How does Windows track memory usage by each process?

[ProfRon]

Windows watches each running program like a hawk. It assigns space in RAM to whatever you're doing. You fire up a game or browser. Windows notes how much memory that grabs right away. It tallies the bytes as the program chugs along. Think of it as a sneaky accountant jotting notes. The system kernel peeks into each process's workings. It logs the active bits your app touches. If something hogs too much, Windows nudges it to free up room. You see this in Task Manager if you glance there. It pulls those numbers from deep system logs. Each process gets its own tally sheet. Windows updates that constantly as you multitask. Surprising how it juggles without crashing everything. You might notice slowdowns when memory spikes. That's the tracker flagging overload.

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