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I think Windows now also supports hardware overlays, so games running in fullscreen Windows can skip the compositor, which reduces the latency in no longer allo

I think Windows now also supports hardware overlays, so games running in fullscreen Windows can skip the compositor, which reduces the latency in no longer allowing games to directly write to the FB.

ack_complete 2y ago
The DWM can do this even for windowed applications if they use flip model -- it will dynamically transition individual windows between compositing and independent flip (overlay).