Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	1.84%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	0.10%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	3.20%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.24%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.05%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.92%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.87%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	1.65%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	13.87%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.10%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.10%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520)	0.05%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455)	0.10%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	24.44%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	43.31%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.10%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.05%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	6.60%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	0.05%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	0.39%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	1.36%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	0.48%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	0.05%

Relationships

Parent process

svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegisterTraceGuidsW, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, UnregisterTraceGuids, TraceEvent, DeregisterEventSource, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, RegGetValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW

api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-1.dll

IsDebuggerPresent

api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-1.dll

ResolveDelayLoadedAPI, DelayLoadFailureHook

api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll

GetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SetErrorMode, SetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter

api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll

DuplicateHandle, CloseHandle

api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll

HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapReAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapSetInformation

api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll

LocalAlloc, LocalFree

api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-2-0.dll

InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedIncrement

api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-0.dll

LoadLibraryW, GetStartupInfoA

api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-1.dll

LoadLibraryW, GetStartupInfoA

api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll

LoadStringW, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW

api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll

GetProcAddress, LoadStringW, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleHandleA

api-ms-win-core-localization-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll

CompareStringA

api-ms-win-core-localization-obsolete-l1-2-0.dll

CompareStringA

api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll

TerminateProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetThreadId, TerminateThread, ResumeThread, GetExitCodeThread, ExitProcess, OpenProcess, SetThreadPriority, CreateThread

api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-2.dll

GetExitCodeThread, ResumeThread, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, TerminateProcess, TerminateThread, SetPriorityClass, SetThreadPriority, CreateThread, OpenProcess, ExitProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetThreadId, GetCurrentThreadId

api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll

QueryPerformanceCounter

api-ms-win-core-psapi-l1-1-0.dll

QueryFullProcessImageNameW

api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll

RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegGetValueW, RegCloseKey

api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-2-0.dll

RtlCompareMemory, RtlCaptureStackBackTrace

api-ms-win-core-shlwapi-legacy-l1-1-0.dll

PathFindFileNameW

api-ms-win-core-string-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll

lstrcmpiW

api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll

DeleteCriticalSection, AcquireSRWLockShared, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, InitializeSRWLock, Sleep, ReleaseSRWLockShared, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, InitializeCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, SetEvent, CreateEventW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, AcquireSRWLockExclusive

api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll

GetSystemInfo, GetTickCount64, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount

api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-1.dll

GetTickCount64, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetSystemInfo

api-ms-win-core-threadpool-legacy-l1-1-0.dll

QueueUserWorkItem

api-ms-win-core-wow64-l1-1-0.dll

IsWow64Process

api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.dll

EventWrite

api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll

CheckTokenMembership

dwmcore.dll

MilChannel_CommitChannel, MilComposition_WaitForNextMessage, MilCompositionEngine_UpdateSchedulerSettings, MilResource_SendCommand, MilChannel_GetMarshalType, MilConnection_CreateChannel, MilConnection_HandleSfmEventOnPartition, MilConnection_ClearSfmEventOnPartition, MilConnection_DestroyChannel, MilComposition_PeekNextMessage

dwmredir.dll

DwmRedirectionManagerLockMemoryAllocations, DwmRedirectionManagerEnableMMCSS, DwmRedirectionManagerPlayingVideo, DwmInitializeTransport, DwmShutdownTransport, DwmRedirectionManagerShutdown, DwmRedirectionManagerShouldRemainOnHibernate, DwmRedirectionManagerDispatchMessage, DwmRedirectionManagerFailMessage, DwmRedirectionManagerWaitForMultipleObjects, DwmVersionCheck, DwmRedirectionManagerInitialize, DwmRenderDesktopForDDA

gdi32.dll

GetDeviceCaps, D3DKMTSetProcessSchedulingPriorityClass, GetRandomRgn, GetStockObject, CreateCompatibleBitmap, DeleteObject, GetDIBits, BitBlt, DeleteDC, GetRgnBox, SelectObject, SelectClipRgn, CreateCompatibleDC, CombineRgn, OffsetRgn, GdiAlphaBlend, CreateRectRgn, CreateDIBSection

