Can't remove a fence in Fences 5.04
Sunday, March 10, 2024 by jbortone | Discussion: Fences
I upgraded to latest version, and I can't remove/delete a fence anymore from the desktop. Already did the uninstall/purge process but problem remains.
using Windows 11 latest version. any updates ? this is an old bug, don't know why it still exists. would be nice to have an interface that allows to manage all fences, instead of relying on the "X" to remove a fence.
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Reply #22 Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:17 PM
I did not disable non windows services because it was a newly created account, so no sw installed. and I'm assuming when installing fences, it automatically adds to startup right?
A new account is not isolated from all other services. Please proceed with disabling all non-MS services.
any way to delete a fence, in registry or any config file? it must store this info somewhere. don't mind have to work on the registry. I understand how it works fairly.
All of your Fences registry data is here:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Fences
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Fences
Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager
Reply #23 Friday, March 15, 2024 8:44 AM
ok, here's what I did:
1) created a new account, admin privileges.
2) MSCONFIG - turned off all non MS services and all startup itens
3) rebooted. did not change.
4) uninstalled Fences 5 (w/ purge) and installed Fences 4 (I have the license)
5) rebooted - nothing happened, same problem
6) uninstalled some app, including malwarebytes (the only one that can go deep in OS protection)
6) tested Fences 4 - nothing happened
7) uninstalled Fences 4 and installed Fences 5 beta - nothing happened.
the last resort would be a full windows install again, which I won't do. The only other SW that I imagine could conflict would be nvidia, but it's just a guess (and won't uninstall it either).
registry keys - got in there and there's no key for a specific fence, just standard app info stored. any other place?
Reply #24 Friday, March 15, 2024 9:50 AM
the last resort would be a full windows install again, which I won't do. The only other SW that I imagine could conflict would be nvidia, but it's just a guess (and won't uninstall it either).
The only thing that comes to mind is any overlay that those GPU apps have. That said, they would be common and something we would expect to see more reports from even if how you have it set up is rare.
Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager
Reply #25 Wednesday, March 27, 2024 8:43 AM
found the software conflicting with Fences
go and check it. If you find a way to coexist, pls let me know.
tks.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, March 13, 2024 4:23 PM
yes, I did the cleanboot exactly the way you was asked:
1) created a new admin account
2) log in in this account
3) installed fences
I did not disable non windows services because it was a newly created account, so no sw installed. and I'm assuming when installing fences, it automatically adds to startup right?
I ask again:
1) is there anyway a log fences creates to check for errors (file somewhere or in event manager)
2) any way to delete a fence, in registry or any config file? it must store this info somewhere. don't mind have to work on the registry. I understand how it works fairly.