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How To Speed Up Windows Using ReadyBoost And USB Drive? Does It Still Work?

M icrosoft first introduced the functionality to use a USB drive or SD card as a memory cache in Windows Vista in the form of a feature known as ReadyBoost. The feature was also inherited to Windows 7 and later versions, but with the ability to configure more than one USB drive for ReadyBoost. So, what is ReadyBoost in Windows? ReadyBoost is a feature that speeds up Windows by storing application files and data as cache in a USB drive. This disk caching is beneficial in case the system is running a slow hard drive. ReadyBoost works with USB drives, SD cards, and CF cards. However, it may not be able to deliver considerable performance in the case of newer hardware. So, if you’re stuck with an older hardware, you can speed up Windows using ReadyBoost and USB drive. How to speed up Windows 10 using ReadyBoost? As mentioned earlier, you can use a USB drive, SD card or a CF card to enhance the performance of your Windows 10 operating system. In the case of SD cards, pl...
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How To Change Standard User Account To Admin Account In Windows 10?

Change standard account to administrator account via Settings

Step 1: Open Settings by opening Start menu and then clicking Settings icon (gear icon).
Step 2: Navigate to Accounts > Family and other people. If you are on Enterprise edition of Windows 10, please navigate to Accounts > Other people.
Step 3: Click on the standard user account which you want to make administrator account to see Change account type button and Remove buttons.
Click Change account type button to open Change account type page.


Step 4: Here, under Account type, select Administrator account. Finally, click OK button to make the selected standard user account administrator account. Simple as that!




Change standard user account to admin account via Control Panel

Step 1: Open Control Panel by following the directions in our five ways to open Control Panel in Windows 10 guide.
Step 2: Change the View by to Small icons. Click User Accounts to open the same.
Step 3: Here, click Manage another account link to open Manage Accounts window where you can see all user accounts on the PC.
Step 4: Click on the standard user account which you want to make an administrator account. This will open Change an account window.
Step 5: Click Change the account type link.
Step 6: Finally, select Administrator account. Click Change account type button to change the selected standard account to administrator account.


 I hope this helps!

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