lsass,exe leaking resources (handles)


  1. Posts : 529
    windows 8.1 Pro x64
       #1

    lsass,exe leaking resources (handles)


    I noticed yesterday extreme handle usage on my system, over 120k handles, of which 80k were due to lsass.exe which is a unkillable process. The security accounts manager service is not stoppable also which uses lsass.exe.

    Today after I rebooted I see its not a one off problem and its leaking handles again. Seems about 1k handles per hour.

    I dont fancy rebooting every few days (previously I rebooted once a month for updates).

    any idea how to solve this without reinstallng the OS.

    right now it seems the most likely cause is a recent windows update I installed.
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  2. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #2

    right now it seems the most likely cause is a recent windows update I installed.
    Seems like you answered your own question. :)

    If you have the means, I'd make an image backup of the current state of the machine, then roll back the update if possible.
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