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fences 6.44 display problem

April 12, 2026 6:08:00 AM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

With version 6.44, it scrunches all the icons together about once a day.  If I reboot, it is fine.

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Reply #1 April 12, 2026 7:31:29 AM
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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Just curious, what trigger the icons become big and close together? 

Also, if you have not try it, Please try, uninstall Fences, reboot immediately (important), download latest version available in your account product download page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products. Install it, reboot immediately again. Retest it and report back.

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Basj,
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Reply #2 April 12, 2026 7:37:34 AM
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It seems to happen when running other programs. When I finish some work and close other programs the icons are grouped up..  I will do the reinstall as you say.  It may take a few days to see if that fixes it.  I don't know any trigger.

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Reply #3 April 12, 2026 8:04:40 PM
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Any programs or specific program which will change your display resolution, scale factors etc, Games, for example?

Yes, please try the reinstall steps and report back.

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Reply #4 April 13, 2026 10:53:32 AM
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I did the clean install.  I checked all the games I have.  All the games I play do not change the display dimensions.  I did find one old game I have not played recently that changes to 1920 x 1080.  I tried running it, and after it exited, Fences was fine.   I never caught what triggered the bug. I only ever saw it when I had a lot of windows open.  When I cleaned up at the end of the day, Fences was all bunched up.  

I will give it a few days and report back.

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Reply #5 April 13, 2026 2:39:50 PM
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It just happened again.  After a reboot, I ran the Chrome browser and SecureCRT, the current version from vandyke.com.  Neither of which changes the graphics.  They just make windows.  The bug happened again.  I recently upgraded to 6.44 fences.  It didnt give me an upgrade notice for some reason.   I haven't seen this bug (or any bug) before this version of fences. I did find a way to fix the display without rebooting.  In layout management, if I click off Keep groups sized to multiple of cons and click it back on, it is fixed.  I am up to date on Windows updates.

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Reply #6 April 13, 2026 3:09:01 PM
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Hi,

Can you show the spacing of icons outside of groups too, with auto arrange turned on?

Likewise, can you try disabling Fences (bottom of the Welcome pane) and logging off / on, turning on auto arrange and showing this as well?

 

it would be helpful if the team could view your debug log. You can access it by going to About → Troubleshooting, enabling “Enable Advanced Logging”, rebooting, then reproducing the problem. You can use “Create error package” from that same menu to send the log package.

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Reply #7 April 13, 2026 3:50:40 PM
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I enabled advanced logging.  I have no idea how to reproduce it.  When it happens again, I will send the log and the other screenshots.  It has never happened more than once in a day, and not every day.

 

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