diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.cpp b/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.cpp
index f872400d897..82cd7c5ab68 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void runTest(const std::function<void(std::string, std::string, int)> &tests_pip
 #if DEBUG_MODE
     tests_pipeline(params.model, params.device, params.numiters);
 #else
-    int status = run_in_processes(params.numprocesses, _runTest, tests_pipeline, params);
+    int status = run_in_processes(params.numprocesses, [&](){ _runTest(tests_pipeline, params); });
     ASSERT_EQ(status, 0) << "Test failed with exitcode " << std::to_string(status);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.h b/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.h
index 62cd8137a14..42cb40fcdf0 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.h
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/common/tests_utils.h
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <thread>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
+
 
 enum TestStatus
 {
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.cpp b/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.cpp
index 4baa8c0f1bb..33a8b392a19 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <psapi.h>
+#include <tlhelp32.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/unistd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#endif
+
+
 std::string OS_PATH_JOIN(std::initializer_list<std::string> list) {
     if (!list.size())
         return "";
@@ -37,13 +47,52 @@ static int parseLine(std::string line) {
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+static PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS getMemoryInfo() {
+    static PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS pmc;
+    pmc.cb = sizeof(PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS);
+    GetProcessMemoryInfo(GetCurrentProcess(),&pmc, pmc.cb);
+    return pmc;
+}
+
 size_t getVmSizeInKB() {
-                // TODO rewrite for Virtual Memory
-                PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS pmc;
-                pmc.cb = sizeof(PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS);
-                GetProcessMemoryInfo(GetCurrentProcess(),&pmc, pmc.cb);
-                return pmc.WorkingSetSize;
-	    }
+    return getMemoryInfo().PagefileUsage / 1024;
+    }
+
+size_t getVmPeakInKB() {
+    return getMemoryInfo().PeakPagefileUsage / 1024;
+    }
+
+size_t getVmRSSInKB() {
+    return getMemoryInfo().WorkingSetSize / 1024;
+    }
+
+size_t getVmHWMInKB() {
+    return getMemoryInfo().PeakWorkingSetSize / 1024;
+    }
+
+size_t getThreadsNum() {
+    // first determine the id of the current process
+    DWORD const  id = GetCurrentProcessId();
+
+    // then get a process list snapshot.
+    HANDLE const  snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot( TH32CS_SNAPALL, 0 );
+
+    // initialize the process entry structure.
+    PROCESSENTRY32 entry = { 0 };
+    entry.dwSize = sizeof( entry );
+
+    // get the first process info.
+    BOOL  ret = true;
+    ret = Process32First( snapshot, &entry );
+    while( ret && entry.th32ProcessID != id ) {
+        ret = Process32Next( snapshot, &entry );
+    }
+    CloseHandle( snapshot );
+    return ret 
+        ?   entry.cntThreads
+        :   -1;
+    }
+
 #else
 size_t getSystemDataByName(char *name){
     FILE* file = fopen("/proc/self/status", "r");
@@ -70,6 +119,35 @@ size_t getThreadsNum() {return getSystemDataByName((char*) "Threads:");}
 
 #endif
 
+int run_in_processes(const int &numprocesses, const std::function<void()> &function) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    // TODO: implement run in separate process by using WinAPI
+    function;
+    return 0;
+#else
+    std::vector<pid_t> child_pids(numprocesses);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < numprocesses; i++) {
+        child_pids[i] = fork();
+        if (child_pids[i] == 0) {
+            function;
+            exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    int status = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < numprocesses; i++) {
+        int _status = 0;
+        waitpid(child_pids[i], &_status, WSTOPPED);
+        if (_status) {
+            log_err("Process run # " << i << " failed with exitcode " << _status);
+            status = _status;
+        }
+    }
+    return status;
+#endif
+}
+
 void auto_expand_env_vars(std::string &input) {
     const static std::string pattern1 = "${", pattern2 = "}";
     size_t pattern1_pos, pattern2_pos, envvar_start_pos, envvar_finish_pos;
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.h b/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.h
index 407c9f77cdd..499da23c0ab 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.h
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/common/utils.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <thread>
 #include <functional>
-#include <sys/unistd.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define OS_SEP std::string("\\")
@@ -39,29 +37,7 @@ size_t getVmRSSInKB();
 size_t getVmHWMInKB();
 size_t getThreadsNum();
 
-template<typename Function, typename ... Args>
-int run_in_processes(const int &numprocesses, Function const &function, Args ... args) {
-    std::vector<pid_t> child_pids(numprocesses);
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < numprocesses; i++) {
-        child_pids[i] = fork();
-        if (child_pids[i] == 0) {
-            function(args...);
-            exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-        }
-    }
-
-    int status = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < numprocesses; i++) {
-        int _status = 0;
-        waitpid(child_pids[i], &_status, WSTOPPED);
-        if (_status) {
-            log_err("Process run # " << i << " failed with exitcode " << _status);
-            status = _status;
-        }
-    }
-    return status;
-}
+int run_in_processes(const int &numprocesses, const std::function<void()> &function);
 
 template<typename Function, typename ... Args>
 inline void run_in_threads(const int &numthreads, Function const &function, Args ... args) {
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/memcheck_tests/tests_utils.h b/tests/stress_tests/memcheck_tests/tests_utils.h
index 2ca9210c350..2f40b21f406 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/memcheck_tests/tests_utils.h
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/memcheck_tests/tests_utils.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "../common/tests_utils.h"
 
+#include <array>
 #include <pugixml.hpp>
 
 // Measure values