Desktop Composition Engine
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The Desktop Composition Engine was the desktop compositor in builds 3706-4029 of Windows "Longhorn". It provided numerous visual effects, such as twirling windows while they were minimized. The compositor is present in Milestone 3 builds 3706, 3713, 3718 and 4001. It also present in later builds,4011 and 4015. In build 4008 it is corrupt.
One of the most well known visual effects of the DCE is present in certain 4015 and 4018 builds(Lab06). It every build that has it, it makes even the menus transparent, and even the screesaver.
Starting with build 4066 of Windows "Longhorn", it became known as Desktop Window Manager. <gallery> Lh4011dce.png|DCE in build 4011 <gallery>
