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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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Windows: Fix Error “It is not possible to disable the connection at this time.”

Can't disable local or wireless network adapter error ...

When you try to disable a Local Area Connection in Microsoft Windows 7,8,10, you get an error:
It is not possible to disable the connection at this time. This connection maybe using one or more protocols that do not support Plug and play, or it may have been initiated by another user or the system account.
This leave a situation where you are unable to disable the local area connection. Hopefully, one of these solutions will work for you.

Solution 1

Thanks to technipages.com for this fix.
  1. Start the computer in Safe Mode by pressing F5 right before the Windows logo appears.
  2. From the File Explorer, open “Computer” and navigate to “C:\Windows\System32“.
  3. Rename the “catroot2” folder to “catrootold.
    Renaming catroot folder
  4. Restart the computer normally.

Solution 2

  1. Select the “Start” button, then type “cmd“.
  2. Right-click the “Command Prompt” option, then choose “Run as administrator“.
  3. Type “netsh winsock reset catalog” and press the “Enter‘ key.
  4. Type “netsh int ip reset reset.log” and press the “Enter” key.
  5. Restart the computer.
Hopefully one of these methods solved the error for you.

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