Hey everyone! I have a Lenovo LOQ laptop with a Ryzen 5060 processor, and I'm using an MST dock with two external monitors connected. I've noticed that dwm.exe is consuming an unusually high amount of RAM. I'm not sure why this is happening. Any insights would be appreciated!
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You might want to take the numbers in Task Manager with a grain of salt. They're not always accurate. If you're curious, check out this resource to understand committed memory better. You can access Resource Monitor quickly by searching it from the Start menu.
It could be potential malware or a crypto miner that's causing dwm.exe to spike in RAM usage. I recommend using Task Manager or a tool like VirusTotal to check for any unusual processes running.
Just a heads up, a miner typically uses CPU or GPU power more than RAM.
Okay, but how do I remove it if I find something suspicious?