How to speed up windows 7 with ReadyBoost Feature ?
Microsoft introduced this technology Ready Boost feature in windows Vista, which promises to accelerate performance, which didn’t do well. However this feature actually works in Windows 7. You can use this Technology Ready boost in Windows 7 to speed up the boot process, data access, data processing and system shutdown. Lets find out How to speed up windows 7 with ReadyBoost.
So What is “ReadyBoost” ? 
When your computer runs low on memory, it needs to stash data, so it turns to Hard disk drive to stash data, but hard disk being slower, Flash memory is preferred as it offers a speedier alternatives. This technology is basically designed to help when your PCs memory is low. Readyboost works with most flash storage devices. Windows 7 can handle more flash memory and even multiple devices, up to a staggering 256 GB of additional memory as ReadyBoost.
So How do you activate this Feature ? to speed up windows 7 with ReadyBoost. If you have a fast USB flash drive available, give ReadyBoost a try with your Windows 7 system and see the difference.
HOW TO SPEED UP WINDOWS 7 WITH READYBOOST FEATURE :
Plug your USB flash drive on to a USB port in your PC, if auto play is enabled in your PC it will open your Flash drive, just close it.
- Click on your “My computer” icon on your desktop, in the My computer window locate your flash drive and right click on the flash drive(as shown below).
3. From the Menu that appears, scroll down and click on “Properties” you will see the following window as shown below
4. In this properties window click on the tab “ReadyBoost” as shown above with red colored border
5. Now in the ReadyBoost window you will see three options with radio buttons on its left, select the third radio button that says “Use this Device” and click on it to select. Windows will warn you if there is not enough space (more on that later) or whatever space is available on the flash drive can be used for your ReadyBoost. Than click on apply than OK. ReadyBoost starts immediately. You wont need to use the Safely Remove Hardware feature to remove the flash drive, but if you remove the flash drive you lose the memory boost.
What to look for in a Flash memory device:
Here are some tips you should know before selecting a USB flash drive or Flash memory card for use to speed up Windows 7 with readyboost feature:
- The minimum amount of available space recommended for ReadyBoost to effectively speed up your computer is 1GB.That’s the minimum required ,you can use as much space as your drive can offer, the more the better.
- For best results the available space in your flash drive should be double the amount of memory(RAM) installed in your system, preferably four times as much memory. For example if you have 1GB of physical RAM in your system a 4GB flash drive would give the best performance gain from ReadyBoost.
- You can reserve more than 4GB of space for ReadyBoost on most flash drives and flash memory cards. You can use a maximum of 32GB of available space on any single removable storage device and up to 256GB total per computer (by using up to eight USB flash drives or flash memory cards in the same computer.
- A USB flash drive must support USB 2.0 or higher to work with ReadyBoost feature. Your computer must have at least one or two free USB port where you can plug in the flash drive. ReadyBoost works best when you plug it directly on to your PCs USB port and not through a USB hub.
- When you buy a USB flash drive, look for a note from the manufacturer that the drive is “Enhanced for ReadyBoost” Not all manufacturer lists this information on their packaging. However most of the USB flash drive work with ReadyBoost.
- Memory cards like CompactFlash, Secure Digital (SD) and most others work with ReadyBoost. Some SD card do not work well with ReadyBoost due to issues with the SD card interface, in such cases Windows will display a warning message if you attempt to use one of these cards.ReadyBoost Feature of Windows 7 can really speed up you Windows 7. Try it and feel the difference.Was this tip helpful ? share with us, subscribe for FEEDS and free E-mail subscription.
Posted By: Ben Jamir
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Well, I thought I saw about this some where, but didnt pay much attention. Guess I will give it a try. Nice post and nicely explained.
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Happy that it was of help. Many users ignores this feature of windows 7, but it works. Try and share with us your experience.