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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 disable the lock screen in Windows 10

he Windows 10 lock screen divides many users. Some don't mind seeing a nice picture along with a news blurb, some notifications, and the time of day. Others find it to be a waste. Why click or drag just to get to the actual sign-in screen?

 




If you have Windows 10 Home edition, to disable the lock screen you need to make some changes in your registry.
Note: As always when editing your registry, there is a chance that your OS can fail if the exact steps are not followed. Before beginning, make sure you create a full backup of your PC.
  1. Right-click the Start button.
  2. Click Search.

  3. Type regedit and hit Enter on your keyboard.
  4. Double-click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

  5. Double-click SOFTWARE.
  6. Double-click Policies.

  7. Double-click Microsoft.
  8. Right-click Windows.

  9. Click New.
  10. Click Key.

  11. Type Personalization and hit Enter on your keyboard.
  12. Right-click the Personalization key you just created.

  13. Click New.
  14. Click DWORD (32-bit) Value.

  15. Type NoLockScreen and hit Enter on your keyboard.
  16. Double-click the NoLockScreen DWORD you just created.

  17. Type 1 in the Value data field.
  18. Click OK.


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To re-enable the lock screen, change the DWORD value back to 0.

How to disable the lock screen in the Pro edition of Windows 10

If you're running a Pro edition (including Enterprise and Education) of Windows 10, you can use the Group Policy editor to remove the lock screen.
  1. Right-click the Start button.
  2. Click Search.

  3. Type gpedit and hit Enter on your keyboard.
  4. Double-click Administrative Templates.

  5. Double-click Control Panel.
  6. Click Personalization.

  7. Double-click Do not display the lock screen.
  8. Click Enabled.

  9. Click Apply.
  10. Click OK.


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