ReadyBoost is a technology that allows your computer to speed up its performance by using extra resources, such as memory and disk space. ReadyBoost is available on most Windows Vista computers, and it can be used to improve the performance of your computer by caching files, reducing the number of times you have to wait for a file to load, and improving the speed of certain tasks. ReadyBoost can also be used to improve the performance of your computer when you are using multiple applications at the same time.
Turning this feature on couldn’t be simpler. Just stick the flash drive, SD card, or whatever flash device you want into your computer. You’ll see this dialog pop up:
Click the “Speed up my system” link, and you’ll be taken to the ReadyBoost panel for the flash drive:
Just select Use this device, and set the amount of space you want to use. Windows will create what is essentially a paging file on the disk, and will use it for faster access.
Note that this will only work with USB 2.0 devices or SD cards.
