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This article describes a memory leak on Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based devices. The problem occurs when a Winsock socket is set to a listening state in an application.
An update is available to resolve this problem. Before you install this update, all previously issued updates for this product must be installed.
Assume that you have an application that creates sockets, binds the sockets, listens on the sockets, and then closes the sockets on a Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device. When the application is run for each socket on which these operations are performed, a memory leak occurs.
Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Monthly Update (February 2018) is now available from Microsoft. To download this update, go to Microsoft OEM Online or MyOEM.
This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product are also installed.
After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.
This update does not replace any other updates.
The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
| File name | File size | Date | Time | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tcpv.lib | 4,721,074 | 13-Feb-2018 | 10:16 | Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked |
| Tcpv.lib | 5,355,710 | 13-Feb-2018 | 10:18 | Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug |
| Tcpv.lib | 4,448,916 | 13-Feb-2018 | 10:19 | Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail |
| Tcpv.lib | 4,961,044 | 13-Feb-2018 | 10:15 | Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked |
| Tcpv.lib | 4,422,726 | 13-Feb-2018 | 10:15 | Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug |
| Tcpv.lib | 4,732,666 | 13-Feb-2018 | 10:43 | Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail |
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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