Shadow FX : bug on window borders on windows10

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues.

Need a little more info, please.

Version of Windows ( full number version ) use winver.exe for that info

Version of Shadow FX your using too.

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Hi,

Windows version is Windows 10 Professionnal 20H2 (19042.630)
ShadowFX is 1.21

thanks,

Hello,

I have forwarded your report to the Stardock support team for their review and recommendations.

Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates.

We really do appreciate your feedback, thanks.

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

What app in particular and please detail what settings are required to reproduce it.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Hello, this happens on active windows (on inactive ones too, but not as visible - because the shadow is not so strong), it occurs on every window but it is less noticeable on dark backgrounds.
I tried it on another Windows 10 system, it makes the same bug. It's as if the shadow is shifted 1px from the edge of the window. Note: it doesn't do it if the system preferences are set with the option "apply accent color on title bar and window borders" (But this is not an option I'm interested in).

As you can see on the different windows below, it is mostly present here on the active (the file explorer), slightly less on the inactive on the left (mail). On the right, the ShadowFX window doesn't have this problem, and for Edge, behind it, it depends sometimes.

For your information, ShadowFX is set on custom shadow with 40px at the bottom, 20px asides and 5px on top. Transparency is set to 100%, Blur Level on 30% and with a factor of 10px...

Hi again,
I tried on another system, the bug occurs too. It seems to be a random case depending on whether your window has a border or not...

I very like ShadowFX, but there is a 1 px gap for inactive windows.

Quoting wojtek78, reply 8

I very like ShadowFX, but there is a 1 px gap for inactive windows.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need more information on your system.

1. Windows 10 or 11? And its version numbers please. Use Winver.exe to get full version numbers.
2. ShadoxFx version.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Windows 10 64bit 21H1 (19043.1586)

ShadowFx 1.21

I tested ShadowFX 1.21 on my Windows 10 system, and I don't see the issue you mentioned. Is the issue happen on all/any application? Does it happen to Windows Explorer?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

All applications. Maybe it's time to format C:   

Quoting wojtek78, reply 12

All applications. Maybe it's time to format C:   

What scale factor is your display set to?

1. 43" 4K 150%

2. 32" QHD 125%

Font size 133%

Does the issue show on both monitors?

Yes.

VM clean Windows 10

Size bar 10 px, Transparency 100%, Blur level 0%, Factor 2 px

1920x1200, scale 150%

I use Windows Magnifier, and there is 1px gap with foreground and background windows.