Process Explorer / Handle / VMMap in Practice — Chasing Hangs, Leaks, and "File in Use" from the State Right Now (archived 2026-08-30)

Abstract

Part two of our practical Sysinternals series, covering "it gets slower and slower," "the file can't be deleted," and "it hung." We look at Process Explorer's handle search, thread stacks, and leak-monitoring columns, at handle.exe, and at breaking down a memory footprint with VMMap — all from a working engineer's perspective. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/sysinternals-process-explorer-handle-vmmap-guide/, as published on 2026-08-30. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-24.