Window Memory Leak is one major problem of Window users. Several Windows 10 users have reportedly been complaining on Reddit and Microsoft Forums about unexpected memory leaks pertaining to system processes. So, understanding what memory is, is one major way of solving the problem.
What is Memory leak?
A memory leak is when a program is taking more memory than it should be taking. Fundamentally, memory leak is a portion of the RAM that a program marks as “in use” but isn’t actually using it.
This happens when a program fails to inform Windows RAM managers that they have stopped using a RAM segment and it is free to use again. Thus, Windows won’t use that portion of RAM even though it is free to use. This problem leads to higher RAM usage even though no program is actually using the RAM. Such problem can happen to any program, including Windows services, native apps, background processes, hardware drivers, and third-party apps
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