diff --git a/IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs b/IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs
index d774a3b3c..b26c190d5 100644
--- a/IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs
+++ b/IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 namespace ArIED61850Tester;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// FAT LIVE VALUE must be a presentation of the shared Engineering live objects, never a
+/// FAT LIVE VALUE is a presentation of the shared Engineering live objects, never a
 /// second cached process image. Evidence state (Value 1 / Value 2, transition history and
 /// journal records) intentionally stays in IoTestPointRuntime and is not changed here.
 /// </summary>
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ private void InstallAuthoritativeFatLiveValueColumn()
         if (grid == null)
             return;
 
-        // Recycling can display the previous row's text for one render frame while WPF is
-        // moving a cell to a new DataContext. Standard virtualization keeps large FAT lists
-        // virtualized but never reuses a realized row container for another test point.
-        VirtualizingPanel.SetIsVirtualizing(grid, true);
-        VirtualizingPanel.SetVirtualizationMode(grid, VirtualizationMode.Standard);
-
+        // IMPORTANT: virtualization mode is a layout-time WPF property. Never mutate
+        // VirtualizingPanel.VirtualizationMode (or IsVirtualizing) here after Loaded/Measure.
+        // Doing so throws InvalidOperationException and is the direct cause of the blank/
+        // frozen FAT window seen by the recovery build. The baseline XAML owns virtualization.
         var liveColumn = grid.Columns
             .OfType<DataGridTemplateColumn>()
             .FirstOrDefault(column =>
@@ -66,10 +64,11 @@ private void InstallAuthoritativeFatLiveValueColumn()
 }
 
 /// <summary>
-/// One event-driven FAT cell. It resolves the exact live monitor point already proven by
-/// the FAT binding service and, for an operable control DataObject, may display the shared
-/// Engineering ControlCurrentValue because that is the direct status image used by the
-/// Command Panel. No MMS read is initiated by this cell and no FAT evidence is mutated.
+/// Event-driven FAT cell. It resolves the exact live monitor point already proven by the
+/// FAT binding service. The live monitor point is authoritative because it is the actual
+/// report/poll process image. Engineering ControlCurrentValue is only a fallback when no
+/// live monitor value exists. No MMS read is initiated by this cell and no FAT evidence is
+/// mutated.
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class FatAuthoritativeLiveValueCell : StackPanel
 {
@@ -134,9 +133,10 @@ private void Cell_DataContextChanged(object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEve
         if (!_attached)
             return;
 
-        // Clear before rebinding so a previous row can never be painted under a new row.
-        _valueText.Text = "—";
-        _qualityText.Text = "Unknown";
+        // Clear synchronously before rebinding so a recycled container can never expose the
+        // previous row. Rebind renders the new row in the same dispatcher turn.
+        SetTextIfChanged(_valueText, "—");
+        SetTextIfChanged(_qualityText, "Unknown");
         RebindAuthoritativeSources();
     }
 
@@ -288,30 +288,48 @@ private void Render()
         if (!_attached)
             return;
 
-        // For controllable DO rows, the same ControlCurrentValue shown in Engineering's
-        // Command Panel is preferred when initialized. It comes from the shared control
-        // backend; this cell does not trigger a read. All other rows display the exact
-        // Iec61850MonitorPoint current image. Runtime.CurrentValue is last-resort display
-        // fallback only and remains the separate FAT/evidence state machine image.
-        var controlValue = _controlSignal?.ControlCurrentValue;
+        // The monitor point is the current report/poll process image and therefore wins.
+        // ControlCurrentValue can lag after a relay changes externally, so it is fallback
+        // only. Runtime remains the final display fallback and separate FAT evidence state.
         var liveValue = _livePoint?.Value;
-        var value = IsInitialized(controlValue)
-            ? controlValue!
-            : IsInitialized(liveValue)
-                ? liveValue!
+        var controlValue = _controlSignal?.ControlCurrentValue;
+        var rawValue = IsInitialized(liveValue)
+            ? liveValue!
+            : IsInitialized(controlValue)
+                ? controlValue!
                 : IsInitialized(_plan?.Runtime.CurrentValue)
                     ? _plan!.Runtime.CurrentValue
                     : "—";
 
         var liveQuality = _livePoint?.Quality;
-        var quality = IsInitialized(liveQuality)
+        var rawQuality = IsInitialized(liveQuality)
             ? liveQuality!
             : IsInitialized(_plan?.Runtime.CurrentQuality)
                 ? _plan!.Runtime.CurrentQuality
                 : "Unknown";
 
