPU driver's enumeration. On top of that, they might have different ways of marking a display disconnected vs asleep (2 of my displays are technically TVs, 1 which doesn't have a sleep mode). I would recommend saving several different snapshots - after a fresh boot, when the problem appears, once you fix the

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