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Compatibility issue with an app?

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If you have compatibility issues with WindowBlinds and an application or game, please do let us know in this thread so we can investigate it and hopefully resolve the problem.

Please make sure you are running the latest version of WindowBlinds first and that the problem exists with a theme included with WindowBlinds vs a downloaded one. 

Please provide as much detail as you can, screenshots of the problem, information on the application itself, how to reproduce the problem and if possible dmp files from any crashes. 

The information on the about WindowBlinds page and information on your setup would be helpful too.

 

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Reply #151 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting hishamzr, reply 150

No, I don't think it will help, it is too much work

Please let us know when you have had the time to complete that step.

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #152 from Stardock Forums Top

As suggested, you need to do the cleanboot to see which apps is conflicting with Windowblinds. Comparing your Screenshot on explorer vs my explorer, refer below, those are showing clearly something is overwriting normal explorer. Which I suspect is one of the culprit for your problem.

Thank you,

 

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant

Start11 - Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11.
Reply #153 from Stardock Forums Top

I get black bits, or at least I have in the past, and that was when the software was telling me I had the latest version installed but didn't (please see my previous post). It seemed to occur when you can tell Windows needs a full reboot (I hibernate my machine between sessions) and other things start to fall apart e.g. Explorer using too many resources etc., not just the visuals; you know what I mean?

I've just loaded Corporate and it's fine for me, for now. Saying that though, I have fixed my problem with WB (at least up to the last beta, I can only assume for the stable release that I also installed when prompted the other day) and I know that my video-card drivers are correctly installed. I mention this too because I also suspected that of being another possible reason for problems.

  1. For WB- my solution was to unload WB before installing manually from the installer again (v10.74). Right click on the WB icon in the notification area and click Unload Windowblinds.
  2. Before you reboot, make sure you have the latest nvidia drivers installed with GeForce Experience. It takes a while to install but if you don't get a confirmation message at the end that everything installed correctly there's a chance that something went wrong and so you'll need to try again. Persevere until it goes through fine. It may take a few attempts unfortunately.

If neither of these things work then it would probably mean something else is interfering in which case you will have to go through the cleanboot procedure.

Reply #154 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks it worked.

 

The strange thing is I could not find the WB to unload, so I uninstalled completely, and before I chose the classic theme. After the installation I was able to find the WB.

Seems to be something went wrong in the installation, so for now all the problems that I had are gone.

 

Thanks again, I was about to give up and remove WB for ever.

Reply #155 from Stardock Forums Top

<- Stardock's new customer service rep. :hot:  ;)  

Quoting hishamzr, reply 154
Thanks it worked.
Glad to hear it! :congrat: I shouldn't play down tech support too much though, even if "have you tried turning it off and on again" is so often the solution. :lol:  

Reply #156 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MagikGimp, reply 155

<- Stardock's new customer service rep.    

Certainly appreciate any and all help but I do need to point out that the recommended 'Purge' would / should have resolved his issue.

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #157 from Stardock Forums Top

I did that, I uninstalled and installed 3 times, the third time worked. The 'Purge'did not work, I tried it.

I think the uninstall did not clean everything the first two times.

Nice comedy the IT-Crowed XD

The question is why the WB icon was not in the taskbar.

 

Reply #158 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MagikGimp, reply 142
I'd like to point out that for me Object Desktop Manager was installing each beta as it became available, or at least it was reporting that it had done so. The installation went fine and both it and WB were even reporting that no further updates were available; however, I was not getting an About page like as shown. It was only because I saw that screenshot that I bothered to check.

Only once I had unloaded WB and then run the installer for v10.74 manually (and rebooted) did WB report that I was on that version, rather than v10.65 as it was showing before. I don't know where the problem lies with this one or whether I have even been stuck on v10.65 this whole time or not but thought I should mention it anyway.
I think someone should point this out as a possible bug to the relevant people because, after some computer trouble (when I thought incorrectly that Windowblinds was to blame so I had it unloaded), on launching WB today it asked me to update to v10.74. Which, again, I assumed I already had. OK, perhaps my computer is the worst but I like to think I take good care of it. I unloaded before installing this time so we'll see what happens when it loads next (I haven't rebooted yet) but the fact that this is still happening seems like a problem to me. I don't know why nobody else seems to have reported it too yet though. :/

Reply #159 from Stardock Forums Top

I have sent you an email about my application VisitsRota which is not rendering correctly for RTL mode.

Reply #160 from Stardock Forums Top

Firefox quantum 63.0.3 (64-bit) there are no longer any min/max/close buttons displayed even when excluding FF in the Window blind program list... Win 10 pro 64 1809 newest update.

Reply #161 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting dunmer2007, reply 160

Firefox quantum 63.0.3 (64-bit) there are no longer any min/max/close buttons displayed even when excluding FF in the Window blind program list... Win 10 pro 64 1809 newest update.

