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[Problem/Bug]: WebView2CompositionControl does not render content when DisableHWAcceleration is set to 1 in WPF #5281

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What happened?

When the Windows registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics\DisableHWAcceleration is set to 1, the WebView2CompositionControl in WPF fails to render any web content. The control remains blank or black despite the WebView2 browser process loading the page successfully.

Is this expected behavior or a bug?

Importance

Important. My app's user experience is significantly compromised.

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

1.0.3296.44

SDK Version

1.0.3296.44

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WPF

Operating System

Windows 11

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Repro steps

  1. Set the registry key:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics\DisableHWAcceleration = 1
  2. Run a WPF application hosting a WebView2CompositionControl instance.
  3. Load any web page into the control.
  4. Observe that the control does not render the page content (blank/black window).

Repros in Edge Browser

No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version

Regression

No, this never worked

Last working version (if regression)

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