FIX: Visual appearance of content controls changes unexpectedly in Windows Embedded Compact 2013

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Introduction

This article describes an issue that causes the visual appearance of content controls to change unexpectedly in Windows Embedded Compact 2013. An update is available to resolve this issue. Before you install this update, all previously issued updates for this product must be installed.

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Symptoms

When you run a Microsoft Silverlight for Windows Embedded application in Windows Embedded Compact 2013, the visual appearance of content controls may change unexpectedly.

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Software update information

Download information

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Monthly Update (May 2015) is now available from Microsoft. To download this monthly update, go to Microsoft OEM Online or MyOEM.

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Registry information

By default, the behavior of the visual appearance of content controls that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section is retained after you apply this update. To change the behavior to be the same as the desktop behavior, set the following value in the registry:

Registry location:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\XamlRuntime
DWORD name: ControlDisabledOpacity
DWORD value: 1

Note To change the behavior back to its default behavior, change the ControlDisabledOpacity value to 0.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.
On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Files that are included in this update package

File name	File size	Date	Time	Path
Common.reg	516,789	01-Jun-2015	14:38	Public\Common\Oak\Files
Xamlruntime_dt.dll	1,133,232	09-Dec-2014	10:06	Public\Common\Oak\Bin\I386
Xamlruntime.map	2,416,536	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Xamlruntime.rel	2,126,850	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	1,167,360	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked
Xamlruntime.map	1,373,735	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Xamlruntime.rel	1,679,264	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	806,912	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail
Xamlruntime.map	2,584,646	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Xamlruntime.rel	2,339,333	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,687,552	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug
Xamlruntime.map	5,667,243	02-Jun-2015	11:57	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Xamlruntime.rel	2,125,864	02-Jun-2015	11:57	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Xamlruntime.dll	1,228,800	02-Jun-2015	11:57	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked
Xamlruntime.map	2,421,811	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Xamlruntime.rel	1,444,016	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Xamlruntime.dll	765,952	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail
Xamlruntime.map	9,791,138	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Xamlruntime.rel	2,121,746	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Xamlruntime.dll	1,773,568	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug
Xamlruntime.exp	1,888	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\X86\Checked
Xamlruntime.lib	3,664	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\X86\Checked
Xamlruntime.exp	1,887	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\X86\Retail
Xamlruntime.lib	3,664	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\X86\Retail
Xamlruntime.exp	1,886	02-Jun-2015	11:55	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\X86\Debug
Xamlruntime.lib	3,664	02-Jun-2015	11:55	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\X86\Debug
Xamlruntime.exp	1,886	02-Jun-2015	11:57	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\Armv7\Checked
Xamlruntime.lib	3,642	02-Jun-2015	11:57	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\Armv7\Checked
Xamlruntime.exp	1,885	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\Armv7\Retail
Xamlruntime.lib	3,642	02-Jun-2015	11:56	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\Armv7\Retail
Xamlruntime.exp	1,880	02-Jun-2015	11:55	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\Armv7\Debug
Xamlruntime.lib	3,642	02-Jun-2015	11:55	Public\Common\Sdk\Lib\Armv7\Debug
Xamlruntime_dt.dll	1,133,232	09-Dec-2014	10:06	Program files\Microsoft visual studio 11.0\Vc\Vcwizards\Windowsembeddedxamltools