Document shared WinForms/WPF Clipboard/OLE architecture and cross-repo change risk#14549
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[WIP] Add documentation for shared Clipboard/OLE architecture
Document shared WinForms/WPF Clipboard/OLE architecture and cross-repo change risk
May 20, 2026
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This PR adds focused documentation for the shared Clipboard/OLE implementation used by WinForms and WPF, including how shared bits flow through transport packaging and where cross-repo regressions can originate. It also clarifies operational tradeoffs and change-management expectations for contributors touching shared code.
Shared architecture and transport path
System.Private.Windows.Core(especiallyOle/).Microsoft.Private.Winformstransport package into Windows Desktop packs consumed by both UI stacks.System.Private.Windows.Coreclipboard/OLE behavior.Case studies and impact traceability
#14308(WPF clipboard CFG crash scenario) and links the remediation path through#14257(main) and#14296(servicing backport).Change-management guidance and tradeoffs
dotnet/winforms, behavior shared by WinForms/WPF callers).Warning
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