Bar Background & Tab Colour Issue

Dragging Groupy Window Freeze/Crash, FTC'S Wrong Behavior, False Default Tab Colour

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Dear Stardock,

 

 

I'm writing this forum to point out issues faced using Groupy v2.20 (latest release) on the following machine's system:

  • Windows 10 pro v22h2 build 19045.5131

other possibly relevant system info:

  • Nvidia Studio Driver v566.36
  • DirectX v12

 

 

The Following Issues

 

 

  1. Dragging, Moving, or even just Clicking on Groupy's Bar Background causes the overall window to Freeze/Crash

 

 

 

      2. Not sure if this counts as an issue or a lacking feature, however. Focused Tab Colours (FTC)'s Colour is applied to All Tabs instead of just the Active Tab when Background Bar Feature is Off

*Focused & Unfocused Tab Colors' Preferences are shown in the Picture Below/Next Section

 

 

      3. The Default Focused & Unfocused Tab Colors are not set according to its Color Preview

 

 

Useful Insights

 

 

  • Updating the OS = Fail
  • Downgrading OS (current: build 19045.5131, as I dont want to update for various reasons) = Fail
  • Updating Graphic Driver = Fail
  • Downgrading Graphic Driver = Fail
  • Downgrading Groupy to v2.0 BETA = Temporary Win (solves the Background Bar Crash Issue but has a bug where it creates horizontal line under tabs + missing Tab Colours Features)
  • When Groupy v2.20 is placed in a Screen Recorder's Region (using PicPick's Screen Recorder as example) = Useless Win (solves the Background Bar Crash Issue but Not Practical [demonstrated below])

 

 

Hope these insights might help with finding solutions for the 3 issues listed above, especially if I can stick to Windows 10 pro v22h2 build 19045.5131 without needing to upgrade while using Groupy v2 without those issues

 

 

Regards,

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Lets look at your issue one at a time.


Dragging, Moving, or even just Clicking on Groupy's Bar Background causes the overall window to Freeze/Crash

Looking at your short video, may I know, it look like you're not using the default Windows 10 file explorer. So, what applications you use to change it? I asked since I can not reproduce your issue on my Windows 10 system with Groupy v2.2 refer my short video below.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Basj,

 

It is Windows File Explorer but with a theme patch that makes it look different. However, I tested it by removing the theme patch, reverting the normal/familiar look of Windows File Explorer (same as your video) & installing Groupy v2, still the issue exists. Therefore, I wouldnt consider the theme patch a necessary factor to replicate the issue.

 

What I think the main 2 factors that could play a role in causing the issue with Groupy v2.20:

  • Windows 10 pro v22h2 build 19045.5131
  • & Nvidia Studio Driver v566.36 installed
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant