Exclusive | Viewerframe Mode Refresh

Unlike standard windowed modes, which pass frames through a desktop compositor (like Windows Desktop Window Manager), ViewerFrame mode often bypasses these layers.

This typically refers to the frame buffer or the specific frame being prepared for the display pipeline. In many APIs (like DirectX, Vulkan, or custom real-time rendering engines), the "viewer" is the active window or surface, and the "frame" is the rendered image data ready for the screen. viewerframe mode refresh exclusive

Viewerframe mode refresh exclusive breaks this cycle through three core technical steps: Unlike standard windowed modes, which pass frames through