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Why is dwm.exe using so much memory?

I've scoured the web, but I'm sick of reading "scan your computer for viruses" and "upgrade your RAM" on answers to similar questions to this. I understand that dwm.exe is for (simply put) caching bitmaps for things like Aero-peek and similar, but…
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Permanent fix for “Do you want to change the color scheme to improve performance?” warning?

I have a problem where dwm.exe keeps suggesting I disable Aero to improve my performance whenever I play either Battlefield 3 or Anno 2070. I get three choices: Disable Aero Don't disable but ask again. Don't disable and never ask again. The last…
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Is it possible to turn visible the invisible window's borders of Windows 10?

SCENARIO This is a brief introduction for those who don't know the next information: The new Windows 10's flat window style uses a different window-border mechanism than previous Windows versions, which affects in a horrible way the window aspect,…
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How to set instance name of google-chrome (or any x11 application)

I'm now using dwm window manager and I know I can set rules to specify a application to a certain tag like this: static const Rule rules[] = { /* xprop(1): * WM_CLASS(STRING) = instance, class * WM_NAME(STRING) = title */ /*…
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Disable Desktop Composition in Windows 8? Force it?

I have an old game (Atomic Bomberman / Bomberman95 ) - which by the way does not have an working/exact clone - and it has to be run without DWM running. In windows 7 I would kill explorer and run the game (batch file) . But the same batch file does…
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opening vim in tmux, i've got fonts in bold

So I've got a problem, when opening vim in tmux, all fonts become in bold. my in configuration i have: set t_Co=256. Even when this being set to 8, some bolding disappears, on some keywords. I'm using Freebsd with dwm which uses uxterm. My vim…
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Netbeans UI empty in DWM

I'm trying to use dwm Windows Manager, everything is fine (1mb ram ;) but when I run netbeans it load but with a grey and empty interface. (it works fine in Unity or E17 ) Any Idea ? I have found out this…
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Windows 7 - easiest way to tell whether AERO / DWM is enabled?

From this article I have learnt, that DWM is enabled only with AERO: Let’s recall: without Aero turned on, the DWM is deactivated, so there’s also no more 2D acceleration, either (this applies equally to Windows 7 as it does to Vista) What is…
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Graceful logout in dwm

I want dwm to close all windows gracefully when I press quit hotkey. I like Unity behaviour: it displays list of windows denying logout (for example, editors with unsaved changes) and do not logout before all issues are resolved and applications are…
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Windows 10 Task Manager's border lines are absent on the right / bottom

I disabled shadows in SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe show shadows under windows and set Title bars and windows borders in "Colors" settings and noticed the Task Manager window is missing right & bottom black line edge (on the image the line breaks…
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Transparency issues in Windows after resume from Hibernation

For the last several years I have been having this issue every day once I resume from hibernation. For example, this is what Firefox tabs look like: What you see is actually 2 Firefox windows (one behind the other, with the one behind's tabs…
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Is there any custom DWM (Desktop Window Manager) for Windows 8?

So my question is is there any custom DWM that can entirely replace explorer.exe and window frames on Windows 8, and if not is it even possible to create one?
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Temporarily disable Desktop Composition in Windows 10?

Is it possible to do? It was easy to disable it in Vista and 7, and slightly more complicated but nonetheless easy to do in 8 and 8.1 as well. Can it be done on Windows 10 reliably and repeatedly? It seems to work on a fresh install if you disable…
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Desktop composition auto-disables in Windows 7

On Windows 7 Professional N 64bit, the visual effect option "Enable desktop composition" does not work correctly for me. Both the DWM and Themes services are running. When I tick it and click "apply" or "ok", nothing will happen, and when I close…
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Execute script after the window manager loads

I want to start a few applications right after my wm (dwm) loads, where can I put my script so this happens? I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and using dwm.
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