Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
Windows Vista Service Details
Description:
This is the main fancy processor for Aero fancy bits. It is one of the heavier background services, and pretty consistantly uses CPU power. Expect several % of CPU power to be used at all times. Some may find it worth the resources.
Service Description:
Provides Desktop Window Manager startup and maintenance services.
Consequences of Stopping:
Will free up system resources, but you will lose prettiness.
All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function
Depends on:
None
Required for:
None
Default Settings:
Tweaked Settings:1
1: Use at your own risk. Check descriptions of terms here
Service Information
Service Name: UxSms
Process Name:dwm.exe
Memory Usage(MB)2:10-17.3
CPU Usage(%)3:1-8
Running Type:Constant
2: denotes typical memory usage. It may not be indicative of what usage you will see, but it should give you a rough idea. Make a comment below if you see otherwise.
3: denotes typical CPU usage when process is actually active. Many processes are not actively doing anything most of the time. Check running type for more details. All machines are different, so this number may not be indicative of what you will actually see.
