---
name: "VirtualFreeEx"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VirtualFreeEx"
---

# VirtualFreeEx(3w)

## NAME

**VirtualFreeEx** (KERNEL32.@)

## SYNOPSIS

BOOL VirtualFreeEx\
  (\
   HANDLE *process*,\
   LPVOID *addr*,\
   SIZE\_T *size*,\
   DWORD  *type*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Releases or decommits a region of pages in virtual address space.

## PARAMS

*process* **\[In\]**  Handle to *process*.

*addr* **\[In\]**  Address of region to free.

*size* **\[In\]**  Size of region.

*type* **\[In\]**  Type of operation.

## RETURNS

**Success:** **TRUE**.

**Failure:** **FALSE**.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"winbase.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/kernel32/virtual.c"**.