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Desktop window manager high memory usage
I am on Windows 10 and Desktop window manager is making high use of memory. How I can control it? I am on version 20h2 if that matters. Pls help
Hello RameshV1555,
Try this video fix and see if it helps you:
Hope this helps!*This reply was updated to make sure the information is still valid.
tried all the different results in the thread, unfortunately desktop window manager is still using about 400mb of memory and about 25% of gpu power. any idea how i can fix this?
RossC137 Turn off FAST START
- Windows 11 Pro 22H2
Hibernation is OFF (Fast Start requires Hibernation on).
dwm.exe uses 8GB RAM, only one DWM.exe running.
I upgraded from 16 to 32GB to handles this, but how can I get rid of dwm.exe when Fast Start is not enabled????
powercfg /availablesleepstates
The following sleep states are available on this system:
Standby (S3)
The following sleep states are not available on this system:
Standby (S1)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Standby (S2)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Hibernate
Hibernation has not been enabled.
Standby (S0 Low Power Idle)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Hybrid Sleep
Hibernation is not available.
Fast Startup
Hibernation is not available.