The issue you're experiencing with IIS becoming slow and showing "jitter" over time, but temporarily resolving after restarting the service, is likely caused by several factors. These can range from memory leaks to resource exhaustion or misconfiguration. Below are common causes and potential solutions: 1. Memory Leaks Symptoms : Over time, memory consumption increases, eventually leading to performance degradation. Cause : Improperly managed resources in your application (e.g., unclosed database connections, file handles, etc.) can cause memory leaks. Solution : Use tools like the Windows Performance Monitor or the IIS Worker Process (w3wp.exe) monitoring tool to check memory consumption. Review your application code for potential memory leaks, especially in database connections, file operations, and session management. 2. Application Pool Recycling Symptoms : The application pool may accumulate unused or unnecessary resources over time. Cause : If the application pool i