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Just a heads up to say I just got a couple of emails from Stardock saying that there's a Summer Sale on now and there are discounts on selected Games and Software
 

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Just a heads up to say I just got a couple of emails from Stardock saying that there's a Summer Sale on now and there are discounts on selected Games and Software
Please do not bother with DeskScapes for now as it does not work on 24H2 and create havoc.
This issue was reported 6 weeks ago and a fix is supposed to be in the works.

 

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Please do not bother with DeskScapes for now as it does not work on 24H2 and create havoc.
This issue was reported 6 weeks ago and a fix is supposed to be in the works.

Interesting you should say that cos I'm doing a 1 month trial; and and it uses a lot of CPU and an 'internet speedtest' strangely gives a low result. I had (Steam) Wallpaper Engine on Windows 10 which was great but it doesn't work on W11. I wasn't gonna pay for the permanent Deskscapes after the trial. I'll re-look at it after your post. Thanks.
 

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Interesting you should say that cos I'm doing a 1 month trial; and and it uses a lot of CPU and an 'internet speedtest' strangely gives a low result. I had (Steam) Wallpaper Engine on Windows 10 which was great but it doesn't work on W11. I wasn't gonna pay for the permanent Deskscapes after the trial. I'll re-look at it after your post. Thanks.
DeskScapes desktop icons overlays double up and it is a disaster on more than one display.
Wallpaper engine works fine for me on 24H2.
Steam is a memory hog though and I leave that disabled and only enable it to change background.

Screenshot 2025-06-25 143616.webp
 

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    Sportage_RBH
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    32 GB DDR5
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    Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
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    AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
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    Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Kingston OM8SEP4512Q 500 GB
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
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    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
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    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & IGB Orange-fr
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    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
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    Windows Defender
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    ASUS X751BP
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    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
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    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
DeskScapes desktop icons overlays double up and it is a disaster on more than one display.
Wallpaper engine works fine for me on 24H2.
Steam is a memory hog though and I leave that disabled and only enable it to change background.

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Interesting OAT. I'm having another go with Wallpaper Engine since reading your comment.

I have an older version v1.4.173 which worked perfectly on Windows 10. I installed it a long time ago and am (obviously) doing something wrong now with Windows 11.

When I run wallpaper64.exe, nothing appears on the screen but there is an icon in the System Tray. (Same with wallpaper32.exe). When I open it, select a wallpaper and press OK, it minimizes but nothing appears on the desktop. There is something fundamentally wrong that I'm missing here. What do you reckon ??
 

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Interesting OAT. I'm having another go with Wallpaper Engine since reading your comment.

I have an older version v1.4.173 which worked perfectly on Windows 10. I installed it a long time ago and am (obviously) doing something wrong now with Windows 11.

When I run wallpaper64.exe, nothing appears on the screen but there is an icon in the System Tray. (Same with wallpaper32.exe). When I open it, select a wallpaper and press OK, it minimizes but nothing appears on the desktop. There is something fundamentally wrong that I'm missing here. What do you reckon ??
I would stop & disable the wallpaper32/64.exe that may be running.
Uninstall wallpaper engine, reboot. Reinstall via Steam.
I have WallPaper Engine on both Dev & Canary builds and they run without issues.
I see you have not filled out your specs in your profile, so it's hard to tell if your system is up to par.
 

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    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Nitro ANV15-51
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
    Motherboard
    Sportage_RBH
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Kingston OM8SEP4512Q 500 GB
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & IGB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 13 (Trixie)
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM

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