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I myself, in addition to the comments here in the blog, have become aware of the problem again through this entry at German site.

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In the MS forum post, user Dr4g0n 36 writes that for him forcing the XDDM driver also helped. Upon meeting with Desktop Window Manager high CPU, it is necessary to monitor when and what programs using it take up high CPU. Solution 4: Check DWM.exe CPU Usage in Real Time.

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Once this policy has been disabled and the commit may have been forced with gpupdate /force, the problem should be fixed.Īlready in the German user comments there was a reference to the MS forum post linked above – and this comment and another comment describe that the workaround helps with a freezing VM. At this moment, the high CPU in task manager by Desktop Window Manager will no longer result in Windows 10 slow performance or freezing. Use the branch: Computer Configuration->Policies->Windows Settings->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Remote Desktop Services->Remote Desktop Session Host->Remote Session Environment, set the Policy Use WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections to Disabled.

Then navigate to the following branch in the Group Policy Editor.

Launch gpedit.msc with administrative privleges.

My suggestion for a workaround there was to force the use of the XDDM driver instead of the normally used WDDM graphics driver. In mid-July 2019, I published the blog post Windows 10 V1903: Remote Desktop shows Black Screen, which deals with a different problem in RDP sessions (black screen). So far, however, Microsoft has not provided a fix or even left out the problem at all. In addition, a user has linked a number of other sources in the thread. The thread has already received over 10,000 user votes that have the same problem. The whole thing is simply a bug in Windows 10 version 1903. He also performed system file checks with sfc /scannow and dism without success.

– made sure the gfx driver (Intel integrated) is up to date – made sure no screen saver is active and nothing else is on my lock screen – made sure no magnifier was active (Google proposed this) – scanned for viruses (yes, DWM.EXE is the original one from MS) The user has taken the usual measures to exclude his system as a cause. When I access another Windows 10 PC via remote desktop and then exit the remote desktop session, the CPU load goes up. Users opened this thread in the Microsoft Answers forum on Jwith a description of the bug and posted the screenshot above.Īfter exiting a remote desktop session, cpu load goes up (dwm.exe) until next login This high CPU load remains until the next login. ( Click to zoom, Source: MS-Answers-Forum) The process will then fully utilize a CPU core. If you disconnect the session without logging out, the process dwm.exe (Desktop Windows Manager) hangs on the client.

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If you establish a remote desktop connection (RDP) to a computer with Windows Update (Version 1903), you should be careful. Windows 10 V1903: Issues with RDP connections But I decided to prepare the topic separately again. It is a bug whose solution has already been mentioned here in the blog in another context.