diff --git a/src/mdbx.c b/src/mdbx.c
index 31e8866e..caefd6aa 100644
--- a/src/mdbx.c
+++ b/src/mdbx.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void __hot mdbx_pnl_sort(MDBX_PNL pnl) {
       for (j = l + 1; j <= ir; j++) {
         a = pnl[j];
         for (i = j - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
-          if (MDBX_PNL_ORDERED(pnl[i], a))
+          if (MDBX_PNL_DISORDERED(a, pnl[i]))
             break;
           pnl[i + 1] = pnl[i];
         }
@@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ static void __hot mdbx_pnl_sort(MDBX_PNL pnl) {
     } else {
       k = (l + ir) >> 1; /* Choose median of left, center, right */
       PNL_SWAP(pnl[k], pnl[l + 1]);
-      if (MDBX_PNL_DISORDERED(pnl[l], pnl[ir]))
+      if (MDBX_PNL_ORDERED(pnl[ir], pnl[l]))
         PNL_SWAP(pnl[l], pnl[ir]);
 
-      if (MDBX_PNL_DISORDERED(pnl[l + 1], pnl[ir]))
+      if (MDBX_PNL_ORDERED(pnl[ir], pnl[l + 1]))
         PNL_SWAP(pnl[l + 1], pnl[ir]);
 
-      if (MDBX_PNL_DISORDERED(pnl[l], pnl[l + 1]))
+      if (MDBX_PNL_ORDERED(pnl[l + 1], pnl[l]))
         PNL_SWAP(pnl[l], pnl[l + 1]);
 
       i = l + 1;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static void __hot mdbx_pnl_sort(MDBX_PNL pnl) {
         while (MDBX_PNL_ORDERED(pnl[i], a));
         do
           j--;
-        while (MDBX_PNL_DISORDERED(pnl[j], a));
+        while (MDBX_PNL_ORDERED(a, pnl[j]));
         if (j < i)
           break;
         PNL_SWAP(pnl[i], pnl[j]);
@@ -1601,18 +1601,21 @@ static int mdbx_mapresize(MDBX_env *env, const pgno_t size_pgno,
       mdbx_mresize(env->me_flags, &env->me_dxb_mmap, size_bytes, limit_bytes);
 
   if (rc == MDBX_SUCCESS) {
-    if (env->me_txn) {
-      mdbx_tassert(env->me_txn, size_pgno >= env->me_txn->mt_next_pgno);
-      env->me_txn->mt_end_pgno = size_pgno;
-    }
     env->me_dbgeo.now = size_bytes;
     env->me_dbgeo.upper = limit_bytes;
-  } else {
+  } else if (rc != MDBX_RESULT_TRUE) {
     mdbx_error("failed resize datafile/mapping: "
                "present %" PRIuPTR " -> %" PRIuPTR ", "
                "limit %" PRIuPTR " -> %" PRIuPTR ", errcode %d",
                env->me_dbgeo.now, size_bytes, env->me_dbgeo.upper, limit_bytes,
                rc);
+    return rc;
+  } else {
+    mdbx_notice("unable resize datafile/mapping: "
+                "present %" PRIuPTR " -> %" PRIuPTR ", "
+                "limit %" PRIuPTR " -> %" PRIuPTR ", errcode %d",
+                env->me_dbgeo.now, size_bytes, env->me_dbgeo.upper, limit_bytes,
+                rc);
   }
 
