Find a memory leak
A memory leak occurs when a process allocates memory from the paged or nonpaged pools, but doesn't free the memory. As a result, these limited pools of memory are depleted over time, causing Windows to slow down. If memory is completely depleted, failures may result.
In this section
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Determining Whether a Leak Exists | Describes a technique you can use if you aren't sure whether there's a memory leak on your system. |
| Finding a Kernel-Mode Memory Leak | Describes how to find a leak that is caused by a kernel-mode driver or component. |
| Finding a User-Mode Memory Leak | Describes how to find a leak that is caused by a user-mode driver or application. |
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