Introduction#
This table lists all documented application layers as extracted from the Microsoft Application Compatibility Database (Compatadmin.exe) and sysmain.sdb
Some of the Shims are also documented in MSDN
Note
Some layers that such as
ARM64CHPEOnlyNtdllandARM64BarriersX87_SIMD_Atomicwere omitted for ease of classification
| Layers (Compatibility Modes) | SHIMs / FLAGS Used |
|---|---|
| CloudFilesFullHydration | CloudFilesFullHydration |
| DisableDXMaximizedWindowedMode | DXMaximizedWindowedMode, DXGICompat |
| HighDpiAware | HighDpiAware |
| TransformLegacyColorManaged | TransformLegacyColorManagedWindows |
| Windows8RC | WinRTTestShim, WinRTTestFlag |
| 16BitColor | ForceDisplayMode |
| 256Color | Force8BitColor, DisableThemes |
| 640X480 | Force640x480 |
| 8And16BitAggregateBlts | 8And16BitAggregateBlts |
| 8And16BitDXMaxWinMode | 8And16BitDXMaxWinMode |
| 8And16BitGDIRedraw | 8And16BitGDIRedraw |
| 8And16BitTimedPriSync | 8And16BitTimedPriSync |
| AppRecorder | AppRecorder |
| CentennialOffice | VirtualRegistry |
| CentennialOfficex64 | VirtualRegistry |
| CloudFilesFullHydrationOnOpen | CloudFilesFullHydrationOnOpen |
| CloudFilesHydrationDisallowed | CloudFilesHydrationDisallowed |
| Disable8And16BitD3D | Disable8And16BitD3D |
| Disable8And16BitModes | Disable8And16BitModes |
| DisableCicero | DisableCicero |
| DisableFadeAnimations | DisableFadeAnimations |
| DisableNXHideUI | DisableNX |
| DisableNXShowUI | DisableNX |
| DisableThemeMenus | DisableThemeMenus |
| DisableThemes | DisableThemes |
| DisableTransformLegacyColorManaged | DisableTransformLegacyColorManagedWindows |
| DisableUserCallbackException | AddProcessParametersFlags |
| DisguisePlaceholders | DisguisePlaceholders |
| DPIUnaware | DPIUnaware |
| DWM8And16BitMitigation | DetectorDWM8And16Bit |
| DwmAutoParenting | DwmAutoParenting |
| DXMaximizedWindowedMode | DXMaximizedWindowedMode |
| EmulateSorting | EmulateSorting |
| EmulateSortingServer2008 | EmulateSortingServer2008 |
| EmulateSortingVista | EmulateSortingVista |
| EmulateSortingWindows61 | EmulateSortingWindows61 |
| EnableLegacyTls | EnableLegacyTls |
| EnableNXShowUI | |
| FDR | FDR |
| FixDisplayChangeRefreshRate | FixDisplayChangeRefreshRate |
| FontMigration | FontMigration |
| ForceDxSetupSuccess | ForceDxSetupSuccess |
| ForcePaddedBorder | ForceLegacyResizeCM |
| GdiDPIScaling | GdiDPIScaling |
| IgnoreAdobeKMPrintDriverMessageBox | IgnoreMessageBox |
| Installer | Installer |
| IntelLockFile | IntelLockFile |
| International | HandleDBCSUserName, HandleDBCSUserName2, IgnoreOemToChar, RedirectDBCSTempPath, CorrectFarEastFont |
| iTunesAutoplay | iTunesAutoplay |
| LoadLibraryRedirect | LoadLibraryRedirectFlag |
| LowLevelHooksTimeout | LowLevelHooksTimeout |
| MsiAuto | |
| NT4SP5 | WinNT4SP5VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, DuplicateHandleFix, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, |
| NullEnvironment | NullEnvironment |
| PerProcessSystemDPIForceOff | PerProcessSystemDPIForceOff |
| PerProcessSystemDPIForceOn | PerProcessSystemDPIForceOn |
| PreventBlockedShutdown | WMQueryEndSessionToTerminateProcess |
| ProfilesSetup | ProfilesEnvStrings, ProfilesGetFolderPath, ProfilesRegQueryValueEx |
| RedirectCHHlocaletoCHT | RedirectCHHlocaletoCHT |
| RegisterAppRestart | RegisterAppRestart |
| RunAsAdmin | RunAsAdmin |
| RunAsHighest | RunAsHighest |
| RunAsInvoker | RunAsInvoker |
| Splwow64CompatLayer | Splwow64Compat |
| VerifyVersionInfoLiteLayer | VerifyVersionInfoLite |
| VirtualizeDeleteFileLayer | VirtualizeDeleteFile |
| VistaRTM | ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSortingVista, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, RedirectBDE, |
| VistaSP1 | ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSortingVista, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, RedirectBDE, |
| VistaSP1VersionLie | VistaSP1VersionLie |
| VistaSP2 | ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSortingVista, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, RedirectBDE, |
