Re: Stardock Fences 3.0.9.11 Crack Serial Key 2020 (Latest)
Brie Hoffler
I second that. It is very annoying to get this update window every day. I will definately NOT update, especially not if one has to pay again for the new version 3 and it is not clear from the beginning. Wrong turn, friends. Stop it now, or I will throw this shit from my desktop and you will definitely never ever earn another dollar from me again. thx.
I'd presume that blocking activate.api.stardock.net will prevent activation of the product key since it likely connects to this address to validate the key. If you want to stop automatic updates using this method, you probably need to allow activate.api.stardock.net for activation and block it afterwards. The software will still attempt to auto-update but won't find any new versions.
i would very much appreciate an option whether to check for automatic updates or not, as it will often interrupt me while playing an online game. i have since blocked the outbound rule from fences.exe through the windows firewall until such an option is implemented.
At exactly 3:45am MST every day (yes, I work/play evenings and sleep in the day), the Stardock Fences notification pops up letting me know that there is an update (which I am not interested in updating to the latest version). I have closed it, and also selected "remind me later" which doesn't seem to differentiate between the two choices... it still nags me every day. Interestingly, when I do have the latest version, Fences still manages to disrupt my online connectivity whether I'm working in Photoshop/Illustrator or playing games on Steam (note: approx. 50% of the time Steam seems to crash when the Fences intrusion occurs - as I am notified of the offending process before the crash, or when I check the event logs.
Just logged into say that I uninstalled Fences over this issue. Mandatory auto-update checking and notification popups are a deal breaker for me. Would've been simple enough to add an option to disable it, but I guess Stardock wasn't interested in doing that. Bye!
Quoting tracer9, reply 13
Just logged into say that I uninstalled Fences over this issue. Mandatory auto-update checking and notification popups are a deal breaker for me. Would've been simple enough to add an option to disable it, but I guess Stardock wasn't interested in doing that. Bye!
When the AutoUpdate dialog pops-up, it would be helpful to indicate which version is currently installed, the proposed version available, and a link to the release notes! (Same for Multiplicity, please)
Recent update to Fences 3.0.7.6 was very unstable and crashed anytime a new icon was added to the Desktop, resulting in "Bug Splat" window. Rolled back to 3.05.12, and don't know if the prompt to update is for problematic 3.0.7.6 or some other version??
My question is related - the auto update has popped up three times in the last week. Twice I allowed it to update, rebooted and carried on. Today when the popup appeared, I said remind me later. Then I did a "check for updates" from the Help About link. It said I was up to date (3.0.8.1). What's the story here?
From what I understand, he did not said stop auto update, what he meant was do not update when the auto update pop up comes on. And Support is looking into the problem of pop up keep coming up even you already on its latest release which is 3.08.1
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