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DWM crashes randomly occur in Windows VMs#

Description#

Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) crashes randomly occur in Windows VMs, causing a blue-screen crash and the bug check CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED. Computer Management shows problems with the primary display device.

Version#

This issue affects Windows 10 1809, 1903 and 1909 VMs.

Status#

Not an NVIDIA bug

Ref. ##

2730037