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Reply to Fences 6.54 Release Feedback in Fences Stardock Forums

Very cool!

Reply to Error starting Version 6.5.2.7 on MS Server 2016 in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi psommer, thanks for the report. We have added more debug logging information here, which might help provide more information: Fences6_6.5.5.1-j139-Setup.exe The "dll not found" issue should not occur when creating the report. "Dll not found" message however definitely hints towards what might have been going on. Thanks for the information and

Reply to Fences Becomes Unresponsive in Fences Stardock Forums

Weirdly, I'm getting the feeling this has to do with the monitor changes & sleeps! We are investigating.

Reply to About the icon overlap issue: in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi VIP, which version are you using? Did this start occurring recently? If it did not start occurring recently and you are using a version older than v6.54, please try installing the latest version here: https://forums.stardock.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstardockcorporation.sharepoint.com%2F%3Au%3A%2Fs%2Fsoftware%

Reply to Fences 6.54 Release Feedback in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi Scientific Frontline, thanks for the report, and our apologies again for the disruption to your workflow! We believe the issue you reported is related to a recent issue we saw where icons being drag-dropped from a rolled up Fence could fail to drop, after the Fence rolls back up. We believe we've resolved it with this new beta build. Feel free to give it a shot. v6.5.5.1 <a href="https://stardockcorporation.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/software/IQB0yGp8eI9yT7leYcA0zVHzAbJE4MOswjWlu

Reply to Feature Request: Chameleon - Keep Non-Fenced Icons Color in Fences Stardock Forums

Makes sense! Might be something we could add to the options menu. In the meantime, it’s more work, but you can achieve this by customizing each group one by one and enabling Chameleon on that group specifically. Option appears right over the color picker when you select an individual group to customize, in the customize pane. Glad you enjoy!

Reply to Fences Becomes Unresponsive in Fences Stardock Forums

Yoikes!! Got it. We checked it out, thank you for submitting. So, two logs. One is the helper exe + config UI, the other is the shell extension itself. Both are exaustive in nature especially when Advanced is on. First pass, it's all looking quite normal. The helper exe one, which is always enabled, goes back to 8/12 and before/after 8/18 look quite similar. Upgraded from 6.5.2.7 to 6.5.4.1 on 8/19, but I'll say that 6.54 was a few-line quick-follow patch to 6.52 that was both un

Reply to Fences 6.54 Release Feedback in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi Scientific Frontline, we're working on a build at that has considerably more debug info about this re "corrupt install", but the *intermittent* part is what's really concerning here. Not ready yet but will flag down once we have an installer. In meantime, pls ensure "Advanced debug logging" is enabled from About → Troubleshooting, and we look forward to digging into the report once it happens again

Reply to Fences Becomes Unresponsive in Fences Stardock Forums

Hey John, very helpful. Looking forward to looking into the log for hints. (Including, depending if it shows or doesn’t show, ideas of what additional debug info to potentially add.) Thanks for your help with this

Reply to Resolution management in Fences Stardock Forums

We’ll be having the dev team check it out soon- thanks for the detailed information

Reply to Fences 6.54 Release Feedback in Fences Stardock Forums

"This version 6.54 will no longer let me move items from one fence to another, or even to another page—sends it right back." This is typically an installation or licensing issue (or licensing issue by way of install issue). Troubleshooting → Create Error Report might help us diagnose, but also likely uninstall, reboot, manually clear %programfiles%\Stardock\Fences

Reply to Feature Request: Allow arbitrary icon order in Fences Stardock Forums

Also to be clear are we speaking about Folder Portals or regular icon groups?

Reply to Feature Request: Allow arbitrary icon order in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi, able to mock up a screenshot of what you might want? Not sure we follow and so a more specific flow would help. "Before" and "After, what happens now" and "After, what I'd like and what happened" would be helpful. Unsure if we can accomodate but we always like to add useful things where we can find room. Thank you!

