Im running into a problem where the tool im using for development (a simulator tool) keeps throwing OutofMemoryException's, I know its not my app, because no matter what project im running, it happens.
The only fix I have for it so far is to restart my PC, is there a way to flush/clear the CLR runtime so I dont have to restart my PC each time it happens?
OutOfMemoryExceptions don't necessarily indicate a problem with the runtime. Any time your system runs out of memory, regardless of what's consuming it, this can happen.
Look at the process list in the task manager and see what's consuming the most memory.
Each process that runs managed code starts up a separate copy of the CLR runtime - and when any kind of process is terminated, the memory it consumed is reclaimed into the general pool.
There is nothing shared to "flush" or "clear".
Is it possible that your simulator tool isn't crashing "all the way" - that the process is sticking around in a faulted state?
It sounds like this is a 3rd party tool. So I'd be filing a bug request with them.
But as others have said, the issue will be contained within an operating system process. Using task manager, you should be able to identify the offending process and kill it. That will reclaim the memory and wipe the slate clean. You'll then have to restart your simulation.
If this problem is preventing you from completing your simulation, then I'd file an urgent (but not angry) bug request.