WindowsDisplayAPI

Represents a Windows Video Device including Display Devices and Video Controllers

Creates a new Device

The device path The device name The device driver registry key

Gets the registry address of the device driver and configuration

Gets the Windows device name

Gets the Windows device path

Opens the registry key at the address specified by the DeviceKey property

A RegistryKey instance for successful call, otherwise null Registry address is invalid or unknown.

Opens the registry key of the Windows PnP manager for this device

A RegistryKey instance for successful call, otherwise null

Represents a Windows Attached Display Device

Creates a new Display

The DisplayDevice instance to copy information from

Gets a DisplaySetting object representing the display current settings

Gets a boolean value indicating if this display device is the Windows GDI primary device

Gets a DisplaySettings object representing this display saved settings

Returns a list of all attached displays on this machine

An enumerable list of Displays

Disables and detaches this display device

Indicating if the changes should be applied immediately, recommended value is false

Returns the corresponding Screen instance for this display device

A Screen object

Changes the display device settings to a new DisplaySettings object

The display settings that should be applied Indicating if the changes should be applied immediately, recommended value is false

Returns the corresponding UnAttachedDisplay device for this display. Only valid when this instance is invalidated due to display detachment.

Represents a Windows Video Controller Display Adapter Device

Creates a new DisplayAdapter

The device path The device name The device driver registry key

Returns a list of all display adapters on this machine

An enumerable list of DisplayAdapters

Returns a list of all display devices connected to this adapter

An enumerable list of DisplayDevices

Returns the corresponding PathDisplayAdapter instance

An instance of PathDisplayAdapter, or null

Represents a path display adapter

Creates a new PathDisplayAdapter

The adapter local unique identification

Gets the display adapter local identification LUID

Gets the display adapter device path

Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property

Gets a boolean value indicating the instance validity

Retrieving a list of all adapters from the currently active and inactive paths

An array of PathDisplayAdapter instances

Checks for equality of two PathDisplayAdapter instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are equal, otherwise false

Checks for inequality of two PathDisplayAdapter instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are not equal, otherwise false

Opens the registry key of the Windows PnP manager for this display adapter

A RegistryKey instance for successful call, otherwise null

Gets the corresponding DisplayAdapter instance

An instance of DisplayAdapter, or null

Represents a display path source

Creates a new PathDisplaySource

Display adapter Display source identification

Gets the path display adapter

Gets and sets the current source DPI scaling

Gets the display name

Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property

Gets the maximum DPI scaling for this source

Gets the recommended DPI scaling for this source

Gets the zero based display identification

Retrieving a list of all display sources from the currently active and inactive paths

An array of PathDisplaySource instances

Checks for equality of two PathDisplaySource instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are equal, otherwise false

Checks for inequality of two PathDisplaySource instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are not equal, otherwise false

Returns the corresponding DisplayDevice instances

An enumerable list of DisplayDevices

Represents a display path target (Display Device)

Creates a new PathDisplayTarget

Display adapter Display target identification

Gets the path display adapter

Sets the display boot persistence for the target display device

Gets the one-based instance number of this particular target only when the adapter has multiple targets of this type. The connector instance is a consecutive one-based number that is unique within each adapter. If this is the only target of this type on the adapter, this value is zero.

Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property The target is not available

Gets the display device path

Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property The target is not available

Gets the display manufacture 3 character code from the display EDID manufacture identification

The target is not available Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property The EDID information does not contain this value

Gets the display manufacture identification from the display EDID information

The target is not available Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property The EDID information does not contain this value

Gets the display product identification from the display EDID information

The target is not available Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property The EDID information does not contain this value

Gets the display friendly name from the display EDID information

The target is not available Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property

Gets a boolean value indicating the device availability

Gets the display device preferred resolution

The target is not available Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property

Gets the display device preferred signal information

The target is not available Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property

Gets the target identification

Gets or sets the device virtual resolution support

The target is not available Error code can be retrieved from Win32Exception.NativeErrorCode property

Retrieving a list of all display targets from the currently active and inactive paths

An array of PathDisplayTarget instances

Checks for equality of two PathDisplayTarget instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are equal, otherwise false

