Dwm.exe (Desktop Window Manager) High Memory & CPU Usage - Fix Guide

[Music] hello ladies and gentlemen today I would like to talk about the dwm XE AKA desktop Window Manager process a standard process you may see in task manager it may sometimes puzzle us it because of high memory or CPU usage in this video I will explain what this process is why the issues may happen and shows a way to troubleshoot this process additionally I will show you the way to see whether it is a malicious program that hides behind the benign name so first and foremost what is dwm EXE the WM or desktop window manager is a process in the system that belongs to window rendering system called best of Windows Manager in the OS from Microsoft it is categorized as a deeply integrated process because it is responsible for the correct rendering of the effs you can see while using Windows smooth animations transparent frames of which window and 3D object visualization all the things are used every day and by every user besides graphical effects desktop Window Manager also takes care of correct support of high resolution monitors there are several situations where the dwm process can start consuming quite a lot of RAM and CPU power among other things the most Wate cause for the issue is faulty GPU drivers as this process works almost exclusively with the GPU the driver the TX as ruction for the system on how to do this properly is extremely important there were several specific situations where a bad Intel integrated GPU driver was leading to high Ram consumption due to the memory leak as I gpus lag their own video memory they rely exclusively on system memory and an AIX here can at some point even lead to a blue screen of death for high CPU users the case is obviously a bit different the majority of user Reports say about the issue appearing in Windows 10 and the back story is a tail point at the Hardware Inc compatibility with the current Windows version of dwm solving it well it is easier but lacks any alternatives the only way to resolve High CPU usage by the desktop window manager is to upgrade your Hardware by changing CPU or GPU depending on which component is the oldest and does not meet the system requirements so let's wish do troubleshooting frankly I have nothing else to say about the case with absolute Hardware however for bad GPU driver I heavily emphasize you to use only official driver sources all of the GPU vendors nowadays offer convenient apps for that purpose so there is no need to use thirdparty quote unquote driver updator and especially to go to some shady websites that offer free driver downloads which occasionally contain malware if updating drivers or Hardware is not helpful well there is a possibility of malare exploiting the dwm exz name to disguise it cell it is particularly possible when you see it taking a lot of cpu-gpu power and the criteria of old and incompatible Hardware is inapplicable to your system high Hardware power usage Al with name H and is a common behavior of coin Min malware to be clear about that you can do a simple check by opening the file location in the task manager find dwm exz or desktop window manager and click it with the right Mouse button in the context menu opt for open file location that will throw you to the folder where the file is kept normally the default location for dwm.exe is Windows Das system 32 folder obviously the system directory any other place you see this process in unfortunately means small bar activity to see whether this Gess is correct and removes the Mal I'd recommend using gent soft and time Mal bar a scan will make it clear whether you have something to worry about or not full scan will be needed for that case it may take up to 10 minutes as it checks the entirety of data kept on your discs this way you will ensure that the set kind mining malware will not be back after recovering itself from a hidden copy now when the scan is over just click clean out to start the malar removal process it takes some time as well in the situations where there are a lot of detections now the system is clean good luck and stay safe online

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Published: Fri Feb 16 2024