Windows
Zoom meeting freeze followed by system slowdown
The computer froze near the end of a Zoom call and then became very slow. Logs showed a memory leak around the meeting start; scans repaired corrupted files, hardware drivers were updated, and the machine was rebooted and then ran stably.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-01-17.
Affects
Versions
- Windows
Apps
- Zoom
What you see
- Zoom call freezes near the end of the meeting
- The whole computer becomes very slow afterward
Why it happens
Likely A memory leak was seen in the logs at the same time the Zoom meeting started; the exact trigger was not established.
When it shows up
A Windows computer freezes during a Zoom meeting and becomes slow afterward, especially when logs point to a memory leak around the meeting time.
You are in this case if:
- Windows logs show a memory leak at the time the Zoom meeting starts
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-01-17. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.