Checks for inequality of two PathDisplayTarget instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are not equal, otherwise false

Opens the registry key of the Windows PnP manager for this display target

A RegistryKey instance for successful call, otherwise null

Returns the corresponding DisplayDevice instance

An instance of DisplayDevice, or null

Represents a path root information

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source The display position in desktop The display resolution The display pixel format

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source The display position in desktop The display resolution The display pixel format The display clone group, only valid for virtual aware paths

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source The display position in desktop The display resolution The display pixel format An array of target information

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source The display position in desktop The display resolution The display pixel format An array of target information The display clone group, only valid for virtual aware paths

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source The display clone group, only valid for virtual aware paths

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source An array of target information

Creates a new PathInfo

The display source An array of target information The display clone group, only valid for virtual aware paths

Gets a valid identifier used to show which clone group the path is a member of

This path is not a clone member

Gets extra information about the representing display source

Gets a boolean value indicating if this path is a member of a clone group

Gets a boolean value indicating if this path is the primary GDI path

Source mode information is missing

Gets a boolean value indicating if the source is in use by at least one active path

Gets a boolean value indicating if the source mode information is available

Gets a boolean value indicating the DisplayConfig (CCD API) availability on this system

Gets a boolean value indicating the virtual display mode support on this system

Gets the specifies the pixel format of the source mode

Source mode information is missing

Gets the position in the desktop coordinate space of the upper-left corner of this source surface. The source surface that is located at (0, 0) is always the primary source surface.

Source mode information is missing

Gets the size of the source mode

Source mode information is missing

Gets the list of target information

Applies an array of paths

The array of paths true to allow changes and reordering of the provided paths, otherwise false true to save the paths to the persistence database if call succeed, otherwise false true to force driver mode enumeration before applying the paths Error in changing paths

Applies a saved topology

The topology identification to apply true to allows persistence of the changes, otherwise false Error in changing paths

Retrieves the list of active paths

true if the caller expects virtual mode settings, otherwise false An array of PathInfos

Retrieves the list of all paths, active or inactive

true if the caller expects virtual mode settings, otherwise false An array of PathInfos

Retrieves the list of currently active topology paths

An array of PathInfos

Gets the current active topology identification

The topology identification

Validates an array of paths before applying

The array of paths true to allow changes and reordering of the provided paths, otherwise false true if the provided paths are valid, otherwise false

Validates a topology before applying

The topology identification true if topology is applicable, otherwise false

Contains information about the target desktop image

Creates a new PathTargetDesktopImage

Size of the VidPn source surface that is being displayed on the monitor Where the desktop image will be positioned within monitor surface size. Region must be completely inside the bounds of the monitor surface size. Which part of the desktop image for this clone group will be displayed on this path. This currently must be set to the desktop size.

Gets part of the desktop image for this clone group that will be displayed on this path. This currently must be set to the desktop size.

Gets the part that the desktop image will be positioned within monitor surface size. Region must be completely inside the bounds of the monitor surface size.

Gets the size of the VidPn source surface that is being displayed on the monitor

Checks for equality of two PathTargetDesktopImage instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are equal, otherwise false

Checks for inequality of two PathTargetDesktopImage instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are not equal, otherwise false

Represents a path and its target

Creates a new PathTargetInfo

The display target device A boolean value indicating the target virtual mode support

Creates a new PathTargetInfo

The display target device Display frequency in millihertz Display scan line ordering Display rotation Display scaling A boolean value indicating the target virtual mode support

Creates a new PathTargetInfo

The display target device The display signal information A boolean value indicating the target virtual mode support

Creates a new PathTargetInfo

The display target device The display signal information Display rotation Display scaling A boolean value indicating the target virtual mode support

Creates a new PathTargetInfo

The display target device The display signal information The display desktop image information A boolean value indicating the target virtual mode support

Creates a new PathTargetInfo

The display target device The display signal information The display desktop image information Display rotation Display scaling A boolean value indicating the target virtual mode support

Gets an instance of PathTargetDesktopImage containing information about this target desktop image

Target mode information is missing

Gets extra information about the representing display target device

Gets a boolean value indicating that the output is currently being forced in a boot-persistent manner

Gets a boolean value indicating that the output is currently being forced in a path-persistent manner

Gets a boolean value indicating that the output is currently being forced in a non-persistent manner

Gets a value that specifies the refresh rate of the target

Gets a boolean value indicating if the target is in use on an active path

Gets a boolean value indicating the presence of the desktop image information

Gets a boolean value indicating that the output can be forced on this target even if a monitor is not detected

Gets a boolean value indicating if this path is or should be active

Gets a boolean value indicating the presence of the signal information

Gets a boolean value that indicates if the path supports virtual mode

Gets the type of the display device connection

Gets the rotation of the target

Gets the value that specifies how the source image is scaled to the target

Gets the value that specifies the scan-line ordering of the output on the target

Gets the target device signal information

Target mode information is missing

Contains information about the target signal info

Creates a new PathTargetSignalInfo

Specifies the width and height (in pixels) of the active portion of the video signal. Specifies the width and height (in pixels) of the entire video signal. Vertical synchronization frequency. The scan-line ordering (for example, progressive or interlaced) of the video signal. The video standard (if any) that defines the video signal. Supported by WDDM 1.3 and later display mini-port drivers running on Windows 8.1 and later. The ratio of the VSync rate of a monitor that displays through a Miracast connected session to the VSync rate of the Miracast sink. The ratio of the VSync rate of a monitor that displays through a Miracast connected session to the VSync rate of the Miracast sink. Supported by WDDM 1.3 and later display mini-port drivers running on Windows 8.1 and later.

Creates a new PathTargetSignalInfo

A possible display settings Total signal size

Gets the width and height (in pixels) of the active portion of the video signal

Gets the horizontal synchronization frequency

Gets the pixel clock rate

Gets the scan-line ordering (for example, progressive or interlaced) of the video signal

Gets the width and height (in pixels) of the entire video signal

Gets the ratio of the VSync rate of a monitor that displays through a Miracast connected session to the VSync rate of the Miracast sink. The ratio of the VSync rate of a monitor that displays through a Miracast connected session to the VSync rate of the Miracast sink. Supported by WDDM 1.3 and later display mini-port drivers running on Windows 8.1 and later

Gets the vertical synchronization frequency

Gets the video standard (if any) that defines the video signal. Supported by WDDM 1.3 and later display mini-port drivers running on Windows 8.1 and later

Checks for equality of two PathTargetSignalInfo instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are equal, otherwise false

Checks for inequality of two PathTargetSignalInfo instances

The first instance The second instance true if both instances are not equal, otherwise false

Represents a Windows Display Device

Creates a new DisplayDevice

The device path The device name The device driver registry key

Creates a new DisplayDevice

The device path The device name The device driver registry key The device parent DisplayAdapter true if the device is attached, otherwise false true if this instance is valid, otherwise false

Creates a new DisplayDevice

The device path The device name The device driver registry key The device parent DisplayAdapter The device source display name The device target display name true if the device is attached, otherwise false true if this instance is valid, otherwise false

Gets the display device driving display adapter instance

Gets the display device target name

Gets the display device source name

Gets a boolean value indicating if this display device is currently attached

Gets a boolean value indicating if this instance is no longer valid, this may happen when display device attached status changes

Returns a list of possible display setting for this display device

An enumerable list of DisplayPossibleSettings

Returns the best possible display setting for this display device

A DisplayPossibleSetting instance

Returns the corresponding PathDisplaySource instance

An instance of PathDisplaySource, or null

Returns the corresponding PathDisplayTarget instance

An instance of PathDisplayTarget, or null

Represents a possible display setting

Creates a new DisplayPossibleSetting

Display resolution Display frequency Display color depth Indicating if display is using interlaces scan out

Gets the color depth of the display monitor in bits per pixel

Gets the frequency of the display monitor in hz

Gets a boolean value indicating if the display uses the interlaced signal

Gets the size of the display monitor

Holds configurations of a windows display

Creates a new DisplaySetting

The basic configuration information object Display position on desktop

Creates a new DisplaySetting

The basic configuration information object Display position on desktop Display orientation and rotation Display output behavior in case of presenting a low-resolution mode on a higher-resolution display

