What is the "dwmapi.dll" ?

Our database contains 371 different files for filename dwmapi.dll . You can also check most distributed file variants with name dwmapi.dll. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Microsoft ?????? ????? ?????? API. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 14 reviews.This file is Dynamic-link Library. This library can be loaded and executed in any running process.

This dynamic linking library is part of the MS Windows (7 and higher), the Microsoft Desktop Window Manager API - set of programming interfaces for communication with the Desktop Window Manager. What the Desktop Window Manager does?

"When desktop composition is enabled, individual windows no longer draw directly to the screen or primary display device as they did in previous versions of Windows. Instead, their drawing is redirected to off-screen surfaces in video memory, which are then rendered into a desktop image and presented on the display." 

Check more info on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa969540(v=vs.85).aspx


dwmapi.dll Library

File details of most used file with name "dwmapi.dll"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft ?????? ????? ?????? API
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:
39c5f32747b3414d1bb216fdb1defc58
SHA1:
6583d33202435195f364c4e5fadf4676701b6d0b
SHA256:
6fae64cb9748304090113903a5ae9e7154be16ba2eea7ab3ef04ab9d79b81380
Size:
67072
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
High oc2

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  • SAFErating from user Simon for file C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dwmapi.dll

  • SAFErating from user Kiru for file C:\Windows\System32\dwmapi.dll

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %SystemDiskRoot%\Dolby PCEE4\dwmapi.dll (Variant: 18974150)

    This dynamic linking library is part of the MS Windows (7 and higher), the Microsoft Desktop Window Manager API - set of programming interfaces for communication with the Desktop Window Manager. What the Desktop Window Manager does?
    "When desktop composition is enabled, individual windows no longer draw directly to the screen or primary display device as they did in previous versions of Windows. Instead, their drawing is redirected to off-screen surfaces in video memory, which are then rendered into a desktop image and presented on the display."
    Check more info on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa969540(v=vs.85).aspx

  • SAFErating from user Don for file C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dwmapi.dll

  • SAFErating from user kajmik for file C:\Windows\System32\dwmapi.dll (Variant: 502517)

    A part of Windows 7 64bit.

  • SAFErating from user Don't PlaY for file C:\Windows\System32\dwmapi.dll