Windows 10: Help me diagnose why DWM.exe crashes at least once per day!

This is the message from Control Panel\System and Security\Security and Maintenance\Problem Details

Source
Desktop Window Manager

Summary
Stopped working

Date
‎Wed ‎09/‎12/‎2015 1:30 PM

Status
Report sent

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

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: dwm.exe
Application Version: 10.0.10586.0
Application Timestamp: 5632d756
Fault Module Name: combase.dll
Fault Module Version: 10.0.10586.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 5632d3ca
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000000000067e5c
OS Version: 10.0.10586.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID: 5129
Additional Information 1: 4a22
Additional Information 2: 4a223f60382fa2d34e6a47e2139f1f17
Additional Information 3: ab88
Additional Information 4: ab888da10f9f005aa150bcd5f2273de0

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: c2a9595f678be5a757c5ebddefac08b7 (120348642845)




Here is what I've tried so far:

SFC /SCANNOW (No problems found)
Reinstalled Nvidia GPU Drivers
Virus Scan (Windows Defender)
Malware Scan (Malwarebytes)

If anyone can suggest a potential solution I would be very grateful!

Thanks.

:)

 

My Wifi connection fails at least once per day. Cannot enable Wifi. I must reboot machine once or twice per day.

My Windows 10 machine disables Wifi once or twice per day. It will not enable from the networks screen. I must reboot the machine to get it back. This loses any work I am doing online. I also get long waits to access paypal and other places. These
WAIT screens never end. How is Windows 10 an improvement?

 

My Wifi connection fails at least once per day. Cannot enable Wifi. I must reboot machine once or twice per day.

Hi Gerald,

Welcome to Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.

I‘m sorry to know that Wi-Fi connection fails and cannot enable Wi-Fi without restarting the Computer. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you and I will be happy to assist you.

Please follow the below methods and check if that helps.

Method 1:
Run the Internet Connections Troubleshooter and Network Adapter Troubleshooter.

Step 1: Run theInternet Connections Troubleshooter.

This troubleshooter is an automated Windows inbuilt tool which finds and fixes the common issues with the Internet Connections on the computer. Perform these steps to run this tool and check if that helps.

a) Open Control Panel.

b) Type “Troubleshooting” in the search bar and press
“Enter”.

c) In the “Troubleshooting” window, click on
“View All” on the left pane.

d) Click on “Internet Connections”.

e) Click on “Advanced” and then click on
“Run as Administrator”.

f) Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.

Step 2: Run theNetwork Adapter Troubleshooter

This troubleshooter is an automated Windows inbuilt tool which finds and fixes the common issues with the Network Adapter Settings on the computer. It also checks if the network adapter drivers are up to date or not. It may
also provide you some clue about the hardware failures happening to the Network Adapter. Perform these steps to run this tool and check if that helps.

a) Open Control Panel.

b) Type “Troubleshooting” in the search bar and press
“Enter”.

c) In the “Troubleshooting” window, click on
“View All” on the left pane.

d) Click on “Network Adapter”.

e) Click on “Advanced” and then click on
“Run as Administrator”.

f) Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.

Method 2: Reset your
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol) stack and flushing your
DNS (Domain Name System)

• 
  Open Command Prompt (Admin).
  
• 
  Type the commands one line at a time and hit enter:
  
  IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS
  
  NBTSTAT –R
  
  NBTSTAT –RR
  
  NETSH INT IP RESET
  
  NETSH WINSOCK RESET
  
  Restart your computer.
  

Please let us know, if you need any further help and we would be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Hi I've had the same issue, I got in touch with the help desk at Microsoft, after tons of tests they decided to tell me to refresh my machine, which I did!

I've just had the same issue today again it seems to be back. Exactly where yours is. Personally I think it's a bug in the latest Nvidia Drivers and something between them an Microsoft.

Keep me posted how you get on.

But I have tried all the same stuff as you and even tested memory etc.. with no issues detected. It's not a virus or hardware failure, there's something more going on, and I feel it's an issue with win 10 and Nvidia.

 

This might be the issue ok I know it's an windows 8 error but could be related?

Solved dwm.exe stopped working.

 

Thanks for the response Fearfulcoder, that wasn't relevant to my situation (I don't have a plugin called Chrome Pepper Flash, just regular flash).

Here is another thing I've tried:
I investigated Event Viewer and found there were a few events that occurred before DWM.exe crashed.

A Series of notifications regarding windows update trying to download and install device drivers. The source was DeviceSetupManager.

Here is how to disable that feature:

Press: Start
Type: Change device installation settings
Choose: No

And so far today DWM.exe hasn't crashed.

Your mileage may vary of course.

Will report back if the error occurs again and if there is other things I've tried.

EDIT: Unfortunately, this didn't work... its back!

 

Do you have an xbox 360 controller or wireless dongle plugged in? I was having the same error and had been trying to solve it for the past few weeks. For me it looks like the issue was related to the driver for my xbox controller. When I disabled the driver through my device manager I stopped getting the error.

 

I do have an x-box controller and it is usually plugged in - but I need to use it! I'm hoping for another option...

 

I understand, I use mine every day and leave it plugged in too. If it is a driver issue with the controller though, I don't think there is anything anyone can do except for Microsoft updating/fixing the drivers. For me it's kind of a "non-issue", I still see the error with my controller plugged in but at least now I know what it is and it doesn't cause any problems for me.