Images Blur on new Win 11 PC

Hotkey · 05-21-2023, 12:41 PM

Just installed on a new Win 11 PC and when it runs, the images all blur with trails. What do I need to do to get it to look like it used to on the old Win 10?

Ralph · 05-25-2023, 07:09 AM

Originally posted by Hotkey:

Just installed on a new Win 11 PC and when it runs, the images all blur with trails. What do I need to do to get it to look like it used to on the old Win 10?

Use the old Win 10? This is really old software... amazing it works at all.

Hotkey · 05-25-2023, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by Ralph:

Use the old Win 10? This is really old software... amazing it works at all.

Not an option.

Jim Sachs · 05-26-2023, 11:18 AM

I'm unable to duplicate this problem. I just bought a new Win11 Chinese tablet computer, and the Aquarium works fine. Also no problem on my desktop computer, which has been updated with Win11.

feldon34 · 05-29-2023, 04:51 PM

At this point we need to recommend a screen saver launcher program like Carousel or something that launches the Aquarium. As long as the Aquarium is initated by some *other piece of software* it works fine. There's just something in the Aquarium initial graphic initialization code that trips up some cards and some drivers on alternating Tuesdays when the moon is waxing crescent and Mercury is in retrograde.

F34R · 09-25-2023, 11:16 AM

Here's what it looks like on the Asus ROG Ally Windows 11.

dpado · 01-29-2024, 05:24 AM

Any instructions on how to set up and use Carousel?

wags1 · 02-05-2024, 10:54 AM

Same problem here using Windows 11 Pro on a Dell XPS 15 with an external Dell monitor. I do use a screensaver launcher (Screensaver Commander) and it does not help.

dimon_sk · 03-07-2024, 11:07 AM

Which version of the graphics adapter drivers are you using?

wags1 · 03-08-2024, 08:32 AM

Unfortunately I have had to discontinue using MA and switch to another aquarium simulator (Dream Aquarium - fresh water instead) that does not have this problem on my Dell XPS 15 running W 11 Pro. Hopefully this problem will get fixed in a future release as I much prefer MA. Obviously if this other app works perfectly the problem can be fixed.

dimon_sk · 03-10-2024, 04:14 AM

I am very used to SereneScreen Aquarium and would not like to change it for anything...

It would be nice for users to share their experiences and send feedback on the use of driver versions for different graphics adapters to this thread. Then it would be clear which version of drivers are suitable for normal MA operation on newer graphics adapters...

Just specify the driver version and write whether the MA is working or not...

Nazrex · 09-17-2024, 08:54 PM

Take a look at this original Thread from 2020 - 2024, discussing this same issue...
https://feldoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26048

There is a temporary resolution for getting it to work normally.

Nazrex · 09-17-2024, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by wags1:

Unfortunately I have had to discontinue using MA and switch to another aquarium simulator (Dream Aquarium - fresh water instead) that does not have this problem on my Dell XPS 15 running W 11 Pro. Hopefully this problem will get fixed in a future release as I much prefer MA. Obviously if this other app works perfectly the problem can be fixed.

Its a problem with the Screen Saver itself, its a confirmed problem with the Graphics Driver; effecting both Intel and AMD GPU's.

Take a look at this original Thread discussing it: https://feldoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26048

Jim Sach's confirms in that Thread that the issue is a problem with the FrameBuffer within the Driver, not refreshing correctly... and unfortunately thats a problem we have to take up with Intel and AMD to fix on their end.

05-21-2023, 12:41 PM	#1
Hotkey Registered Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 5	Images Blur on new Win 11 PC Just installed on a new Win 11 PC and when it runs, the images all blur with trails. What do I need to do to get it to look like it used to on the old Win 10?

05-25-2023, 07:09 AM	#2
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,443	Originally posted by Hotkey: Just installed on a new Win 11 PC and when it runs, the images all blur with trails. What do I need to do to get it to look like it used to on the old Win 10? Use the old Win 10? This is really old software... amazing it works at all. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951) The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

05-26-2023, 11:18 AM	#4
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I'm unable to duplicate this problem. I just bought a new Win11 Chinese tablet computer, and the Aquarium works fine. Also no problem on my desktop computer, which has been updated with Win11. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-29-2023, 04:51 PM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	At this point we need to recommend a screen saver launcher program like Carousel or something that launches the Aquarium. As long as the Aquarium is initated by some other piece of software it works fine. There's just something in the Aquarium initial graphic initialization code that trips up some cards and some drivers on alternating Tuesdays when the moon is waxing crescent and Mercury is in retrograde. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

01-29-2024, 05:24 AM	#7
dpado Registered User Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 1	using Carousel Any instructions on how to set up and use Carousel?

05-25-2023, 10:07 AM	#3
Hotkey Registered Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 5	Originally posted by Ralph: Use the old Win 10? This is really old software... amazing it works at all. Not an option.

09-25-2023, 11:16 AM	#6
F34R Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 52	Here's what it looks like on the Asus ROG Ally Windows 11.

02-05-2024, 10:54 AM	#8
wags1 Registered Join Date: Feb 2024 Posts: 6	Same problem here using Windows 11 Pro on a Dell XPS 15 with an external Dell monitor. I do use a screensaver launcher (Screensaver Commander) and it does not help.

03-07-2024, 11:07 AM	#9
dimon_sk Registered Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Ukraine Posts: 8	Which version of the graphics adapter drivers are you using?

03-08-2024, 08:32 AM	#10
wags1 Registered Join Date: Feb 2024 Posts: 6	Unfortunately I have had to discontinue using MA and switch to another aquarium simulator (Dream Aquarium - fresh water instead) that does not have this problem on my Dell XPS 15 running W 11 Pro. Hopefully this problem will get fixed in a future release as I much prefer MA. Obviously if this other app works perfectly the problem can be fixed.

03-10-2024, 04:14 AM	#11
dimon_sk Registered Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Ukraine Posts: 8	I am very used to SereneScreen Aquarium and would not like to change it for anything... It would be nice for users to share their experiences and send feedback on the use of driver versions for different graphics adapters to this thread. Then it would be clear which version of drivers are suitable for normal MA operation on newer graphics adapters... Just specify the driver version and write whether the MA is working or not...

09-17-2024, 08:54 PM	#12
Nazrex Registered Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 12	Take a look at this original Thread from 2020 - 2024, discussing this same issue... https://feldoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26048 There is a temporary resolution for getting it to work normally.

09-17-2024, 08:58 PM	#13
Nazrex Registered Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 12	Originally posted by wags1: Unfortunately I have had to discontinue using MA and switch to another aquarium simulator (Dream Aquarium - fresh water instead) that does not have this problem on my Dell XPS 15 running W 11 Pro. Hopefully this problem will get fixed in a future release as I much prefer MA. Obviously if this other app works perfectly the problem can be fixed. Its a problem with the Screen Saver itself, its a confirmed problem with the Graphics Driver; effecting both Intel and AMD GPU's. Take a look at this original Thread discussing it: https://feldoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26048 Jim Sach's confirms in that Thread that the issue is a problem with the FrameBuffer within the Driver, not refreshing correctly... and unfortunately thats a problem we have to take up with Intel and AMD to fix on their end.