Just not working

Fences keep vanishing and won't work with 2 monitors

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Just not working.  I use Windows 11 and dual monitor setup.  No matter what I do I cannot create 2 different desktops.  Delete fence from desktop 2 and it's gone from desktop 1.  Use fences pages and it completely vanishes an I have to use a snapshot then restart to get anything back.  I hoped for more and am at this point glad I didn't buy it yet.

Jeremy

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. But, you unsure to setup Fences desktop pages or Windows Desktop page?

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

OK, so I set up fences on monitor 1 and 2 as I want them.  I then create a second desktop using the task bar view.  Expecting this to be separate so I can have different fences and positions but not so.  Enabled pages and dragged a fence off to the left, not to other monitor and all get is a screen with just this fence.  Go back and the other page contains nothing but this single fence.  Only way back is to reload a snapshot and restart windows.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Fences don't work like that. Fences do not have the abilities to tie specific Fences to specific Windows Desktop. What Fences can do is to have its own Multi Fences Desktop pages. Where different Fences desktop page will have different set of Fences on it.

The issue you was seeing here:

Quoting Rockbyter, reply 2

Enabled pages and dragged a fence off to the left, not to other monitor and all get is a screen with just this fence. Go back and the other page contains nothing but this single fence. Only way back is to reload a snapshot and restart windows.
End of Rockbyter's quote

This, I  believe, is a normal behavior of Fences desktop pages. You just need to familiarize yourself on how to navigate it. It is quite easy to confuse between Windows desktop page vs Fences desktop page.

Try looking here. Ref screenshot below. Click on those links (Inside the red box) to learn how to navigate Fences desktop pages.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant