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IDXGIFactory2::IsWindowedStereoEnabled method (dxgi1_2.h)

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Determines whether to use stereo mode.

Syntax

BOOL IsWindowedStereoEnabled();

Return value

Indicates whether to use stereo mode. TRUE indicates that you can use stereo mode; otherwise, FALSE.

Platform Update for Windows 7:  On Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Platform Update for Windows 7 installed, IsWindowedStereoEnabled always returns FALSE because stereoscopic 3D display behavior isn’t available with the Platform Update for Windows 7. For more info about the Platform Update for Windows 7, see Platform Update for Windows 7.

Remarks

We recommend that windowed applications call IsWindowedStereoEnabled before they attempt to use stereo. IsWindowedStereoEnabled returns TRUE if both of the following items are true:

  • All adapters in the computer have drivers that are capable of stereo. This only means that the driver is implemented to the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) for Windows 8 (WDDM 1.2). However, the adapter does not necessarily have to be able to scan out stereo.
  • The current desktop mode (desktop modes are mono) and system policy and hardware are configured so that the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) performs stereo composition on at least one adapter output.
The creation of a windowed stereo swap chain succeeds if the first requirement is met. However, if the adapter can't scan out stereo, the output on that adapter is reduced to mono.

The Direct3D 11.1 Simple Stereo 3D Sample shows how to add a stereoscopic 3D effect and how to respond to system stereo changes.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 and Platform Update for Windows 7 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header dxgi1_2.h
Library Dxgi.lib

See also

IDXGIFactory2