Systems analysis details physical memory transitions across kernel lists in Windows operating systems, highlighting interactions among the working set, compression, and the page file.
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 2026-08-30. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-08-20.
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