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AxelVortex
Jan 14, 2025Iron Contributor
Desktop Window Manager High CPU and Delayed Window Movement
Hi there, I'm quite curious about this, every time I move a window, drag and drop, or scrolling. The Desktop Window Manager (DWM) seem to be taxing the CPU quite a lot, not to mention making the win...
twalker892
Feb 07, 2026Copper Contributor
Hate to necro the thread but this is happening to me but ONLY with Firefox windows. There is no CPU spiking or delay with any other windows that I drag around. I thought maybe it had to do with the RAM usage from having a ton of Firefox tabs open so opened Chrome and opened the same tabs, using more RAM than Firefox, and absolutely no issue there either. Both have hardware acceleration on too. If adblockers weren't constantly under fire on Chrome I'd switch back but that isn't the case unfortunately.
thebuddyfriend
May 09, 2026Copper Contributor
Hate to necro your necro but have you found any semblance of a solution??