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DirectX 9 legacy overlay planes don't work with Miracast displays on Windows 10 with WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers


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Summary

Microsoft DirectX 9 legacy overlay planes don't work with Miracast displays on Windows 10 with WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers. Any application that tries to use legacy overlays while it's running on a Miracast display receives an error message. 

How this error is communicated to the user depends on the application's handling of the error. Users may see any of the following symptoms when they encounter this issue:

  • The application hangs.
  • The application crashes.
  • Error messages are displayed by the application that's trying to use legacy overlays.
  • Video playback is blank.

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More Information

Legacy overlays aren't supported with Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0 graphics drivers on Windows 10.

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Article Info
Article ID : 3089247
Revision : 22
Created on : 4/15/2020
Published on : 5/28/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 511