Kernel Pool Monitor

The Windows Memory Pool Monitor can be a very useful tool for finding kernel mode memory leaks, which is why it is commonly used by developers and for troubleshooting. It is, however, not the most intuitive utility out there, so a GUI can certainly come in handy.

Kernel Pool Monitor is an open-source application that allows you to take advantage of this Windows utility from a more intuitive GUI. It is, of course, much easier to use, and it is very simple to set up.

The Memory Pool Monitor utility provides you with information about memory allocations from the paged and non-paged kernel pools, as well as memory pools used for Terminal Services sessions.

It can come in handy when attempting to find memory leaks, but for users who aren’t familiar with it, it can prove to be somewhat difficult to get it up and running.

If you need to find memory leaks but prefer to get things done from a modern GUI, this application may be just what you need. It presents the required information in a much more intuitive manner, and you don’t even have to install it before use.

You can sort the listed items by clicking on the column headers in order to find entries more easily, and the information can be refreshed manually at any time.

Kernel Pool Monitor also refreshes the data manually, and you can set the interval to 5, 10, 30 or 60 seconds. If you don’t want the entries to be sorted dynamically, this function can also be disabled.

In the end, you should certainly take a look at this application if you feel that the classic PoolMon tool is a bit too difficult to work with. It doesn’t come with any documentation, but users who are interested in it probably know what they are doing already.