How to Speed up windows using USB drive?

ReadyBoost is the feature that speeds up your window by storing application files and data as cache in your USB drive. This disk caching is beneficial in case the system is running a slow hard drive. ReadyBoost works with USB drives, SD cards.

But, it may not be able to deliver considerable performance in the case of newer hardware. So, if you’re stuck with an older hardware, you can speed up Windows using ReadyBoost and USB drive.

ReadyBoost was intended to supplement RAM in the case of slow hard drives. Almost a decade ago, when the feature was launched, the flash storage-based USB drives could offer a faster alternative when transferring data to and from the RAM.

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Now a question arises to mind how the ReadyBoost works?

ReadyBoost is a feature that allows the system to store required data in an external media for some time. The real driving force behind it is SuperFetch – a disk cache management system in Windows that speeds up your system.

SuperFetch runs some algorithms to analyze your habits and automatically loads the relevant data to the main memory RAM. For instance, if Mozilla or like Xampp is the first application you use when you start your PC, SuperFetch will load Mozilla and Xampp files on the RAM and reduce the launch time.

SuperFetch creates a temporary cache on the main memory itself.

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Steps to be followed to set up on your USB drive and increase the speed of system

Connect the USB drive to your Windows PC.
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Now right click on your USB drive to open the context menu and select Properties.
Under the ReadyBoost tab, you can allocate space for the ReadyBoost feature or use the complete USB drive.
Select Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost if you won’t be using the USB drive for any other purpose. Otherwise, select Use this device radio button and use the slider to reserve space for the feature.
Click OK to finish. Windows will take some time to configure the USB drive.

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So, this way you can speed up Windows using ReadyBoost if you’re low on resources. You might observe some benefits of the feature but they largely depend on people’s usage habits and may differ from machine to machine.

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