Creates a new DisplaySetting

Display resolution Display position on desktop Display frequency

Creates a new DisplaySetting

Display resolution Display frequency

Creates a new DisplaySetting

Display resolution Display position on desktop Display frequency Display color depth Indicating if display is using interlaces scan out Display orientation and rotation Display output behavior in case of presenting a low-resolution mode on a higher-resolution display

Gets the

Gets or sets the orientation of the display monitor

Gets output behavior in case of presenting a low-resolution mode on a higher-resolution display.

Gets or sets the position of the display monitor

Applies settings that are saved using SaveDisplaySettings() or other similar methods but not yet applied

Sets and possibility applies a list of display settings

A key value dictionary of DisplayDevices and DisplaySettings Indicating if the changes should be applied immediately, recommended value is false

Represents errors that occurs because of two similar but not identical path or path target

Creates a new DuplicateModeException exception

The human readable message of the exception

Represents errors that occurs because of an invalid display instance

Creates a new InvalidDisplayException

The path of invalidated display device

Gets the path of the display device

Represents errors that occurs because of missing or invalid EDID information

Creates a new InvalidEDIDInformation exception

The human readable message of the exception

Represents errors that occurs because of missing or invalid registry address information

Creates a new InvalidRegistryAddressException exception

The human readable message of the exception

Represents errors that occurs because of a missing display

Creates a new MissingDisplayException

The path of missing display device The human readable message of the exception

Gets the path of the display device

Represents errors that occurs because of missing mode information

Creates a new MissingModeException

The missing mode type The human readable message of the exception

Gets the missing mode type

Represents errors that occurs during a mode change request

Creates a new ModeChangeException

The device responsible for the mode change The error code The human readable message of the exception

Gets the display device responsible for the mode change

Gets the error code

Represents errors that occurs because of not being in a valid clone group

Creates a new NotACloneMemberException

The human readable message of the exception

Represents errors that occurs because of an invalid path request

Creates a new PathChangeException

The human readable message of the exception

Creates a new PathChangeException

The human readable message of the exception The inner causing exception

Represents errors that occurs because of path target being inavailable

Creates a new TargetNotAvailableException

The human readable message of the exception The driving adapter's identification The target identification number

Gets the driving adapter's identification

Gets the target's identification number

Contains possible values for the result of mode change request

Completed successfully

Changes needs restart

Failed to change and save setings

Invalid data provide

Changes not updated

Invalid flags provided

Bad parameters provided

Bad Dual View mode used with mode

The device is part of the desktop.

Represents a pseudo device used to mirror application drawing for remoting or other purposes.

The device is VGA compatible.

The device is removable; it cannot be the primary display.

The device has more display modes than its output devices support.

Contains possible values for the display fixed output

Default behavior

Stretches the output to fit to the display

Centers the output in the middle of the display

Contains possible values for the display orientation

No rotation

90 degree rotation

180 degree rotation

270 degree rotation

Possbile types of modes

Invalid value for mode type

Source mode type

Target mode type

Display image type

Possible pixel formats https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553963(v=vs.85).aspx

Pixel format is not specified

Indicates 8 bits per pixel format.

Indicates 16 bits per pixel format.

Indicates 24 bits per pixel format.

Indicates 32 bits per pixel format.

Indicates that the current display is not an 8, 16, 24, or 32 bits per pixel GDI desktop mode.

Rotation modes https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553970(v=vs.85).aspx

Rotation mode is not specified

Indicates that rotation is 0 degrees—landscape mode.

Indicates that rotation is 90 degrees clockwise—portrait mode.

Indicates that rotation is 180 degrees clockwise—inverted landscape mode.

Indicates that rotation is 270 degrees clockwise—inverted portrait mode.

Scaling modes https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553974(v=vs.85).aspx

Scaling mode is not specified

Indicates the identity transformation; the source content is presented with no change. This transformation is available only if the path's source mode has the same spatial resolution as the path's target mode.

