How to Diagnose Kernel Memory Leaks Using PoolMon and RAMMap
If Task Manager reports 95% RAM utilization while active applications only account for a few gigabytes, you are likely suffering from a kernel memory leak in the Non-Paged Pool.
1. Non-Paged Pool Mechanics
The Non-Paged Pool stores critical kernel structures that must stay resident in physical RAM. Leaking drivers continuously request pool tags without freeing them, eventually exhausting memory.
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