Blacklist the ability to alt-drag the desktop on Windows 8.1

[janacm]

Hi,

What process should I enter in the blacklist so that I don't accidentally click and drag the desktop, which moves all my icons and causes unstable behavior?

[stefansundin]

Hi.

The desktop should not be draggable.. I think it identifies as a full screen window so AltDrag shouldn't even try it.

Are you using some non-standard configuration? E.g. multiple monitors in an unusual configuration, or maybe some custom desktop software?

You could try blacklisting explorer.exe maybe.

[janacm]

Hi Stefan,

Thanks for the quick response! I made sure I closed all other programs and I still have this issue. Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzEfiuL3Os&feature=youtu.be

[stefansundin]

Hi again. I have been unable to reproduce the bug. Can you help me debug a few things?

If you open AltDrag, go to the Blacklist tab, use the Identify window feature, and click the desktop, you should get Program Manager|Progman as the window identifier.

You can also download Process Explorer, click the button in the menu with the same icon as the feature in AltDrag, then click the desktop, to identify what process is responsible for the desktop. This should be explorer.exe. Did you try blacklisting it before? Did it work?

Anyway, the best thing you can do is to blacklist Program Manager|Progman or *|Progman in the normal blacklist (just called Blacklist).

I refreshed myself on the code, and it appears I'm not actively filtering out the desktop, but I'm depending on the fact that the desktop should be a fullscreen window.

[avivey]

I've been having the same issue on Windows 10; Looks like blacklisting *|WorkerW does the trick (From the Identify Window feature).

[holzkohlengrill]

Similar for me. I blacklisted: ,*|WorkerW,*|Shell_TrayWnd

Make sure that you do not have spaces between your entries (e.g. type ,*|WorkerW instead of , *|WorkerW).