From HowToGeek

ReadyBoost is a new feature included with Windows Vista that allows you to use a flash drive to improve system performance without having to add physical memory to your computer.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Requirements 3 See Also 4 References

Overview

ReadyBoost was included with Windows Vista to allow the use a USB flash device to act as memory cache. This allows applications to use the flash drive for additional memory when the physical memory is used up. Accessing flash memory is much faster than using the hard drive as Virtual Memory.

ReadyBoost relies on the SuperFetch memory management system in Windows .

Requirements

Not all flash drives can utilize the ReadyBoost feature. Make sure the flash device indicates it is ReadyBoost Compatible.

See Also

• SuperFetch
• Speed up Your Windows Vista Computer with ReadyBoost

References

• Windows ReadyBoost[microsoft.com]

List of Windows Components v
Features	Windows Aero - System Restore - Previous Versions - SuperFetch - User Account Control (UAC) - Offline Files - ReadyDrive - Instant Search - Windows Sidebar - Parental Controls - Speech Recognition - ClearType - DirectX 10 - ReadyBoost - BitLocker - Flip3D - Remote Desktop - Search Folders - Tablet PC - Windows SideShow
Services	Task Scheduler - Desktop Window Manager - Application Experience - Application Host Helper Service - Application Information - Application Layer Gateway Service - Application Management - Background Intelligent Transfer Service - Base Filtering Engine - Block Level Backup Engine Service - Certificate Propagation - COM+ Event System - Computer Browser - DHCPClient
Applications	Notepad - Windows Mail - Internet Explorer - Command Prompt (Cmd.exe) - Windows Calendar - Mobility Center - Task Manager - Photo Gallery - Windows Media Center - Windows Media Player - Wordpad - Windows Sidebar - Snipping Tool - Windows Contacts - Device Manager - Disk Defragmenter - Event Viewer - Fax and Scan - Windows Journal - Windows Meeting Space - Windows DVD Maker - Windows Easy Transfer
Security	User Account Control (UAC) - Windows Defender - Windows Firewall
Admin Tools	Control Panel - Device Manager - Microsoft Management Console (MMC)