 #ifdef USE_VALGRIND
@@ -1624,7 +1627,12 @@ static int mdbx_mapresize(MDBX_env *env, const pgno_t size_pgno,
           VALGRIND_CREATE_BLOCK(env->me_map, env->me_mapsize, "mdbx");
   }
 #endif
-  return rc;
+
+  if (env->me_txn) {
+    mdbx_tassert(env->me_txn, size_pgno >= env->me_txn->mt_next_pgno);
+    env->me_txn->mt_end_pgno = size_pgno;
+  }
+  return MDBX_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /* Allocate page numbers and memory for writing.  Maintain me_last_reclaimed,
diff --git a/src/osal.c b/src/osal.c
index 381594a4..c3b50c92 100644
--- a/src/osal.c
+++ b/src/osal.c
@@ -892,9 +892,19 @@ int mdbx_mmap(int flags, mdbx_mmap_t *map, size_t must, size_t limit) {
     map->address = nullptr;
     return ntstatus2errcode(rc);
   }
-
   assert(map->address != MAP_FAILED);
-  map->current = must;
+
+  uint64_t filesize;
+  rc = mdbx_filesize(map->fd, &filesize);
+  if (rc != MDBX_SUCCESS) {
+    NtClose(map->section);
+    NtUnmapViewOfSection(GetCurrentProcess(), map->address);
+    map->section = 0;
+    map->address = nullptr;
+    return rc;
+  }
+
+  map->current = (must < filesize) ? must : (size_t)filesize;
   map->length = ViewSize;
   return MDBX_SUCCESS;
 #else
@@ -931,8 +941,8 @@ int mdbx_munmap(mdbx_mmap_t *map) {
   return MDBX_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int mdbx_mresize(int flags, mdbx_mmap_t *map, size_t must, size_t limit) {
-  assert(must <= limit);
+int mdbx_mresize(int flags, mdbx_mmap_t *map, size_t atleast, size_t limit) {
+  assert(atleast <= limit);
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
   if (limit < map->length) {
     /* Windows is unable shrinking a mapped section */
@@ -947,18 +957,34 @@ int mdbx_mresize(int flags, mdbx_mmap_t *map, size_t must, size_t limit) {
       return ntstatus2errcode(rc);
     map->length = limit;
   }
-  if (must < map->current) {
+  if (atleast < map->current) {
     /* Windows is unable shrinking a mapped file */
-    return MDBX_RESULT_TRUE;
+    uint8_t *ptr = (uint8_t *)map->address + atleast;
+    if (!VirtualFree(ptr, map->current - atleast, MEM_DECOMMIT))
+      return MDBX_RESULT_TRUE;
+
+    map->current = atleast;
+    int rc = mdbx_ftruncate(map->fd, atleast);
+    return (rc != MDBX_SUCCESS) ? MDBX_RESULT_TRUE : rc;
   }
-  if (must > map->current) {
+  if (atleast > map->current) {
     /* growth */
     uint8_t *ptr = (uint8_t *)map->address + map->current;
     if (ptr !=
-        VirtualAlloc(ptr, must - map->current, MEM_COMMIT,
+        VirtualAlloc(ptr, atleast - map->current, MEM_COMMIT,
                      (flags & MDBX_WRITEMAP) ? PAGE_READWRITE : PAGE_READONLY))
       return GetLastError();
-    map->current = must;
+    map->current = atleast;
+  }
+
+  uint64_t filesize;
+  int rc = mdbx_filesize(map->fd, &filesize);
+  if (rc != MDBX_SUCCESS)
+    return rc;
+  if (filesize < atleast) {
+    rc = mdbx_ftruncate(map->fd, atleast);
+    if (rc != MDBX_SUCCESS)
+      return rc;
   }
   return MDBX_SUCCESS;
 #else
@@ -970,7 +996,7 @@ int mdbx_mresize(int flags, mdbx_mmap_t *map, size_t must, size_t limit) {
     map->address = ptr;
     map->length = limit;
   }
-  return mdbx_ftruncate(map->fd, must);
+  return mdbx_ftruncate(map->fd, atleast);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osal.h b/src/osal.h
index 8d8d84cb..ec71d127 100644
--- a/src/osal.h
+++ b/src/osal.h
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ int mdbx_asprintf(char **strp, const char *fmt, ...);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
+
 #ifndef snprintf
 #define snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, format, ...)                             \
   _snprintf_s(buffer, buffer_size, _TRUNCATE, format, __VA_ARGS__)
@@ -361,6 +362,12 @@ int mdbx_asprintf(char **strp, const char *fmt, ...);
 #define vsnprintf(buffer, buffer_size, format, args)                           \
   _vsnprintf_s(buffer, buffer_size, _TRUNCATE, format, args)
 #endif /* vsnprintf */
+
+#ifdef _ASSERTE
+#undef assert
+#define assert _ASSERTE
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _MSC_VER */
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/