Desktop Window Manager high memory usage: Fix it now!

Make sure your data is safe!

If your processor is using a lot of resources, sooner or later this may lead to the loss of some data. Therefore, you may need to recover data from a disk or create a disk image. DiskInternals Partition Recovery is ideal because it is versatile and maximally reliable. You can do a lot with it: perform deep or shallow data recovery, open any files in read mode, and create a disk image for free.

The app is shareware, so you are safe and risk-free. That is, you perform all stages of storage recovery for free, including preview, and you already need to purchase a license on the official website for data export. Here, scanning takes place on each disk partition separately, with the possible conversion of any file system (if necessary). Once you are confident that your data is safe, you can begin troubleshooting high CPU utilization issues.

Restart Explorer

This method is temporary, but it helps to reduce the workload of the computer. So, right-click any empty space on the taskbar and select Task Manager from the proposed list. Go to the Processes tab and find Windows Explorer, then click the Restart button in the lower right corner of the screen.

Scan the system

Be sure to run a full system scan to get rid of all potential and real threats in the form of viruses, Trojans, and malicious software applications.

Open app the Settings, go to the Update & Security section, open the Windows Security tab, and then click the Virus & threat protection button. At the bottom of the page, select Scan Settings and select Microsoft Defender Offline Scan. Then just click the Scan Now button. Now, Windows will shut down and perform an offline scan. Now check if there is a problem with "high memory usage by Windows 10 desktop window manager" on your computer or if you still managed to fix it.

A system scan can be performed using your third-party antivirus solution.