imm32.dll

ImmDisableIME

kernel32.dll

InterlockedExchange, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, ResumeThread, DuplicateHandle, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, lstrcmpiW, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, IsWow64Process, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetThreadPriority, CreateThread, OpenProcess, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, SetEvent, OpenEventW, SignalObjectAndWait, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentThread, TerminateThread, TerminateProcess, DebugBreak, GetProcessHeap, HeapReAlloc, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, IsDebuggerPresent, GetModuleHandleW, LoadLibraryExA, InterlockedCompareExchange, FreeLibrary, DelayLoadFailureHook, Sleep, GetUserDefaultLangID, FormatMessageW, GetExitCodeThread, WaitForSingleObject, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, GetThreadId, GetTickCount, ProcessIdToSessionId, CreateEventW, GetCurrentProcessId, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, RegGetValueW, GetSystemInfo, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, SetErrorMode, QueryFullProcessImageNameW, ExitProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, SetProcessShutdownParameters, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, HeapSetInformation, WerSetFlags, SetLastError, CloseHandle, GetLastError, GetTickCount64, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, QueueUserWorkItem, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RtlCaptureStackBackTrace, LoadLibraryA, LocalReAlloc, ResolveDelayLoadedAPI, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, CompareStringA, AcquireSRWLockShared, ReleaseSRWLockShared, InitializeSRWLock

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

ntdll.dll

DbgPrompt, NtQuerySystemInformation, DbgPrintEx, RtlCaptureStackBackTrace, WinSqmAddToStreamEx, WinSqmIsOptedIn, NtAcceptConnectPort, NtCompleteConnectPort, NtReplyWaitReceivePort, NtRequestPort, NtConnectPort, NtRequestWaitReplyPort, RtlUpcaseUnicodeChar, WinSqmIncrementDWORD, RtlNtStatusToDosError, EtwEventWriteNoRegistration, NtClose, NtWaitForSingleObject, NtOpenEvent, RtlFreeSid, NtAlpcSendWaitReceivePort, NtAlpcConnectPort, RtlAllocateAndInitializeSid, NtQueryInformationProcess, NtReplyPort, NtCreateWaitablePort, RtlInitUnicodeString, RtlInsertElementGenericTable, RtlIsGenericTableEmpty, RtlLookupElementGenericTable, RtlInitializeGenericTable, EtwEventEnabled, EtwEventRegister, EtwEventUnregister, RtlEnumerateGenericTableWithoutSplaying, RtlDeleteElementGenericTable, WinSqmAddToStream, EtwEventWrite, DbgBreakPoint, WinSqmEventWrite, WinSqmEventEnabled, RtlNumberGenericTableElements, NtSetInformationProcess, ZwQueryWnfStateNameInformation, ZwUpdateWnfStateData, NtOpenProcess, PssCreateSnapshot, PssFreeSnapshot, PssNtCaptureSnapshot, PssNtFreeSnapshot

