Issue with Fences 5.80 After Latest Windows Update

[slakoez]

Hello,

After the most recent Windows update, Fences 5.80 is no longer able to automatically restore the layout across my four monitors. This feature was working flawlessly before the update. The Restore Backup button no longer functions, and transparency is also not working anymore.

Here are my system details:
Windows Version: 24H2
OS Build: 26100.2605
Edition: Windows 11 Pro

I hope for a prompt solution to these issues.

Thank you.

[MagnumPCI]

If you have alwasy been keeping your Windows version up to date, and 26100.2605 us the very next one for you, it is listed as just a security update

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/december-10-2024-kb5048667-os-build-26100-2605-eb529853-d3a2-4c8d-bd0b-5fc6becb629c

There have been considerable changes to Fences since '5.80', the current version is 5.86. For the complete history, please see

https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/history

The largest change is that this should be the default setting for monitor layouts:

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/Fences_2024-12-14_09-16-54.jpg

A reminder that 'Layouts' were never intended to be utilized for different monitor or desktop configurations, only to restore a desktop if it became corrupt.

Please open the Steam client and 'Launch' Fences from there and follow the update prompts.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

[slakoez]

Hello. I'm a little confused by your answer, about the versioning. In my Steam I got this post:

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We are rolling back to Fences 5.80 from the just released 5.81 because of some multimonitor issues found in 5.81. More details can be found here.

https://forums.stardock.com/529942/fences-581-beta-feedback-thread

Fences 5.81 will be demoted to beta as we continue to work on it. That effort can be found here:

https://forums.stardock.com/529991/thread-for-monitor-issues-with-fences-581

Sorry for the confusion and thanks for your patience and understanding.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager
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Anyway, I just reinstalled everything and now it seems that the layout restoration is working again across my monitors. However, the transparency is still not working.

[MagnumPCI]

Originally posted by slakoez:

Hello. I'm a little confused by your answer, about the versioning. In my Steam I got this post:

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We are rolling back to Fences 5.80 from the just released 5.81 because of some multimonitor issues found in 5.81. More details can be found here.

https://forums.stardock.com/529942/fences-581-beta-feedback-thread

Fences 5.81 will be demoted to beta as we continue to work on it. That effort can be found here:

https://forums.stardock.com/529991/thread-for-monitor-issues-with-fences-581

Sorry for the confusion and thanks for your patience and understanding.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager
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Anyway, I just reinstalled everything and now it seems that the layout restoration is working again across my monitors. However, the transparency is still not working.

Ah yes... My mistake. The releases have been intentionally held back from Steam. As I am sure many would agree, reviews on this platform can be brutally unfair, and there is next to nothing the developer can do about it.

As for your issue, if you uninstall Fences (your layouts will be preserved) using the Steam client, reboot, and install the trial from our site, it has the bounty of the changes (only the current beta will not be included). If that works, great. It is very very likely that the Steam version will be updated within the 30 days your trial will last.

Sorry for the confusion.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager