It works by enabling the use of hardware acceleration and runs in the background as dwm.exe.
Thus, a certain amount of processor will be consumed.
According to users feedback, theres an annoying experience:Desktop Window Manager high CPU(or memory).
It will slow down the system or cause freezes/sudden crash.
Therefore, you should read the following sections focusing on how to troubleshoot Desktop Window Manager high memory.
What are the main causes of Windows 10 Desktop Window Manager high CPU?
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*2. kill the Screen Saver
*3.
Check Adjust for Best Performance
*4. spin up the Performance Troubleshooter
*5.
Disable Hardware Acceleration for Microsoft Office Products
You should also disable hardware acceleration to fixFirefox not playing videosissue.
If above methods failed, you should also attempt to solve Desktop Window Manager high CPU by:
