Readyboost now is able to support USB thumbdrive up to 8GB. To do so, simply

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to Computer.
2. Right click on the removable drive to be used for Readyboost and select Format.
3. In the format window, select NTFS for File system and Default allocation size for Allocation unit size.
4. Click on Start
5. When done, right click on the removable drive again and select Properties.
6. Select Readyboost tab followed by Dedicate this device to Readyboost.
7. Click on OK.

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4 Responses to “Readyboost in Windows 7 supports up to 8GB”

1. polocanada says:

   August 22, 2009 at 10:55 pm

   Nope, it can be more than 8Gb. Mine did allocate almost 16gb on 16gb express flash memory card. The question is of course whether it is really using the 16gb efficiently as it is using 8gb.
2. Hamster Cages  says:

   October 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm

   windows 7 is definitely the best OS aside from Windows Xp`**
3. Paving Slabs · says:

   November 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm

   Windows 7 is hard to install on a desktop system without upgrading the bios first ~”
4. Felicita Mithell says:

   August 24, 2011 at 4:29 pm

   I wish more people would write blogs like this that are actually helpful to read. With all the garbage floating around on the internet, it is rare to read a blog like yours instead.