DWM

Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope
desktop window manager

Formerly known as DCE (Desktop Composting Engine), desktop window manager or DWM enables Windows Aero and visual themes. It was released with Windows Vista and is included in all subsequent versions of Microsoft Windows.

DWM requirements

  1. A video card GPU (graphics processing unit) that supports WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model).
  2. DirectX 9 support.
  3. Pixel shader 2.0 support.
  4. 32-bit per pixel support.

Computer acronyms, Manager, Operating system terms, TLA, Video card, Windows Vista