Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) memory leakage in Windows 10 (Version 2004).

Anonymous
2020-09-06T11:24:54+00:00

The infamous dwm.exe hogging lots of memory. FYI this is not a specific program issue. It just happens with any programs, activities randomly.

I'm getting really tired of killing dwm.exe every so often so that it will release the occupied memory. When is this going to be fixed? Is this ever going to be fixed even?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-10-08T13:32:21+00:00

    In that case, in intelligence you will go before me.

    Still, I hope MS will release test build 21382 in a global release and fix this on 10 and 11.

    The main thing is that it's not a campaign to reduce the number of users with Intel processes so that they switch to ARM or AMD :D

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-08T12:21:56+00:00

    nah, as also google chrome and other java based applications are prone to eating a lot of ram, i am happy with restarting DWM together with google chrome :D

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-08T11:41:55+00:00

    I also noticed this at first, but the service centre at the shop where I bought the processor said it was a defect and replaced it with a new one under warranty.

    All in all, this proves once again that it's something on the Windows (10 and 11) side, as the UHD driver itself runs without any problems and doesn't give any errors.

    Another solution, but for videocards owners, is to disable UHD (the MS driver will run in its place) or to use a processor without an iGP.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-08T08:41:20+00:00

    its interesting that after installation of intel driver without rebooting, dwm.exe behaves correctly, even after few hibernation cycles.. on my PC still withint 200MB of mem allocation .. but probably it will start bloating after full restart..

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-08T08:25:56+00:00

    Switching to AMD processors.

    Actually, can you please observe if the problem occurs after restarting the computer immediately after a "cold*" start? In most cases this is the most effective way. You can also try manually restarting the process dmw.exe, but this is less effective than I wrote above.

    *Simply switch off the PC, unplug the power supply or the mains filter. If you have a laptop, unplug it and remove the battery for about 30-40 minutes.

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