Curtains 1.14 (Release) Issue Report Thread

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With the Curtains 1.14 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining Curtains 1.14

Object Desktop members can get the beta from within Object Desktop Manager 

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your an account page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

For guest check-out purchase (no account), from this link: http://www.stardock.com/support/productkeyretrieval

Reporting an issue

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive services (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube) and links included in your post.  Images can be directly added.
  • If there are specific apps that Groupy does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making Curtains a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

curtains support
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Curtains 1.14 Beta Changelog:

Note: Was initially 1.13 but we found an issue, updated the build, and had to bump the version.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

With the release of 1.15, we are closing this thread.  Thanks to all that provided feedback.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Windows10 Version 2004 (OS build 19041.685) Japanese language

When Curtains is applied to a UWP app, the UWP app does not display properly.

The window title text is duplicated and overlapped, and nothing is displayed in the window body.

The problem occurs with all UWP apps, including Windows Settings, Microsoft Store, Mail app, etc.

If I disable Curtains from being applied to UWP, it will appear correctly.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling twice, but no improvement.

As far as I know, this problem already existed in the previous version.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting kasaigenba, reply 3

Windows10 Version 2004 (OS build 19041.685) Japanese language
When Curtains is applied to a UWP app, the UWP app does not display properly.
End of kasaigenba's quote

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Can't reproduce your issue on my system. Please refer to screenshot below.

Please try purge and reinstall as mentioned here: https://forums.stardock.com/500728/curtains-support-faq#CurtainsPurge Make sure to reboot after purga and reboot again after re-installation. Retest and report back.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting kasaigenba, reply 5

I tried it, but it didn't work.
End of kasaigenba's quote

Try clean boot. https://forums.stardock.com/500728/curtains-support-faq#CurtainsServiceStart

Also need to know more on your system.

  1. CPU type : Intel, AMD or ARM.
  2. Monitor/s resolutions and Scaling applied.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Unfortunately, I don't have time .

I will turn off the UWP.

Thanks for your support.

OK, I found the cause.

Curtains seems to be in conflict with Bins (by 1UP Industries).

I disabled Bins and UWP started fine.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Not sure if it's a bug or a feature, but since upgrading to Curtains 1.14, I'm seeing this white line on Windows Explorer on all themes (beneath "Datei", "Computer" and "Ansicht").

My OS:

Windows 10 x64 20H2 (Build 19042.685)

Other Software that's installed:

Curtains 1.14

Groupy 1.46

 

EDIT:

The "white line" is actually completely transparent. It just appeared white for me first because my Windows Explorer window was in front of a white web page.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting NotoriousNico, reply 8

The "white line" is actually completely transparent. It just appeared white for me first because my Windows Explorer window was in front of a white web page.
End of NotoriousNico's quote

We found the issue and it will be addressed in a future release.

Thank you for the report.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting kasaigenba, reply 7

Unfortunately, I don't have time .

I will turn off the UWP.

Thanks for your support.


OK, I found the cause.

Curtains seems to be in conflict with Bins (by 1UP Industries).

I disabled Bins and UWP started fine.

End of kasaigenba's quote

It seems Bins is indeed the cause here.

The good news is there is a fix.  Open bins settings, go to the help and about page and use the exclude an app link to exclude "ApplicationFrameHost.exe" then sign out and in again.

It should no longer break UWP apps.

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting sdRohan, reply 9

We found the issue and it will be addressed in a future release.
End of sdRohan's quote

It's good to know the issue is not just on my end.

Thank you for letting me know you already found the issue. I appreciate it!