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Process: UxSms service (Desktop Window Manager Session Manager)

October 8, 2009 7:40 PM from

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UxSms service - General Information

Name:

UxSms service (Desktop Window Manager Session Manager)

Publisher

Microsoft Corporation

Product:

Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Default location:

%windir%\System32\svchost.exe

UxSms service - Description and Recommendation

The Desktop Window Manager, which handles the composition of window graphics. This service takes up a large amount of memory. However, if disabled, window painting may become more jerky, and the transparent Aero style of window borders and other graphical desktop features such as Flip3D will become unavailable.

UxSms service - Uninstall Techniques

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