nsi memory leaks fixed yet?

These are good troubleshooting steps, but obviously not the answer. You should unmark this as an answer.

I am also experiencing this. It's very very annoying.

Srinivas KR,

Can you please unmark your response as the answer?  This has not worked for anyone involved in this conversation.

• Liam

Hi,

 

 

Since Network Store Interface service (NSI) delivers network notifications (Eg: interface addition/deleting etc) to user mode clients. So I suspect that your issue may be related to Network adapter drivers OR high memory usage of NSI service is mostly caused by third party service or some spyware and adware.

 

Please follow the methods and check if it works fine.

 

Method 1:

I would also suggest you to download and run the latest Microsoft Safety Scanner on your computer and check if it helps:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

Note: Any data files that are infected may only be cleaned by deleting the file entirely, which means there is a potential for data loss.

 

Method 2:

Follow the steps to uninstall and reinstall the network adapter drivers and check if it works fine.

NOTE: Please make sure you download the latest updated network adapter drivers from the computer manufacturer website before you uninstall the driver.

a.      Press Windows key + R

b.      In the run box, type devmgmt.msc and press enter.

c.       Expand Network Adapters.

d.      Right click on all the Network Adapters and click on uninstall.

e.      Restart the computer.

 

For any Windows related issues please feel free to contact us and we will be glad to help.

Through trial and error, I figured it has something to do with the router and network card, or maybe just the router.  Here's the story.

I've got two Buffalo WHR-G54S routers that act as a common wireless network using WDS mode.  These routers are using a 3rd party firmware called Tomato.  My desktop with the NSI memory leak is plugged in by cable to the primary Buffalo router.  That primary router is also connected to a Cisco cable modem/router, using the Buffalo WAN port.  All my network/internet functions seem to work, except for the NSI memory leak.

When I unplug the computer's ethernet wire out of the Buffalo router and plug it into an open port on the Cisco, wha-la, the NSI memory consumption is rock solid.  Plug it back into the Buffalo network, and the memory jumps up and begins climbing.

So, I think it has to do with the Tomato firmware I put on my routers, or the way its set up.  Does anyone else see any commonalities in their setups?

• Andre

Using the Process Explorer, it still does not allow me to stop, or restart the service. States it is dependent on other services and a stop request has been sent, but never stops. I have also discovered if I uninstall my network card driver, ALL the missing memory comes back, and NSI is in check. However, attempted to uninstall Realtek's driver (Aug 2013), and rebooted to allow Windows to install it's own driver (Sep 2008). This did nothing. Watched as NSI grows in PE. The performance graph shows a steady increase in it's memory consumption. Disabling my adapter seems to recoup the lost memory, however WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS.

I am using a Realtek adapter built onto my ASUS P5QL/EPU motherboard. Others state using onboard, or expansion card types, that they have the same issues. How can this issue plaque SO many different types of PC's, Network cards, and even Windows versions. I am running Win7, others I read are using Win8, Win2008Server, Vista... Come on... Is there NOTHING out there to solve this issue? I have even STREAMLINED all running services to have as much free RAM as possible, and STILL NSI continues to grow. I have tried ALL ideas found on the net relating to this issue. COME ON MICROSOFT, SUPPORT YOUR PRODUCTS! PLEASE!

A frustrated Jasthrus