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Why do i have DWM-1 as a user in Task manager?! - Help!

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So today i was trying to go through the task manager and see what programs are running and what really caught my eye is the DWM-1 process or the dwm.exe, which i couldn't identify at first but than of course i tried to end the process but no luck. It wouldn't stop neither when i tried to change the priority it said i needed administrator to do that?! Has anyone experienced this yet in the newest update from windows 10 pro?

I also read that this process is a second logged in user, like a school or work account but tbh i only have a school account which i do not use a second user in windows. So whenever i try to end the process it wont end and also uses a lot of RAM. Does or has anyone else experienced this if yes i need someone to tell me how tf to end it and i also noticed that there is a virtual HDD, which i did not create but i did try to check on how to. I think someone is watching my screen like team-viewer but lol with ip address and mac address... if you know how it works lol. 
I would really like to get an explanation on whatever the hell is this process doing and what caused it to run!

Also here a picture of the process!

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dwm = desktop window manager. I guess they changed it to have its own low privilege user. I personally wouldnt bother messing around with system services. If you are worried about viruses, just use windows defender or AV of your choice to do a scan.

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17 minutes ago, Levent said:

dwm = desktop window manager. I guess they changed it to have its own low privilege user. I personally wouldnt bother messing around with system services. If you are worried about viruses, just use windows defender or AV of your choice to do a scan.

Well i did scan my system with Bit Defender and i actually tried to set the priority to low but no luck! Thanks for the idea but yeah didn't help!

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Its the Desktop Window Manager. Its assigned a system user based on the session its part of. User DWM-1, Desktop Window Manager - Session 1.

I would leave its priority as is, it handles quite a bit on the User Interface front, changing its priority could have poor side effects.

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Theres all kinds of elevated system names like UMFD-0, SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE so nothing alarming!

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