Windows 7 Ready Boost

Posted Date: 11-Jun-2011	Category: Other Tools	Rating:
Author: Varun Kumar	Member Level: Diamond	Points: 25

Did you ever used the ReadyBoost feature on Windows 7? If you tried you might remember how your system with 512 MB RAM suddenly handled Windows 7 a lot better, as soon as you plugged your little pen drive.

ReadyBoost was one of the few points about windows 7 that was actually well-received by most users of the users. The feature dramatically increases the size of your hard disk cache, so that applications load a lot faster than before.

Windows 7 is shipped with an improved version of the ReadyBoost feature that has been designed to provide your PC with a rather large shot of adrenaline, sending its performance level through the roof. If you have USB 2.0 ports in your motherboard, you can give your PC performance a substantial boost, without having to invest in RAM.

In Windows Vista, the maximum amount of memory that ReadyBoost could handle was 4 GB. In Windows 7, it has raised to as much as 256 GB! The feature now also supports a maximum of 8 removable Flash drives, as opposed to just one in Windows Vista.

The ReadyBoost feature has been completely revamped by Microsoft and it's the consumers who gain the benefits.If you have Windows 7 and your PC struggling to keep up with all the graphical details this operating system puts on your RAM, here's what you can do:

Boot up your PC. When the operating system finishes loading, plug in a removable Flash memory drive in one of the USB ports of your PC. A dialog box named "Autoplay" will appear with a number of options. Select the tab named "General".
Select the option that says, "Speed up my system". A Properties dialog box will show up. Click on the tab named "ReadyBoost".

The tab will give you three options.
The first one will allow you to turn ReadyBoost off, in case you are already using the feature.
The second option will say "Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost" and will use all remaining space on the drive. If you have any files in the drive, those will not be affected.
The third one will let you decide how much available space on the drive you wish to use for ReadyBoost.
Simply click on "Use this Device" and adjust slider to decide the amount of space you wish to use on the drive.Now you configured ReadyBoost for your PC.

Now start those applications which needed more memory and see the speed of the applications. You can observe the speed of the application. When ever you think your system need an additional Memory use the ReadyBoost option.

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