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Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) memory leakage in Windows 10 (Version 2004).
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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?
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Anonymous
2021-02-11T04:04:37+00:00 btw could you help me how to downgrade intel graphic driver please.
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Anonymous
2021-02-02T06:30:06+00:00 Not the exact case for me.
Recently I've found out that hybrid shut down does cause DWM.exe to bloat. I tried the Shift + Shut Down sequence for a full shutdown and the DWM memory leak issue doesn't appear.
I'm currently on Intel 27.20.100.9168 build and Nvidia 461.40. I highly suspect the Hibernation is either bugged or the fast startup is causing the issue.
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Anonymous
2021-02-01T15:22:06+00:00 I have an notebook with Intel 8th i5 with Intel UHD graphics 620 and I noticed twice, the memory leak. So I reinstalled with the latest version of Intel driver, seems to be fine right now.
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