If it’s present somewhere else on your system, you should start worrying. By default, the DWM.exe is located in the System32 folder on the Windows installation drive. Try to reinstall or update the concerned software If you still can’t pinpoint the issue, performing a clean installation can help in such high memory use cases. You can boot to safe mode to see if the problem persists. There are many times when a process created by a third party software could mess with the DWM and result in increased consumption of memory or processing power. Check if a non-Windows process is a culprit
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But manually updating the display drivers on your system may help in dealing with the Desktop Window Manager high CPU or memory usage. With Windows 10, there is hardly any moment when you have to deal with updates on your own.
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In the case of dwm, the data from the apps is stored in different buffers. DWM decides how windows appear on the desktop and how it handles other components like visual effects, glass window frames, screensaver, wallpaper, Windows themes, Windows Flip 3D, 3D window transition animations, high-resolution support, etc.