What is the "dwmapi.dll" ? Variant 556159

Our database contains 371 different files for filename dwmapi.dll but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the dwmapi.dll then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name dwmapi.dll. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft Desktop Window Manager API. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 4 reviews.This file is Dynamic-link Library. This library can be loaded and executed in any running process.

dwmapi.dll Library
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft Desktop Window Manager API
Version:
6.1.7600.16385
MD5:
39c5f32747b3414d1bb216fdb1defc58
SHA1:
6583d33202435195f364c4e5fadf4676701b6d0b
SHA256:
6fae64cb9748304090113903a5ae9e7154be16ba2eea7ab3ef04ab9d79b81380
Size:
67072
Directory:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
High oc2

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
avast! Antivirus2016-09-07 23:32:47
IObit Malware Fighter2016-09-07 23:07:03
ESET Endpoint Security 6.1.2227.32016-09-07 23:07:03
Ad-Aware Antivirus2016-09-07 23:04:28
Microsoft Security Essentials2016-09-07 23:04:28
AVG Internet Security2016-09-07 22:49:48
Avast Antivirus2016-09-07 22:38:09
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition2016-09-07 22:30:40
360 Total Security2016-09-07 22:13:22
Kaspersky Free2016-09-07 22:13:21
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User Reviews of the "dwmapi.dll"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %TEMP%\SysWOW64\dwmapi.dll (Variant: 18705378)

    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