Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues.

If you right-click on your desktop to View then scroll down till you see

Lock Fences if it's checked they are locked if you un check it then

you can move or delete if needed .

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Hello,

Would you do this PURGE: https://forums.stardock.com/486084/fences-support-faq#reinstalling

Reboot and ReInstall the latest version from your account here https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products/

Reboot , test and report back here please if all OK or not . 

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Have the same issue, no way to unlock Fences.  Ran the purge app listed (run as Admin) and reinstalled Fences 4 from latest download version with no change in behavior; unable to unlock.

Should be some way through the "Configure Fences" settings frontend to lock/unlock Fences and not solely through right-click menu.

I have seen this issue in both the latest version of Fences 4 on three systems running Win10 and with latest Fences 3 under Win 11.

With Fences 4 under Win11, I do not see a Lock Fences option when clicking on a fence or on the desktop.
Was mistaken earlier, I had one of my installs mixed up.  It's three Fences 4 installs, one under Win11 and two under Win10; and an install of Fences 3 under Win10.

That is with both the Win11 right click and classic right click menu.

I'll try running the purge tool under Win11, though it had no effect with Fences 4 under Win 10 exhibiting same issue.

I am having the same issue across all installs of Fences:

• One install of Fences 4 under Win 11
• Two installs of Fences 4 under Win 10
• One install of Fences 3 under Win 10

Only using Microsoft's Windows Defender on all four systems as far as antiviral program goes.

On the three systems I can see right now, both instances of Fences are listed under Startup and neither disabled.

The only common background program between all four systems (that isn't part of Windows) would be f.lux to control screen color temperature.

All on the Win11 system:

1. Ran purge on Fences 4
2. Reinstalled Fences 4
3. Reboot
4. Lock Fences option showed up exactly once and no longer appeared on subsequent RMB clicks on Desktop.
5. Uninstalled f.lux
6. Ran purge again on Fences 4
7. Reboot
8. Lock Fences showed on multiple right click on Desktop
9. Restored saved desktop snapshot
10. Lock Fences on right click disappeared from right click menu

After further experimentation, I was able to consistently get the Lock Fences menu option to appear and reappear on the right click menu with Fences 4 under Win11.

It is tied to the "Show Labels" option under "Color & Appearance".  Setting to "Never" removes the menu option from the right click menu, while "On Mouseover" and "Always" shows Lock Fences in the right click menu.

Thanks, had not seen that thread.

Which issue you're referring to?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

You're referring to the OP, yes?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Yes.