Indicates the centering transformation; the source content is presented unscaled, centered with respect to the spatial resolution of the target mode.

Indicates the content is scaled to fit the path's target.

Indicates the aspect-ratio centering transformation.

Indicates that the caller requests a custom scaling that the caller cannot describe with any of the other values. Only a hardware vendor's value-add application should use this value, because the value-add application might require a private interface to the driver. The application can then use this value to indicate additional context for the driver for the custom value on the specified path.

Indicates that the caller does not have any preference for the scaling.

Possible values for display scan line ordering https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553977(v=vs.85).aspx

Indicates that scan-line ordering of the output is unspecified.

Indicates that the output is a progressive image.

Indicates that the output is an interlaced image that is created beginning with the upper field.

Indicates that the output is an interlaced image that is created beginning with the lower field.

Possible topology identifications https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff554001(v=vs.85).aspx

Invalid topology identification

Indicates that the display topology is an internal configuration.

Indicates that the display topology is clone-view configuration.

Indicates that the display topology is an extended configuration.

Indicates that the display topology is an external configuration.

Possible target's connector types https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff554003(v=vs.85).aspx

Indicates a connector that is not one of the types that is indicated by the following enumerators in this enumeration.

Indicates an HD15 (VGA) connector.

Indicates an S-video connector.

Indicates a composite video connector group.

Indicates a component video connector group.

Indicates a Digital Video Interface (DVI) connector.

Indicates a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector.

Indicates a Low Voltage Differential Swing (LVDS) connector.

Indicates a Japanese D connector.

Indicates an SDI connector.

Indicates an external display port, which is a display port that connects externally to a display device.

Indicates an embedded display port that connects internally to a display device.

Indicates an external Unified Display Interface (UDI), which is a UDI that connects externally to a display device.

Indicates an embedded UDI that connects internally to a display device.

Indicates a dongle cable that supports standard definition television (SDTV).

Indicates that the VidPN target is a Miracast wireless display device.

Indicates that the video output device connects internally to a display device (for example, the internal connection in a laptop computer).

Possible values for QueryDisplayConfig() flags property https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff569215(v=vs.85).aspx

All the possible path combinations of sources to targets.

Currently active paths only.

Active path as defined in the CCD database for the currently connected displays.

Virtual Mode Aware

Possible video signal standards https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff546632(v=vs.85).aspx

Indicates that the variable has not yet been assigned a meaningful value.

Represents the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) Display Monitor Timing (DMT) standard.

Represents the VESA Generalized Timing Formula (GTF) standard.

Represents the VESA Coordinated Video Timing (CVT) standard.

Represents the IBM standard.

Represents the Apple standard.

Represents the National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) standard.

Represents the NTSC japanese standard.

Represents the NTSC standard.

Represents the Phase Alteration Line (PAL) standard.

Represents the PAL standard.

Represents the Systeme Electronic Pour Couleur Avec Memoire (SECAM) standard.

Represents the SECAM standard.

Represents the Electronics Industries Association (EIA) standard.

Represents the EIA standard.

Represents the PAL standard.

Represents any video standard other than those represented by the previous constants in this enumeration.

Locally unique identifier is a 64-bit value guaranteed to be unique only on the system on which it was generated.

32Bit unsigned integer, low

32Bit signed integer, high

Creates a new LUID

32Bit unsigned integer, low 32Bit signed integer, high

Checks for equality between two objects of same type

The first object The second object true, if both objects are equal, otherwise false

Checks for inequality between two objects of same type

The first object The second object true, if both objects are not equal, otherwise false

Checks if this type is empty and holds no real data

true if empty, otherwise false

Returns an empty instance of this type

Represents a Windows UnAttached Display Device

Creates a new UnAttachedDisplay

The DisplayDevice instance to copy information from

Returns a list of all unattached displays on this machine

An enumerable list of UnAttachedDisplay

Enables this unattached display device

The display settings that should be applied while enabling the display device Indicating if the changes should be applied immediately, recommended value is false

Returns the corresponding Display device for this unattached display. Only functions when this instance is invalidated due to display attachment.