Vista - Readyboost on or off

**knector** · 01-15-2009

Hi
Is ready boost doing anything when I don't use it with a flash device, or can i just turn it off in the service manager.
If yes, what does it do?
And if there was a flash drive would it then still have other purposes.
Thanks

**Airbot** · 01-15-2009

Hi knector,
Here's a little information on it and yes, you can disable it.

ReadyBoost

Windows Administration: Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 2

**knector** · 01-16-2009

Thanks
So it does nothing without a usb, then I should just disable the service.

**dk70** · 01-16-2009

In services it says nothing about dependencies but if I read "Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 2" correctly Readyboost is used by Readyboot - seems like that wont be working if you disable? How big a loss is another question.

If not true trace files in Prefetch/Readyboot folder should be renewed as you boot away.

**knector** · 01-16-2009

Thank's, I will try both ways and see which work the best.
Greetings from Denmark.

01-15-2009	#1 (permalink)
knector Vista Home Premium 64bit 16 posts	Readyboost on or off Hi Is ready boost doing anything when I don't use it with a flash device, or can i just turn it off in the service manager. If yes, what does it do? And if there was a flash drive would it then still have other purposes. Thanks
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01-15-2009	#2 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,649 posts	Re: Readyboost on or off Hi knector, Here's a little information on it and yes, you can disable it. ReadyBoost Windows Administration: Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 2
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01-16-2009	#3 (permalink)
knector Vista Home Premium 64bit 16 posts	Re: Readyboost on or off Thanks So it does nothing without a usb, then I should just disable the service.
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01-16-2009	#4 (permalink)
dk70 Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 213 posts	Re: Readyboost on or off In services it says nothing about dependencies but if I read "Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 2" correctly Readyboost is used by Readyboot - seems like that wont be working if you disable? How big a loss is another question. If not true trace files in Prefetch/Readyboot folder should be renewed as you boot away.
My System Specs

01-16-2009	#5 (permalink)
knector Vista Home Premium 64bit 16 posts	Re: Readyboost on or off Thank's, I will try both ways and see which work the best. Greetings from Denmark.
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