DeskScapes 11 Release Issue Report Thread

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With the DeskScapes 11 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining DeskScapess 11

Object Desktop members can get the release from within Object Desktop Manager 

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your account page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

For guest check-out purchase (no account), from this link: http://www.stardock.com/support/productkeyretrieval

Reporting an issue

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive services (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube) and links included in your post.  Images can be directly added.
  • If there are specific apps that Groupy does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making DeskScapes 11 a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

deskscapes
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

DeskScapes 11.0 Changelog (Released 06/28/2023)

11.0.0.0

  • File version updated to 11.0.0.0, removes BETA 5 text from about box

  • Fixes an issue with the effects list not being scaled correctly when on high dpi setups sometimes

  • Forces per virtual desktop walls to blank and restarts Explorer in that situation when you have multiple walls set on the virtual desktops to ensure no problems with switching virtual desktops making DeskScapes stop.

Update: 10.96

There was an error within the release of 10.95. Version 10.96 is a fix for that. This would have resulted in clients receiving two update notices in the same day - we apologize for any confusion and frustration.

 

This is a compatibility update as we work towards new features for release in 2022.

  • Updated DS build with a workaround for issue with Fences show desktop override.

  • UI tweaks for when on Win11 (only show on Win11)

  • Possible fix for the not pausing on battery when booting up the computer on battery

  • Adds in system tray icon + menu

  • Fixes a black paint issue when changing blur settings in Fences

Public Beta (12/6/2021)

  • Fixed issue that could arise with Windows Remote Destkop

  • Translations finalized:

    • German

    • Spanish

    • French

    • Korean

    • Portuguese Brazilian

    • Russian

    • Chinese - Simplified

    • Chinese - Traditional

Beta 3 (ODNT)

  • Fixes an issue with some dreams on secondary monitors not aspect ratio correcting (dynamic only)

  • Fixes a bug with if you had settings open for a dynamic dream and clicked outside the window below you could get the app stuck

  • Dream updates: "Pan and Zoom" dream now included

  • Edits to welcome screen

  • Prep work for translations

Beta 2 (ODNT)

  • Fixes issue with the 4K flag on some dreams showing incorrectly

  • Alters screensavers to terminate process vs exit on mouse move etc

  • Fixes issue with screensaver applied message up and being able to make app look hung

  • Tweak to wallpaper change detection

  • Tweak for performance loading up playlists

  • Small tweak to the font size on search checkboxes

  • May fix issue with remote desktop - should no longer pause

  • New option for playlists where it will change either after X seconds if non-video or when the video ends (if a video)
    User-submitted request: https://forums.stardock.com/504876/

  • Now has options to update playlists if new files added (must re-add folder)

  • Installer tweaks

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Known issues

While we appreciate all feedback, please remember that we offer no official support for beta \ preview \ developer channel versions of Windows. If you report issues while in any of those early release channels, you should not expect them to be addressed unless it still exists in a retail version of Windows.

  • TBD
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

***Reserved***

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

  • File version updated to 11.0.0.0, removes BETA 5 text from about box

Mmm... not really.

Installed, rebooted. Windows 11 Pro, basic settings.

 

Edit: Removing and reinstalling fixed the issue.  Did not need to remove prior config.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting plowed, reply 4




    • File version updated to 11.0.0.0, removes BETA 5 text from about box






Mmm... not really.

Installed, rebooted. Windows 11 Pro, basic settings.

I'd suggest you uninstall, REBOOT, download the installer again, install

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst
 

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Good morning.

If I got the location wrong, I apologize and ask moderation to put this post in the right place.

Here is my problem:

For some time now, around 3 weeks, a month...), my ATS2 (American Truck Simulator2) has been turning off for no apparent reason and I return to the desktop. However, before that, my game returned to the desktop, unexpectedly, without closing. I have had this game since: 2021. Apart from these returns on the desktop, which have faded over time, I had no concerns.

Now the game shuts down immediately.

I'm looking for where it comes from. I used SFC and DISM, to no avail.

I dumped the startup (but without knowing how to do it, to prevent Deskscape from starting).

I like the software, there’s no photo! I know that there are lots of people who think that this software is useless: yet when I have people at home, it has its little effect...

I use an additional keyboard, the SKP MMo 30. I uninstalled the software: still the same.

I do not know what to do anymore...

Can you help me ?

THANKS.

See you.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting philumax, reply 6

Good morning.

If I got the location wrong, I apologize and ask moderation to put this post in the right place.

Here is my problem:

For some time now, around 3 weeks, a month...), my ATS2 (American Truck Simulator2) has been turning off for no apparent reason and I return to the desktop. However, before that, my game returned to the desktop, unexpectedly, without closing. I have had this game since: 2021. Apart from these returns on the desktop, which have faded over time, I had no concerns.

