Can I force WPF rendering tier?

Question

Is there any way I can force WPF rendering tiers mentioned here? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms742196.aspx

For example I am on tier 2, but I want to simulate the application in tier 1 or 0 scenario.

Answer 1

You can do this by modifying the registry on your system.

In general, you'll want to turn on the reference rasterizer or disable hardware acceleration.

For details, see MSDN's page for Graphics Rendering Registry Settings.

Answer 2

You could force tier-0 by just turning on window transparency.

Answer 3

.NET 4.0 provides the ability to force software rendering in code. See my answer here.