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Desktop Window Manager

Window manager for Microsoft Windows Desktop Window ManagerDeveloperMicrosoftReleaseNovember 30, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-11-30)Operating systemMicrosoft WindowsService nameUxSms Desktop Window Manager (DWM, previously Desktop Compositing Engine or DCE in builds of pre-reset Windows Longhorn) is the compositing window manager in Microsoft Windows since Windows Vista that enables the use of hardware acceleration to render the graphical user interface of Windows.

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