Several once-handy features in Windows have been rendered obsolete thanks to hardware advancements. One of these is ReadyBoost—if you're still trying to use it in 2025, you might be doing more ...

How to Test if ReadyBoost Is Active. The ReadyBoost feature in Windows 8 allows you to gain minor increases in performance by making use of the free space on a flash drive. However, Windows 8 does ...

Windows Vista with 2 GB (1,810 MB) of ReadyBoost cache: What I did get from a 2 GB ReadyBoost-capable Flash drive.

If you feel stymied by your netbook -- especially when starting applications or multitasking -- then you might be able to use the ReadyBoost feature in Windows 7 to eke out a little better ...

Windows Vista has a new feature that's designed to give users a quick, simple and cheap way to boost the performance of their Vista-powered PC - it's called ReadyBoost. But what is ReadyBoost? How ...

If you find your Windows Vista machine a little sluggish, it might need a little jolt of power from ReadyBoost.

Windows ReadyBoost lets users use a removable flash memory device, such as a USB thumb drive, to improve system performance without opening the box.

Windows ReadyBoost lets users use a removable flash memory device, such as a USB thumb drive, to improve system performance without opening the box.

We show you how to add or remove the ReadyBoost tab in Drive Properties in Windows 11/10, by editing the Windows Registry.

I'm running ReadyBoost on my 8 GB RAM machine, using a flashdrive that would otherwise be sitting in a drawer, or lost under my sofa cushions, so I figured why not. Maybe it does something.

Do Windows Vista's ReadyBoost and SuperFetch features really improve performance?