Windows 10: dwm.exe stopped responding when presenting Onenote using Google Meet

On my new install of Windows 10, when I presented a Onenote window using Google Meet and wrote something using the pen, my screen and my cursor started to freeze, rendering Ctrl+Shift+Esc and Ctrl+Alt+Del unavailable. So far, this has happened 5 times. After forcing the shutdown of my machine, checking Reliability report, in 2 instances I found dwm.exe stopped responding including my latest attempt to recreate the problem and I found 1 instance where Onenote stopped responding all three happened independently of each other.


These are the reports from Reliability report, ordered from oldest to latest attempt:

First​

Description

The program dwm.exe version 10.0.18362.387 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Security and Maintenance control panel.

Process ID: 19e0

Start Time: 01d6642608fb1488

Termination Time: 60000

Application Path: C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe

Report Id: 1d5392ea-a077-4d47-b726-01f62d6f877e

Faulting package full name:

Faulting package-relative application ID:

Hang type: Unknown

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Second

Description
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Office.OneNote_16001.11126.20076.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\onenoteim.exe

Problem signature

Problem Event Name: MoAppHang

Package Full Name: Microsoft.Office.OneNote_16001.11126.20076.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

Application Name: praid:microsoft.onenoteim

Application Version: 16.0.11126.20076

Application Timestamp: 5c109faa

Hang Signature: 7f3a

Hang Type: 2097152

OS Version: 10.0.18363.2.0.0.768.100

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Hang Signature 1: 7f3a5d55835c83023d0573c7f69532f5

Additional Hang Signature 2: 489b

Additional Hang Signature 3: 489b450d8d601bf4918688112e0e0ac2

Additional Hang Signature 4: 7f3a

Additional Hang Signature 5: 7f3a5d55835c83023d0573c7f69532f5

Additional Hang Signature 6: 489b

Additional Hang Signature 7: 489b450d8d601bf4918688112e0e0ac2



Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: f2a713ea7a2de1e955ec6c95442a06f0 1579756957649733360

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Fifth

Description

The program dwm.exe version 10.0.18362.387 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Security and Maintenance control panel.
Process ID: cc0
Start Time: 01d664f14761ed3d
Termination Time: 60000
Application Path: C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
Report Id: 02db67c3-1114-4a2f-aac9-89372bfbdc0f
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Hang type: Unknown


In both the third and fourth instances, no crash report involving any services or apps in Reliability Monitor can be found, only the mention of improper shutdown which also present in other three instances.


I tried several possible fix attempt. After the third freeze, I use the command sfc /scannow in cmd to no avail. After the fourth freeze, I found that my Onenote app was out of date. After updating to version 16001.12827.20538.0, the freeze still happened. I was using Onenote for Windows 10, not the 2016 one.



I wonder if this could possibly indicate any hardware issue, which I ultimately hope not, considering my machine is pretty new. Any help is welcomed.

Jeremy

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• Microsoft Security Essentials is the only antivirus installed.
• I have done extensive troubleshooting to determine a specific desktop program a cause and could not identify a specific program causing the dwm.exe crash.
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