Fences Free
What is Fences Free? (from Stardock)
Fences is a revolutionary new program that lets users clean up their desktop icons in moments. Users draw "fences" on their desktop which enables users to drag and drop icons into them. Users can have fences show and hide by double-clicking on the desktop. In addition, users can control which icons show and hide when t... Read more
Overview
Fences Free is a software program developed by Stardock. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named fences.exe. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 6.89 MB (7,227,499 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 70% of users of Fences Free come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.
Program details
URL: www.stardock.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\Fences
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\Fences\UninstHelper.exe" /autouninstall fences
Estimated size: 6.89 MB
Files installed by Fences Free
| Program executable: | fences.exe |
| Name: | Fences |
| Fences Settings |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\stardock\object desktop\fences\fences.exe |
| MD5: | ab2bdce6a1fa805f1c082acf1e701e74 |
Additional files:
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UninstHelper.exe - Impulse (Add/Remove Programs Helper)
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FencesMenu.dll - Fences (Stardock Fences Shell Extension)
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FencesMenu64.dll
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DesktopDock.dll - Stardock Fences
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DesktopDock64.dll
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VistaBridgeLibrary.dll
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SDActivate.exe - Activate (Product Activation)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Context Menu Handlers
- FencesMenu64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'FencesShellExt' with a class of {1984DD45-52CF-49cd-AB77-18F378FEA264}.
- FencesMenu.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'FencesShellExt' with a class of {1984DD45-52CF-49cd-AB77-18F378FEA264}.
Scheduled Task
- Fences.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A2A5CF50-813C-4CF1-8E66-69FC428F81BB}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Fences.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Fences.
Startup File (User Run)
- Fences.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Fences' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Stardock\Fences\Fences.exe" /startup.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Fences.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Fences' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Stardock\Fences\Fences.exe" /startup.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Fences.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Stardock\Fences\Fences.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Fences.exe |
| Total CPU: | 0.3611724445% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.27185023% | |
| User CPU: | 0.08932222% | |
How do I remove Fences Free?
You can uninstall Fences Free from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Fences (Free), click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Fences Free.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 10 3%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
53.33% |
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| Windows Vista |
36.67% |
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| Windows XP |
6.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
3.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
30.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
20.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.67% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
3.33% |
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Geography
70.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
70.45% |
| United Kingdom |
9.09% |
| France |
4.55% |
| Austria |
2.27% |
| Belgium |
2.27% |
| Canada |
2.27% |
| Germany |
2.27% |
| Spain |
2.27% |
| Netherlands |
2.27% |
| Taiwan |
2.27% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.77% |
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| GIGABYTE |
19.23% |
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| Dell |
15.38% |
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| Acer |
7.69% |
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| American Megatrends |
7.69% |
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| Toshiba |
3.85% |
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| Medion |
3.85% |
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| Lenovo |
3.85% |
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| Intel |
3.85% |
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| Alienware |
3.85% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite A665D |
4.76% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7366 |
4.76% |
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| LENOVO 4311 |
4.76% |
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| HP-Pavilion RK571AA-ABA m... |
4.76% |
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| HP-Pavilion NY705AA-ABA p... |
4.76% |
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| HP-Pavilion FK791AA-ABA a... |
4.76% |
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About Stardock
Stardock is a software development company that initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but switch to Windows.
Publisher URL: www.stardock.com