diff --git a/src/io.cpp b/src/io.cpp
index 94c84dd9..b1934d87 100644
--- a/src/io.cpp
+++ b/src/io.cpp
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ namespace Mist {
       trackState[tid] = FILL_NEW;
       return;
     }
+    #if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(_WIN32)
+    static std::map<unsigned long, std::string> preservedTempMetas;
+    #endif
     switch (trackState[tid]) {
       case FILL_NEW: {
           unsigned long newTid = ((long)(tmp[offset]) << 24) | ((long)(tmp[offset + 1]) << 16) | ((long)(tmp[offset + 2]) << 8) | tmp[offset + 3];
@@ -488,6 +491,10 @@ namespace Mist {
           memcpy(metaPages[tid].mapped, tmpStr.data(), tmpStr.size());
           INFO_MSG("Temporary metadata written for incoming track %lu, handling as track %lu", tid, newTid);
           //Not actually removing the page, because we set master to false
+          #if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(_WIN32)
+          IPC::preservePage(pageName);
+          preservedTempMetas[tid] = pageName;
+          #endif
           metaPages.erase(tid);
           trackState[tid] = FILL_NEG;
           trackMap[tid] = newTid;
@@ -500,6 +507,10 @@ namespace Mist {
             INFO_MSG("Negotiating, but firstPage not yet set, waiting for buffer");
             break;
           }
+          #if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(_WIN32)
+          IPC::releasePage(preservedTempMetas[tid]);
+          preservedTempMetas.erase(tid);
+          #endif
           if (finalTid == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
             WARN_MSG("Buffer has declined incoming track %lu", tid);
             memset(tmp + offset, 0, 6);