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The hdr displays tag covers Windows display behavior, HDR playback, and graphics performance. It includes guidance on investigating sustained Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe) GPU usage in Windows 11, particularly when high-refresh monitors, video, gaming, screen flashes, stutter, heat, or battery drain are involved. The tag also tracks Firefox 153’s native HDR video support on Windows 10 and Windows 11, including brighter highlights, wider color reproduction, shadow detail, and remaining limitations involving compatible displays, codecs, tone mapping, and stability. Together, these articles provide practical context for understanding HDR support and the desktop rendering workload behind modern display experiences.
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    Fix Desktop Window Manager High GPU Usage in Windows 11

    Desktop Window Manager, the Windows process shown as dwm.exe, is supposed to use the GPU. It composes every visible desktop window into the final image sent to each display, so a brief rise while moving windows, playing video, using a high-refresh monitor, or gaming in borderless mode is normal...
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    Firefox 153 Adds Native HDR Video Playback on Windows 10/11

    Firefox 153 has closed one of the most conspicuous gaps between Mozilla’s browser and its Chromium-based rivals by adding native HDR video rendering on Windows. Released on July 21, 2026, the update allows compatible Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs to play high-dynamic-range video without an...
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