Solved Desktop Window Manager crashing on startup for unknown reasons.

SrBrunovky

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I just formatted my PC and installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Ultimate yesterday (Previously had Win10, but I prefer the stability of Windows 7). However, a window pops up whenever i start up the PC saying "Desktop Window Manager stopped working and was closed. A problem caused the application to stop working correctly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available".
This "DWM.exe" is responsible for the beautiful Windows 7 Aero Theme, and because of this error, I have to stick with the shitty grey opaque theme :(
I've tried to restart it from the "Services", but with no success.
Following, there's a video showing this problem...

https://youtu.be/8KkLz-rGbxQ
 

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Oh my god... How could I be so stupid xD completely forgot to install the updates. I was such in a rush to install all the drivers and software, I forgot about them.

Thank you so much xD
 

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At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel® Core™ i5-4460 3.2Ghz1x8Gb Dddr3 Crucial Ballistix Sport RamAsus GeForce GTX750ti
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5-4460 3.2Ghz
Motherboard
MSI H81M-E33
Memory
1x8Gb Dddr3 Crucial Ballistix Sport Ram
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GeForce GTX750ti
Hard Drives
WD10EZEX Caviar Blue 1Tb
Antivirus
avast! Antivirus
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Google Chrome
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