How to Uninstall Fences 4 Properly...

I have tried some things

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Hello, I hope all is well.

Fences 4 is an interesting program but I couldn't make it 100% like I would want it with the options available and was not ready to purchase when I got locked out of the options because I needed to purchase it.

So I was going to uninstall it but you get this warning that you need to close it before uninstalling it.

This is surprisingly difficult and I still haven't been able to do it.

I disabled the two Windows 10 startup processes and restarted, but Fences still runs and the uninstaller still complains it is running.

I looked through the Stardock Forum threads and the Fences Forum FAQ but couldn't find anything more authoritative on how to stop Fences 4 in order to uninstall it.

Should I use the *.bat file to purge Fences?  There wasn't an explanation of what exactly that is or what it does...

So how do I proceed and why is this so difficult?  Not everyone who evaluates a piece of software are going to buy it...    and I'd rather not lose my desktop files...

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If I upgrade/update to the brand new Fences 5 will that have an uninstaller?

Why is there no guide in the FAQ as to how to uninstall Fences!

Should I just proceed to uninstall it with the standard uninstaller while it is running?

Thanks in advance for any direction here....

 

 

Ronen H.

fences
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Actually for most user, uninstalling should work just fine. Not really sure why it don't work on your system. Yes. Please try the Fences purge guide: https://forums.stardock.com/486084/fences-support-faq#reinstalling. Make sure to reboot the system after the purge. Report back.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Basj,

Using the link you posted there to the purge bat file, I went ahead and uninstalled Fences 4.  And I can report that it no longer appears under Setting > Apps > Apps & features and Settings > Apps > Startup and my desktop icons are now back on the desktop itself.  So thank you for helping me with that, and I'm glad it seems to be done!

Ronen

Boston-area, USA

Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Great, glad to hear that.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant