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dwm-exe

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    [SOLVED] DWM using a lot of GPU in task manager and crashing frequently

    I recently reinstalled Windows on my PC (using the keep files option), and ever since I've been running into an issue where DWM is using up to 35% of my GPU when moving/resizing app windows. DWM will also frequently crash, causing my screen to go black, and it has also caused a few BSODs. Is...
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    Question Client server runtime process and Desktop window manager

    So two days ago these two processes showed up on my task manager consuming 10%gpu usage each while watching streams.Note that i have read that they are there by the windows for a purpose but my question is saw them for the first time now. I monitor my pc all the time using cpuid even when i am...
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    Question Windows Processes "dwm.exe" and "csrss.exe" are causing high GPU usage

    Today I opened Task Manager randomly and noticed that the Desktop Window Manager and Client Server Runtime Process were using a high amount of GPU. MY GPU usage sits at 0-1% pretty much all of the time (while I'm not playing games), but those specific processes were bringing it up to 10-35%. It...
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    Asrock AB350m Pro4 random freezing under load

    I decided to treat myself at the end of the year by building a new Ryzen build. Ryzen 3 1300x, ASRock AB350M Pro4, G.Skill F4-3000C16S-8GISB. It all worked fine for about 2 weeks, then yesterday it froze while I was playing Cities:Skylines. The BGM was still playing, which was weird, but the...
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    H87 or Z87 and cooling

    Hi guys I've gathered the following parts: CPU: Intel i7-4770 CPU-coolor: Noctua NH-L9i - 92mm GPU: GeForce 660gtx ti And some other irrelevant parts.. My problem is with the motherboard. First I've considered the gigabyte z87n-wifi, but I've read that there's a cooling problem due to the...