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Question Windows Processes "dwm.exe" and "csrss.exe" are causing high GPU usage

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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 kept climbing and falling randomly. Currently, it sits around 8% but sometimes spikes up to 21% or down to 0%. I'm not sure if this is something to be concerned about, so please let me know what you think. Thanks in advance.

My specs:
Intel i7-6700
Nvidia GTX 1080
16 GB RAM

(I'm also using a 144Hz 1080p monitor)
 
dwm = Desktop Windows Manager - it handles all graphics for all desktop applications, what were you running?

csrss = client services runtime services. This is your user and any applications you are running

on my PC, those 2 are always using some GPU though not a great deal, it depends what I am doing. YouTube videos can eat up to 25% in Chrome

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