Reply to icon management in Fences Stardock Forums

not sure what you. mean here. if the colorization is a problem, please uncheck "Tint icons" in "Personalization", and/or include a screenshot to show what you're speaking of thank you

Reply to Fences Becomes Unresponsive in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi, known problems with v6.52 which were patched out and released; please check out v6.54? If using v6.54 already please let us know. Direct link available here: https://forums.stardock.com/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstardockcorporation.sharepoint.com%2F%3Au%3A%2Fs%2Fsoftware%2FIQC6v4VusCvVTYVKBNfWZqyDAbkG_KTrb6DEN

Reply to Resolution management in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi. Please enable "Advanced logging" from the About → Troubleshooting menu, reboot (so that it takes effect), and then next time it occurrs please return to troubleshooting menu and select "Create error report". It will include necessary information. Take a snapshot backup in the Layout panel for "before" and "after" if possible to help the team track it down.

Reply to Software Key not being recognised in Fences Stardock Forums

Correct yes, 14 years of Fences 2 worked out to about 70 cents per year. Costs of maintaining and enhancing a software title are different than what they were before but we hope you find the new version of value. It's a different price structure than you were used to but we offer the subscription for the point of staying up to date, as Windows changes more frequently than it used to.

Reply to Resolution management in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi - I'm not sure what you mean. Fences automatically adjusts to changes in resolutions. It is not doing this. In v5 it was an option, but in v6 it's turned on for everyone. Let us know if it's not working correctly for you, as our intent is that it works for everyone. Thank you

Reply to Feature Request: Semi-transparent Peek (like AltTabby's overlay) in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi Lysme, thanks for the suggestion. Yes team is still looking to see what improvements they might be able to make with newer versions of Windows 11, which still have the same limitations, but have created a little bit of opportunity in terms of Peek. Wondering if you might show a little more of what you're looking for? One gotcha is that Blur is an issue. Fences doesn't use the system's blur, for technical reasons. But it would have to [try to] use some form of this if bought

Reply to After update to 6.52, how to go back a version? in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi Roy, there was a known performance issue in v6.52. Please give v6.54 a try and see if it resolves? Yes uninstalling and reinstalling a new one will be fine, just be sure to say no to erasing your settings during uninstall, and be sure to reboot before trying to reinstall. v6.54 you can install right on top of v6.52 and just reboot after install to apply <a href="https://stardockcorporation.sharepoint.com/sites/software/Shared%20Documents/Forms/

Reply to Cannot move fences between pages in Fences Stardock Forums

Oh wow so it's specific ones! The one thing that comes to mind – if "View" → "Show on all pages" is set for a specific group, then that group will not cause the pages to switch, i.e. what you're seeing. But, I'm guessing you'd notice. (Perhaps?) So perhaps there's a bug around that. Be sure to create a report so that we can try to find/fix, and after that, maybe try toggling View → Show on all pages on and off for the group that is "stuck". Maybe that fixes. An

Reply to Fences 6.52 Release Feedback in Fences Stardock Forums

I can confirm, looks like a licensing issue. 2026-08-12 01:33:31,623 - ACTIVATION PROBLEM - unable to read SAS License file. Will need to look into ways to debug this further, but a couple things that come to mind: - Clearing out the licensing directory, i.e. remove "%programdata%\Stardock\Fences6" and then log off and log back on. Re-activating should resolve the issue, if indeed a problem with %programdata% permissions was related. (If no activation screen, o

Reply to Cannot move fences between pages in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi spaceart, you can roll back to any version without losing your settings yes, just be sure careful to not click "remove settings" during uninstall and everything will pick up where it left off. (Also, be sure to reboot after uninstall, before reinstalling.) If you install a v5 copy on top of v6, tabs will become ungrouped. Curious to see what's going on but indeed, we're trying it on our test machines and are not seeing this. If you'd like to submit your settings via Ab

Reply to Fences 6.52 Release Feedback in Fences Stardock Forums

Hi deadleader6, this type of problem is typically an installation problem, or a codesign certificate problem on the machine. Please try giving it an uninstall and reinstall? Just be sure to say "no" to removing your settings during uninstall and it'll pop right back. (Reboot needed after uninstall, but not after the reinstall.)

Reply to version 6 issues - rollback in Fences Stardock Forums

w00t! thank you for the response! We'll be getting this out pretty quick as it's a quick patch to the current release. Unless we find anything else we want to adjust, will be same version number so no additional update.