Aaaaaaand I'm confused... I found there's a diagnostic tool built into DirectX but it's reporting my monitors are using the Intel Iris Xe, but I thought it was programs that use a particular GPU. I've found some diagnostic tools like "Unigine Heaven" which I will try, but i
Ok, so there's something REALLY funky going on. Firstly, I'm unable to rollback my display drivers to the official MSFT release. All software, drivers and firmware for the SLS2 come bundled in an MSI which will neither let me uninstall nor reinstall. So I don't even know which the official driver release version is. Furthermore, I've tried to unpack the MSI but it's simply a series of binary files that are meaningless. Hence I'm unable to return to the original drivers. I've t
I'm trying to rollback and install the graphics drivers from Microsoft but it's a little involved (technical reasons)... However, I just realized it's not going to be my NVIDIA GPU like I presumed (from prior experience). It'll be the discrete Intel Iris Xe GPU as this is the one that Explorer will be using by default. I'll try various options including continuing to unload the newer drivers but also trying to assign Explorer to use the NVIDIA GPU instead. Will let you
I just realized.... Fences isn't the only area where Explorer is having a graphical display issue. I didn't realize until I put a couple of contextual pieces of information together from things you've said, but the Task View button stopped displaying the Virtual Desktops around the same time I seem to remember Fences starting to go awry (about 2 - 3 weeks ago). <img src="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/69hcs23i9zor1vngl7vr1/2026-03-04-17-46-09.png?rlkey=x065y5vx0wzidim2jk0xh5oob&ra
Yeah, I had the issue before YASB. In fact I've been working on a widget in YASB so the status bar has been up and down whilst I've been testing and it hasn't made a difference to the Fences issue. You know what? A loooooooong time ago (ok, maybe 10 years) I remember installing an NVIDIA driver that SAID it was for the system but in actual fact it just created a lot of instability. At that time my Surface had a specialized driver and would only work well with the one supplied by Micro
Yeah, I had the issue before YASB. In fact I've been working on a widget in YASB so the status bar has been up and down whilst I've been testing and it hasn't made a difference to the Fences issue. You know what? A loooooooong time ago (ok, maybe 10 years) I remember installing an NVIDIA driver that SAID it was for the system but in actual fact it just created a lot of instability. At that time my Surface had a specialized driver and would only work well with the one supplied by Micro
Ok, I've tried most things. Windhawk is off. My AHK script is off. I even neglected to use virtual desktops at all since rebooting (simply stayed on the one desktop). The only thing that seems to trigger the display issue is moving between Fences pages (using both mouse buttons to drag the desktop). Also, please don't forget that really strange issue where one of the Fences would jump to a different position, but only when moved within a particular small area of the desktop. I think i
Ok, it's not anything in Windhawk. I disabled all mods and re-started my system and the display / rendering issues started almost immediately. I'll keep trying to troubleshoot at my end.
I'm pretty sure it's not the Virtual Desktops sync. My script just detects when the VD has been changed and then sends a hot key shortcut to Fences to slide the page. That being said, I've disabled the script but the issue remains. It happens pretty much as soon as I load my standard layout. I've been using a minimal layout version with no folder portals and a single fence on each page and it's been fine, so issues at all. Again, as soon as I lo
Hi there Thanks to both @bdsams and @Dr W for such a speedy response. 😍 To provide that 'missing' context (you asked for it so you're gonna get a full download! 🤣) - I've used Fences for many years, but I've never pushed it like this before. Generally I might have had maybe 3 fences and that was it. But I also discovered virtual desktops fairly recently, relatively speaking (maybe 3 or 4 years ago) and since then I've been expanding and revising the way I work. I act
Hi there I'm having a terrible experience with Fences. I've been a long time customer and have never encountered so many issues, but then I'm pushing Fences pretty hard. I see it's a 32-bit application and I'm wondering if it simply just can't cope with my configuration. I have 18 Fences defined, being a mix of normal Fences (5) and Folder Portals (13) across 3 different pages. Here is what my desktop with the 3 pages is meant to look like: <img src="https://cd
I'm also having the same issue. I'm on a Surface Laptop Studio 2 running the latest Win 11 with all updates installed.
Hey there This is pretty easy. In fact I've been trying to solve the exact same problem as described in this post: https://forums.stardock.com/481249/Fences-Desktop-Pages-vs-Windows-10-Desktops I can't post in that thread as it's now locked but figured that the solution also fits your problem. The answer lies in combining Windows 10 Virtual Desktops, Windo
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