Windows 11 - DWM.exe only uses integrated GPU - does not follow Graphics preference

[John W. in Carolina]

Hi all,I have found that DWM.exe is very slow - resulting in Windows 95'esque window performance - when using integrated GPU (in this case, Iris Xe). I have attempted to specify c:\windows\system32\dwm.exe in the System > Display > Graphics area and configured it to use High Performance (the A2000 discrete GPU in my laptop).When I test it - by having Task Manager open, Details, GPU / GPU Engine shown, it shows DWM using 100% of GPU0, when I move an Outlook window around (Outlook is also set to High Performance, and reflects properly as GPU1)

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