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VirginiaCavalier
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Feb 13, 2025

dwm.exe ram usage in Windows 11 24H2

"Desktop windows manager" ram usage hovers around 350MB and touches 500 MB often. Is this normal behavior? I think I've noticed this after yesterdays update.

My PC is not running Windows 11 (running windows 10 and dwm.exe hovers around 90 MB), can you please confirm what are ram usage for this process is like in your windows 11 system.

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    Eavasin
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    If you're using a 4K display or multiple monitors, dwm.exe may use more RAM to manage the additional graphical workload.

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