EmptyWorkingSet

The EmptyWorkingSet function removes as many pages as possible from the working set of the specified process.

BOOL EmptyWorkingSet(
  HANDLE hProcess  // identifies the process
);
 

Parameters

hProcess

Handle to the process.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

You can also use the SetProcessWorkingSetSize function to do what EmptyWorkingSet does if you pass it 0xFFFFFFFF for the minimum and maximum sizes.

See Also

Process Status Helper Overview, PSAPI Functions, EnumProcesses, SetProcessWorkingSetSize