dwm.exe Windows process description

Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista software, task, program or application with exename dwm.exe

Specific issues and troubleshooting:

What is dwm.exe - purpose and description:

dwm.exe is a feature found on newer Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows Vista and Windows 7, to create special graphics effects like live window previews and the Aero Glass effect on your windows.

dwm.exe Security risk rating: N/A
Trojan and malware info: N/A*
Typical errors: File not found, An error occurred in file, Not responding, Application Error 0x, Howto delete, stop, run, remove and find the file.
Note: N/A means "Not available". That means that now we have no information if this process is harmful or not.

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Latest user reviews

Summary: 10 users rated this process. Average security risk: Average

Average user rating of dwm.exe: 3 3 based on 10 votes and/or 10 reviews.

Disclaimer: this user reviews are provided "as is" without any warranty. Reviews are uncensored opinions submitted by our users. We are not responsible for the content of these User Reviews.

User (IP)Security risk
112.207.177.* Low
gfdf
125.162.228.* Very low
powernet
60.48.210.* Average
slow
188.2.92.* Average
SUSPICIOUS software
115.133.122.* Low
best
114.79.23.* High
CAUSE SOME PROBLEM
188.50.97.* Low
please u neede be check it out
114.58.116.* High
BLOCKED
202.70.54.* Very low
FINE
183.83.43.* Average
it slow dowms d system..

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dwm.exe version list:

The name dwm.exe can be used by many programs from different vendors. Also, the same vendor can create dwm.exe in more than one version. Thus, we distinguish between all variants of dwm.exe using so called "checksum". Checksum is unique number identifying particular version of dwm.exe:

Checksum (MD5) Version Size (in bytes) Manufacturer
f162d5f5e845b9dc352dd1bad8cef1bc 6.1.7600.16385 120320

Microsoft Corporation

e607cd2c

Microsoft Corporation

2c5d00f1

Microsoft Corporation

459B7D4A

Microsoft Corporation

CDF30D4A

Microsoft Corporation

AEF0A193

Microsoft Corporation

78bb4ecb 10.0.10240.16384

Microsoft Corporation

81c0bed0 6.1.7600.16385

Microsoft Corporation

8CD0AF25 6.0.6000.16386 83456

Microsoft Corporation

92E12EF4
C51B0600
205883D1
BED019BE
3CD2614D
F2A8914C
1865D8E0
3F2106D3
C7DC45E1
94e1dd73
33ab6ee3
e0a0155b
AC6CA0FA
BE006BF1
3148DD6F 6.0.6000.16386 83456
41F9BAD2 6.0.6000.16386 83456
6FFCCFC4
E71E070A
31AE4F43
DE5F825D
82DDDF2F
E8CA62F3
A487CFFD
BA2829C
7209F7CE
C8039C26
5541EEE
72DE7CD5
6E68AAE1
F3D2D213
< unknown >

Retypes: wxe, rxe, eze, ece, exw, exr, eexe, exxe, exee, swm, fwm, dqm, dem, dwn, dw,, ddwm, dwwm, dwmm, dvm, twm,

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