ole32.dll

CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize

slc.dll

SLGetWindowsInformationDWORD

slwga.dll

SLIsGenuineLocal

user32.dll

GetClassNameW, UpdateWindow, SetWindowTextW, DestroyIcon, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetWindowRect, OffsetRect, SetClassLongW, MonitorFromWindow, AdjustWindowRectEx, GetMonitorInfoW, EnumDisplayDevicesW, EnumDisplaySettingsW, GetSystemMetrics, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, PostMessageW, RegisterErrorReportingDialog, RegisterGhostWindow, HungWindowFromGhostWindow, InternalGetWindowIcon, GhostWindowFromHungWindow, RegisterFrostWindow, OpenThreadDesktop, GetWindow, CloseDesktop, GetPropW, UnregisterSessionPort, RegisterSessionPort, CheckDesktopByThreadId, DwmStopRedirection, DwmStartRedirection, SetForegroundWindow, IsHungAppWindow, MessageBeep, IsWindowEnabled, EnumWindows, FlashWindowEx, SendMessageTimeoutW, IsWindow, GetCaretBlinkTime, EndTask, OpenDesktopW, IsDialogMessageW, GetAncestor, SetThreadDesktop, EndPaint, ClientToScreen, InternalGetWindowText, GetUpdateRgn, SetTimer, IsIconic, FillRect, KillTimer, IsZoomed, GetTitleBarInfo, GetWindowInfo, LogicalToPhysicalPoint, GetClientRect, BeginPaint, ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx, InvalidateRect, GetWindowLongW, GetWindowTextW, GetDCEx, SetWindowLongW, ShowWindow, GetSysColorBrush, CreateDialogParamW, PostThreadMessageW, IsWindowVisible, GetGuiResources, SetWindowPos, LoadStringW, LoadIconW, RegisterWindowMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, PeekMessageW, RegisterPowerSettingNotification, ReleaseDC, GetDC, PostQuitMessage, DestroyWindow, UnregisterPowerSettingNotification, DefWindowProcW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, GetThreadDesktop, GetUserObjectInformationW, SystemParametersInfoW, SendMessageW, SetProcessDPIAware, ChangeWindowMessageFilter, CreateWindowInBand, CheckProcessSession, GetWindowBand, MonitorFromPoint, DwmControl, UnregisterHotKey, RegisterHotKey

uxtheme.dll

CloseThemeData, OpenThemeData

Dwm.exe

Desktop Window Manager by Microsoft

Remove Dwm.exe

Version:	6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:	59903071d7ace6a02093c47e9e38af97
SHA1:	9aee7b1c18c42da258a26c815a6cc6e65c7203c3
SHA256:	1ebdcf3c50a1ba8608e6fd41964419cbbb6b898439184faed3df7f7d5c209d2e

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is Dwm.exe?

The desktop composition feature, introduced in Windows Vista, fundamentally changed the way applications display pixels on the screen. When desktop composition is enabled, individual windows no longer draw directly to the screen or primary display device as they did in previous versions of Windows. Instead, their drawing is redirected to off-screen surfaces in video memory, which are then rendered into a desktop image and presented on the display.

About Dwm.exe (from Microsoft)

“Desktop composition is performed by the Desktop Window Manager (DWM). Through desktop composition, DWM enables visual effects on the desktop as well as various features such as glass window frames, 3-”

Details

File name:	Dwm.exe
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Desktop Window Manager
Description:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:	C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
Original name:	dwm.exe.mui
File version:	6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:	6.0.6000.16386
Size:	80 KB (81,920 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:	6.297931
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00195198%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00051440%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00143758%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	348,400,702 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	1,130,862/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	83/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	30.03 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	39.49 MB
Private (minimum):	20.09 MB
Non-paged memory:	30.03 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	120 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	154.48 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	33.25 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	55.99 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	824,052/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	24 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	3 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	2/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	6	12
Handles:	158	600
GUI GDI count:	13	103
GUI USER count:	2	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

milcore.dll
Total CPU:	0.99747221%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.28437059%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.71310162%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	21,220,581/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	11/sec	79/sec
Memory:	1.94 MB	1.16 MB
Dwm.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.35262885%
Kernel CPU:	0.21931003%
User CPU:	0.13331882%
CPU cycles:	6,751,782/sec
Context switches:	2/sec
Memory:	96 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00006775%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003590%
User CPU:	0.00003185%
CPU cycles:	162,679/sec
Memory:	1.16 MB
uDWM.dll
Total CPU:	0.00006653%
Kernel CPU:	0.00006248%
User CPU:	0.00000406%
CPU cycles:	3,927/sec
Memory:	220 KB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	32.50%
Windows 8.1	21.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate	14.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro	8.50%
Windows 7 Professional	7.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	7.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium	2.00%
Windows 8.1 N	0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N	0.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation	0.50%
Windows 8 Pro	0.50%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 44.22% of Desktop Window Manager.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	20.63%
ASUS	18.25%
Hewlett-Packard	16.67%
Acer	15.48%
Toshiba	11.11%
Lenovo	7.94%
Sony	3.17%
Alienware	2.78%
Samsung	1.19%
GIGABYTE	1.19%
Intel	0.79%
Medion	0.79%

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