Attempt To Destroy Process Heap

Application Verifier stop message

Heap violation detected. Attempt to destroy process heap.

Probable cause

It is incorrect to try to destroy the default process heap (the one returned by GetProcessHeap() interface).

Information displayed by Application Verifier in Tool Window

Heap Handle – Heap handle used with HeapDestroy

Block address – N/A

Size - N/A

Description – Attempt to destroy process heap

Trace description – No stack frames for the current block

Additional information

Check the current call stack where the process heap is being destroyed.

Frequency of this error is very low.

See Also

Concepts

Heap Verifier