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues, but you should try this. Firefox's 3 bar menu -> Customize -> (Bottom left) Tick check box "Title bar" No need to exclude FF from Windowblinds.

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #162 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting truckleajorders, reply 159

I have sent you an email about my application VisitsRota which is not rendering correctly for RTL mode.
This works for me. What is RTL mode?

Reply #163 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MagikGimp, reply 162

RTL mode

'Right to left' I believe....

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #164 from Stardock Forums Top

As in Arabic and such? I can type with the setting turned on but it doesn't stick when I click OK. Assuming that what this is about.

Reply #165 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MagikGimp, reply 164

As in Arabic and such? I can type with the setting turned on but it doesn't stick when I click OK. Assuming that what this is about.

Please look Screen shots.

The issue is the toolbar. It renders the icons over on the left, but it still thinks under the hood that they are over on the right. You have to move the mouse to the right to get the actual operations.

And for the "Dynamic" skin it is even worse. If I use no skin and let the system manage the application then it is fine.

 

PS. I missed the previous replies. RTL is right-to-left. And the title bar does not work.

PPS. The resize icon is drawing the wrong way round.

Reply #166 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting truckleajorders, reply 165
The issue is the toolbar. It renders the icons over on the left, but it still thinks under the hood that they are over on the right. You have to move the mouse to the right to get the actual operations.
Interesting. I wonder if this is the same for all apps that operate in this mode. Do Stardock have many users who use Arabic et al I wonder?

Reply #167 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MagikGimp, reply 166

Interesting. I wonder if this is the same for all apps that operate in this mode. Do Stardock have many users who use Arabic et al I wonder?

 

It is worth also noting that this application starts as a "CMFCPropertySheet" and not a "CDialog".

Reply #168 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting basj, reply 161


Quoting dunmer2007,
reply 160

Firefox quantum 63.0.3 (64-bit) there are no longer any min/max/close buttons displayed even when excluding FF in the Window blind program list... Win 10 pro 64 1809 newest update.



Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues, but you should try this. Firefox's 3 bar menu -> Customize -> (Bottom left) Tick check box "Title bar" No need to exclude FF from Windowblinds.

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant.

Thanks so much works magnificently!

Reply #169 from Stardock Forums Top

There is  a compatibility issue between Windowblinds and my program Fortissimo Mp3 player.

Fortissimo has an always on top option. If stay on top is selected Fortissimo gets interrupted by Windowblinds when a new song is loaded "When And If" any of it's windows are on top of the windowblinds skinned windows task bar.

I have selected the option in Windowblinds to ignore Fortissimo but Windowblinds still try’s to hook fortissimo and stall it for awhile.

Please note Fortissimo skins itself.

When the interference occurs Fortissimo wants to jump out it's own window due to the stall. When I Unload Windowblinds my program is back as it should be.

Never noticed this before the last couple of Windowblinds updates.

My system is Windows 10 64 bit with all of the latest updates,
8 g's of ram,
Core I5 processor.


Windows 10 Home (17763.rs5_release.180914-1434)
WindowBlinds 10.74 (054 - Windows 10 Edition) - 64 bit OS

Window titlebar blur features are enabled on this operating system

        Wblind.dll                   2018/11/01 15:46:55
        Wblind64.dll                 2018/11/01 15:46:35
        Wbsrv.dll                    2017/03/16 13:16:46
        WB10Config.exe               2018/10/17 12:36:18
        Wbload.dll                   2018/10/09 16:30:37
        Screen10.exe                 2017/03/28 07:53:17


I tried to exclude a few windowblinds dlls within my program skinning framework but that did not resolve the issue.

 

Just wanted to add that if Fortissimo is run as Administrator the problem with windowblinds goes away.

Also I have yet to hear anything from Stardock regarding this issue. as of 12/19/2018

Fortissimo can be downloaded from www.goodnotesoftware.com

Reply #171 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting truckleajorders, reply 170

Any update on my VisitsRota and RTL please ....?

Not at this time - you may want to consider excluding the app for the time being. 

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #172 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Castig, reply 169

Fortissimo has an always on top option.
Where is this? I can't seem to find it. Is it only available in the registered version?

Also, the app looks great with Windowblinds skins!

Reply #173 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MagikGimp, reply 172

Where is this? I can't seem to find it.

Please see:

https://forums.stardock.com/486023/windowblinds-support-faq#excludeprogram

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #174 from Stardock Forums Top

I know about that Sean! Been having to do that on and off for years... ;) I was asking where the setting in Fortissimo to keep its window on top was. Thanks anyway.

Reply #175 from Stardock Forums Top

Select the gear button under the Listbox to the left and the options will display. Then page one click with the silver page button and you will see it.

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