Thanks for the links. In addition to the overall impression given by others, the one with 3.1.3 who had fenced and unfenced icons gathering in one corner of the screen on startup is familiar. While I don't have any fences, I had the same problem earlier this week when upon replacing my 13-year-old Dell 1920x1200 monitor with a Samsung of similar specs. Updating to 3.1.6.1 solved it.
For the user who had 3.1.6.1 and icons move around on startup, you suggested unchecking auto arrange in Windows. I don't use that, but unfortunately that user never followed up with the outcome.
Question: In the upgrade from versions 3 to 6, are the snapshots maintained?
As someone who seems to recall paying around $5 and $10 for early versions of Fences, the alternatives of taking a sub, something I try to avoid, or paying $25 for a single version aren't appetizing.