| VistaSP2VersionLie | VistaSP2VersionLie |
| Win2000 | DirectXVersionLie, Win2000VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, DuplicateHandleFix, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, |
| Win2000Sp2 | DirectXVersionLie, Win2000Sp2VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, DuplicateHandleFix, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, |
| Win2000Sp3 | DirectXVersionLie, Win2000Sp3VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, DuplicateHandleFix, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, |
| Win7RTM | ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSortingWindows61, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, RedirectBDE, |
| Win7RTMVersionLie | Win7RTMVersionLie |
| Win81RTMVersionLie | Win81RTMVersionLie |
| Win8RTM | ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSortingWindows61, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, RedirectBDE, |
| Win8RTMVersionLie | Win8RTMVersionLie |
| Win95 | WinExecRaceConditionFix, Win95VersionLie, VirtualizeDesktopPainting, AddWritePermissionsToDeviceFiles, |
| Win98 | WinExecRaceConditionFix, Win98VersionLie, VirtualizeDesktopPainting, AddWritePermissionsToDeviceFiles, |
| WinSrv03 | Win2k3RTMVersionLie, VirtualRegistry, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, FaultTolerantHeap, |
| WinSrv03Sp1 | Win2k3Sp1VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, FaultTolerantHeap, |
| WinSrv08R2RTM | ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSortingWindows61, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, |
| WinSrv08SP1 | ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSortingServer2008, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, |
| WinXP | VirtualizeDesktopPainting, DirectXVersionLie, WinXPVersionLie, VirtualRegistry, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, |
| WinXPSp1 | VirtualizeDesktopPainting, DirectXVersionLie, WinXPSp1VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, |
| WinXPSp2 | CustomNCRender, VirtualizeDesktopPainting, DirectXVersionLie, WinXPSP2VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, ElevateCreateProcess, |
| WinXPSP2VersionLie | WinXPSP2VersionLie |
| WinXPSp3 | CustomNCRender, VirtualizeDesktopPainting, DirectXVersionLie, WinXPSP3VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, ElevateCreateProcess, |
| WinXPSP3VersionLie | WinXPSP3VersionLie |
| ApiLogLayer | LogShim |
| ApplicationMonitor | DetectorDWM8And16Bit |
| Arm64WowOnAmd64 | Arm64WowProcessLie |
| DW | DWmigration |
| ElevateCreateProcess | ElevateCreateProcess |
| FaultTolerantHeap | FaultTolerantHeap |
| VistaSetup | DeprecatedServiceShim, MakeShortcutRunAs, RedirectHKCUKeys, RedirectShortCut, WRPDllRegister, WRPMitigation |
| ShimEngineBasicTestLayer | CorrectFilePaths |
| Layer_Force640x480x8 | Force640x480x8 |
| Layer_ForceDirectDrawEmulation | ForceDirectDrawEmulation |
| Layer_Win95VersionLie | Win95VersionLie |
| RunAsHighest_GW | AdditiveRunAsHighest |
| VistaRTM_GW | ElevateCreateProcess, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, GlobalMemoryStatus2GB, HandleBadPtr, RedirectBDE, RedirectMP3Codec, |
| WinXPSp2_GW | DirectXVersionLie, WinXPSP2VersionLie, VirtualRegistry, ElevateCreateProcess, EmulateSorting, FailObsoleteShellAPIs, |
| DetectorsAppHealth | DetectorMessageBox, DetectorShortRuntime, DetectorDeviceIoControl |
| DetectorsShimLog | DetectorPrivLogMicrophone, DetectorPrivLogCamera |
| DetectorsVista | DetectorDWM8And16Bit, DetectorException, DetectorShortRuntime |
| DetectorsWin7 | DetectorDWM8And16Bit, DetectorException, DetectorShortRuntime |
| DetectorsWin8 | DetectorException, DetectorShortRuntime |
| DetectorsXP | DetectorAccessDenied, DetectorDWM8And16Bit, DetectorException, DetectorGlobalObject, DetectorPrivilegeCheck, |
| HandleRegExpandSzRegistryKeys | HandleRegExpandSzRegistryKeys |
| IgnoreFreeLibrary | IgnoreFreeLibrary |
| Installer | Installer |
| WRPMitigation | WRPMitigation |