Desktop Window Manager

Desktop Window Manager (DWM, previously Desktop Compositing Engine or DCE) 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.

For the X Window System window manager, see dwm.
Desktop Window Manager
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseNovember 30, 2006 (2006-11-30)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Service nameUxSms

It was originally created to enable portions of the new "Windows Aero" user experience, which allowed for effects such as transparency, 3D window switching and more. It is also included with Windows Server 2008, but requires the "Desktop Experience" feature and compatible graphics drivers to be installed.

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