-        _valueText.Text = value;
-        _qualityText.Text = quality;
+        // Normalize equivalent boolean spellings and skip identical Text assignments. This
+        // prevents false -> False churn from repainting a realized FAT cell while scrolling.
+        SetTextIfChanged(_valueText, NormalizeDisplayValue(rawValue, "—"));
+        SetTextIfChanged(_qualityText, NormalizeDisplayValue(rawQuality, "Unknown"));
+    }
+
+    private static void SetTextIfChanged(TextBlock target, string value)
+    {
+        if (!string.Equals(target.Text, value, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            target.Text = value;
+    }
+
+    private static string NormalizeDisplayValue(string? value, string fallback)
+    {
+        var text = (value ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+        if (!IsInitialized(text))
+            return fallback;
+
+        if (bool.TryParse(text, out var booleanValue))
+            return booleanValue ? bool.TrueString : bool.FalseString;
+
+        return text;
     }
 
     private static bool ExactControlReferenceMatch(
diff --git a/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoListFatLiveValueAuthorityRegressionTests.cs b/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoListFatLiveValueAuthorityRegressionTests.cs
index 82bffab9d..c93b25a79 100644
--- a/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoListFatLiveValueAuthorityRegressionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoListFatLiveValueAuthorityRegressionTests.cs
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ public void LiveValueColumn_UsesSharedEngineeringAuthorityInsteadOfOnlyRuntimeCo
         var authority = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs"));
         var binding = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("Services/IoTesting/IoTestLiveBindingService.cs"));
 
-        // Root cause guard: FAT v2 originally rendered the copied runtime image, while
+        // Root-cause guard: FAT v2 originally rendered the copied runtime image, while
         // live binding copied Iec61850MonitorPoint only at binding time.
         Assert.Contains("new Binding(\"Runtime.CurrentValue\")", legacyUx, StringComparison.Ordinal);
         Assert.Contains("point.Runtime.CurrentValue = binding.LivePoint.Value;", binding, StringComparison.Ordinal);
 
-        // The installed field cell must instead subscribe to the shared Engineering
-        // monitor/control objects. Runtime remains only a display fallback and evidence
-        // state; the UI authority must not depend on another protocol read.
+        // The installed field cell subscribes to the shared Engineering monitor/control
+        // objects. It must not start another protocol read or mutate FAT evidence.
         Assert.Contains("FatAuthoritativeLiveValueCell", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
         Assert.Contains("_livePoint.PropertyChanged += LivePoint_PropertyChanged;", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
         Assert.Contains("nameof(Iec61850MonitorPoint.Value)", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
@@ -28,15 +27,45 @@ public void LiveValueColumn_UsesSharedEngineeringAuthorityInsteadOfOnlyRuntimeCo
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void LiveValueGrid_DoesNotRecyclePreviousRowContentDuringScroll()
+    public void LiveValuePresentation_PrefersActualMonitorPointOverControlCache()
     {
         var authority = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs"));
 
-        Assert.Contains("VirtualizingPanel.SetIsVirtualizing(grid, true);", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-        Assert.Contains("VirtualizingPanel.SetVirtualizationMode(grid, VirtualizationMode.Standard);", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-        Assert.Contains("_valueText.Text = \"—\";", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-        Assert.Contains("_qualityText.Text = \"Unknown\";", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        // A relay can change externally while ControlCurrentValue is still stale. The
+        // report/poll monitor point is the actual live process image and must win.
+        Assert.Contains("var liveValue = _livePoint?.Value;", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("var controlValue = _controlSignal?.ControlCurrentValue;", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("var rawValue = IsInitialized(liveValue)", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("? liveValue!", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains(": IsInitialized(controlValue)", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LiveValueGrid_NeverMutatesVirtualizationModeAfterLayout()
+    {
+        var authority = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs"));
+
+        // WPF throws if VirtualizationMode is changed after the ItemsHost has measured.
+        // Virtualization remains owned by baseline XAML; the cell handles DataContext
+        // recycling synchronously instead.
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("VirtualizingPanel.SetVirtualizationMode(", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("VirtualizingPanel.SetIsVirtualizing(", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
         Assert.Contains("Cell_DataContextChanged", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("SetTextIfChanged(_valueText, \"—\")", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("SetTextIfChanged(_qualityText, \"Unknown\")", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LiveValuePresentation_NormalizesBooleanTextAndSkipsRedundantPaints()
+    {
+        var authority = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("IoListTestingWindow.LiveValueAuthority.cs"));
+
+        // false / False / FALSE are semantically the same relay state. Canonicalize the
+        // display and do not assign Text when the rendered value is already identical.
+        Assert.Contains("bool.TryParse(text, out var booleanValue)", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("booleanValue ? bool.TrueString : bool.FalseString", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("if (!string.Equals(target.Text, value, StringComparison.Ordinal))", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("SetTextIfChanged(_valueText, NormalizeDisplayValue(rawValue, \"—\"));", authority, StringComparison.Ordinal);
     }
 
     [Fact]