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Asked: 2026-06-03T19:33:10+00:00

I am trying to implement double-buffering in a Win32 application, so I need the

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I am trying to implement double-buffering in a Win32 application, so I need the controls of a window to be painted from the backmost-control to the frontmost. As I understand it, WM_EX_COMPOSITED does this, but it also does double-buffering itself1. How can I get windows to be painted from bottom to top like WS_EX_COMPOSITED without getting the double buffering along with it?

I am not using WM_EX_COMPOSITED for double buffering because I think I can do a better job manually and not have flicker with DWM, etc.

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    Use the WS_EX_TRANSPARENT extended window style to make the top-level window paint last.

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