Application Compatibility

Some applications may cause issues and sadly, at times, we can't work around it.

FancyZones

Application	Issue #	Why / Possible Workaround
Application Guard	#616	None (EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZESTART is not raised)
VMware Workstation Player	#666	None (EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZESTART is not raised)
Civilization 4	#1004	None
TWS InteractiveBrokers	#6771	None
Citrix Workspace	#7135	A comment in the issue has possible workaround
iLO Integrated Remote Console	#8067	A comment in the issue has possible workaround
TeamViewer	#6945	TeamViewer may install display drivers that prevent FZ to be able to set the layout on each monitor independently
WindowsFX	#8321	Detailed explanation
LDPlayer	#8082	Use secondary mouse button to activate zones instead of Shift
Runelite	commnet in #1466	Partial workaround: Disable its 'custom chrome window' in the runelite settings
RemoteApp	#441	None

Applications that need FancyZones to run elevated:

Since at present FancyZones runs in the same process of PowerToys, these applications require PowerToys to run as administrator in order to be zonable:

• HWiNFO64
• TeamSpeak 3

Screen capture software:

Workaround is to add the incompatible application to the FancyZones excluded apps list:

Application	Issue #	Why / Possible Workaround
ShareX	#7291	Add ShareX to the FancyZones excluded apps
Screenpresso	#4478	None
Greenshot	#4373	Recent version seems to not have the compatibility issue

Keyboard manager

Application	Issue #	Why / Possible Workaround
Avid Pro Tools (2020)	#7396	They use a lower level hook, possibly driver based
Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center	#7328	See comment