How to enable Readyboost that is disabled in error

He doesn't need to do it. He should have moved his Windows installation like everyone told him to do. Simply put, if you have a SSD, your Windows installation should be on it. When it is, ReadyBoost does nothing for you. That is why the system disables it, it is telling you. Hey! Don't waste your time with this! It is like the warning label on Fireworks telling you not to point it at other people, simple intelligence but some idiots will do it anyways.

Solving a problem isn't just about answering a question, but actually addressing the issue at the core of the problem. It is like a doctor just treating the symptoms of a disease when a cure is available.

As for those who believe it won't help if you have loads of RAM, that is untrue if running a physical hard drive. The flash memory has a faster access time which matters more than the actual transfer speed of the flash memory. Even a slow SD card can still help. It basically improves SuperFetch, something having more RAM won't help you out with as one stores active applications while the other caches based on expected behavior.

It does not matter if there are 4 million people out there with the arrogance of an opinion that he does not need to do it. The fact remains that he wishes to know the workaround to be able to enable Ready Boost when the operating system disables it for a device. It does not matter if you think it has no benefit. If you do not wish to or cannot give him the necessary technical know how on a workaround, then simply shut-up and do not offer any of your otherwise unneeded and unwarranted opinions on the matter. this is not an open air for your all empowering but biased wisdom. It is a problem solving venue to find answers to questions whether you yourself in your self appointed glory decide they are worthy or not of being attempted.

I have 3 32BG RB USB 3 drives on a desktop with 64GB.. the claim it doesn't help when a system has 4 GB or more ram is GARBAGE. They STILL help... that gives me almost 128GB of cache - which I DO actually need. I've seen them GREATLY speed up system with 8,16,and32 GB RAM because the HD system is SLOW.

Granted a FAST raid 0 or raid 5 array MIGHT be able to match a use 3 thumb drive.. but usb 3 drives can now perform operations at 300-400MegaBYTES per second which is faster than most raid 0 arrays unless u have 5 or 6 sata 3 drives in that array

I've seen PLENTY of SSD drives that don't even come CLOSE to the speed of a usb3 thumb drive.. why? Thumb drives are SMALL.. they can put in FAST storage for low price becuase it's not much... but a SSD that can read and write in the 300-500MegaBYTE range will cost u an arm and a leg

my point is that is NOT up to MS to AUTO disable it.. LEAVE IT TO THE USER to decide on their own.. let the USER test it and then they can ignore all the forum opinion and the banter over it all..

Just. Let. The. User. Decide.

i have hp mini 1000 (1154nr 2 gb ram 120gb ssd)get message when inserting any usb drive that readyboost not available computer fast enough (kinda p-ist)

i suggest that readyboost be rebranded maybeboost or ifyameetmsrequiremntboost anybody know regkey or syskey to force enable

happy holidays

M.