WindowsFormsHost

The WindowsFormsHost control enables interoperability with the Windows Forms technology and provides a way for hosting Win Forms user controls within a WPF application.

Interoperability Tips

I often answer questions in online forums about WPF, and one of the most common questions is about interoperability between Windows Forms and WPF, especially for developers that are moving their applications to WPF. There are so many architectural differences between the two technologies that interoperability is not a task that I suggest. You should recur to interoperability only when there is no other way of rewriting a WPF version of a Windows Form control, which is improbable.

To host a Windows Forms control, you drag the WindowsFormsHost ...

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