The Depths of Windows Memory (Part 2) — The Life of a Physical Page: Five Lists and the Truth About the Page File (archived 2026-09-03)
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Abstract
This article connects the PFN database, Standby, Modified, memory compression, and the page file to explain where a physical page goes after it leaves the Working Set. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/windows-memory-internals-page-lifecycle-pagefile/, as published on 2026-09-03. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-08-20.
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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-09-03
Authors: Go Komura
Institutions: Fujikura (United States)