Now the game shuts down immediately.

I'm looking for where it comes from. I used SFC and DISM, to no avail.

I dumped the startup (but without knowing how to do it, to prevent Deskscape from starting).

I like the software, there’s no photo! I know that there are lots of people who think that this software is useless: yet when I have people at home, it has its little effect...

I use an additional keyboard, the SKP MMo 30. I uninstalled the software: still the same.

I do not know what to do anymore...

Can you help me ?

THANKS.

See you.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Not sure on something, how do you link the ATS2 turning off issue link to Deskscape? Also, need to know some information on your system.

  1. You on Windows 10 or 11? And, we need its full version number. Use Winver.exe to get it.
  2. Deskscape version numbers.
  3. Deskscape running Dreams or Static wallpaper
  4. If Dreams, is the issue on specific Dream or any Dream?

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

I only have dreams.

It's all dreams (over several hours).

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

I forgot ! THANKS.

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting basj, reply 7

how do you link the ATS2 turning off issue link to Deskscape?

Also need to know about this one.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Good morning.

I did what I could!

Via the task manager, Startup applications, I removed everything, except Defender, Nvidia and bluetooth.

Then, as it didn't seem to stop, I said to myself that there must be a service somewhere and I found it:

I just played for about an hour and a half and I didn't have any bad surprises. However, there's more to life than just gaming (😒) and so I'm postponing a longer test until tomorrow. Today, the Kansas DLC was released, this to bring you up to speed.

Thank you again for your interest.

See you.

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello and Happy New Year and above all good health!

I will keep you informed of any unexpected outages, with ATS Deskscape having nothing to do with it. I spent a week there, but I found: it's material. It's my G29, which had its PS3-PS4 selector, which was worn and jumping.

I took it apart, put a piece of folded paper in to reduce the play and it worked.

So, it was not a program that caused these shutdowns.

THANKS.

See you.

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting philumax, reply 12

Hello and Happy New Year and above all good health!

I will keep you informed of any unexpected outages, with ATS Deskscape having nothing to do with it. I spent a week there, but I found: it's material. It's my G29, which had its PS3-PS4 selector, which was worn and jumping.

I took it apart, put a piece of folded paper in to reduce the play and it worked.

So, it was not a program that caused these shutdowns.

THANKS.

See you.

Great, glad you figured it out. Thank you for reporting back.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

All,

DeskScapes 11.01 Beta was released today.  For details, please see:

https://forums.stardock.com/526581/deskscapes-1101-beta-feedback-thread

As always, thanks for your time, feedback, and support.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

I am unable to install Deskscapes 11 either Prod or Beta

Prod version ends with red box: Problem code 129

I've uninstalled previous installation, rebooted and now cannot install at all.

Beta install error

I do have a D: drive (mapped to NAS) and not sure why install is looking for D: anyway.

 

Win 11 32GB RAM

Can anyone help?

 

Thanks

Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting ghitelj2, reply 16

I do have a D: drive (mapped to NAS) and not sure why install is looking for D: anyway.

Do you perhaps have Public folders mapped there?  DS puts some Dreams items there. For example:

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Sean,

Yes, I see D:\Stardock\Dreams left over from previous install ( though I don't know why Deskscapes has chosen to use D:)

Reply #20 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting ghitelj2, reply 18

Yes, I see D:\Stardock\Dreams left over from previous install ( though I don't know why Deskscapes has chosen to use D:)

Deskskapes does not 'choose' anything other than Public folder and what you told it to look at in the past. 

If you have mapping issues, I am afraid I cannot help with that.  My suggestion would be to see if purging \ resinstalling helps

https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1346764874/DeskScapes+purging+and+re-installing

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top

Well, I followed the directions and I'm still getting this error:

and and you see, I do have a D: drive

Is there a registry setting where I can redirect D: to C:?

 

Thanks

Jeff

Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting ghitelj2, reply 22

Is there a registry setting where I can redirect D: to C:?
Can't you just disconnect D while installing?

Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm having compatibility issues between deskscapes 11, and wincustomize 11

wincustomize 11 keeps 'stealing' the background from deskscapes and showing slideshows of all my images which I do not want.  There seems to be no setting in deskscapes or wincustomize to stop wincustomize from taking over the background.

 

It's really easy to reproduce: If the setting 'pause background when full screen or maximized" is used in deskscapes, wincustomize will take over and change the background every time an app is Fullscreen. 

Why do so many off your apps try to walk on each others toes? let the background app do the background, let the skinning app do the skinning, etc. This is why I have never bought object desktop but have only bought 1 or 2 of your apps in the last 20 years despite how bad I've wanted more of them. Anytime I have tried the trials out there have been conflicts between some of the apps I wish to use.

 

thankfully Stardock apps only conflict with other Stardock apps, I've never had compatibility issues with anything else.