Troubleshooting ‘Desktop Window Manager stopped working and was closed’ Error Message

When performing some tasks, such as playing a video or launching a program, or even when using Windows Explorer, you might get this dialog box telling you that the Desktop Window Manager has stopped working and has been closed.

You may not know what happened, and even being able to solve the problem online would not have made a difference. Of course, getting these dialog boxes is frustrating because they severely limit the user’s options.

Read on to find out how to solve this problem with some very simple methods. read more