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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...

How to find windows product key

     3 Ways Find Windows 10 Product Key


1. Find Windows 10 product key using Windows Registry

Here is the script which will translate all the Unreliable Registry Values in the Readable Format. First, you need to boot into your windows computers.

This VBScript is shared on the Microsoft forums, copy the below script in the Notepad and share the text document as “product.vbs
Remember to choose “All Files” option in “Save as Type.”

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId"))

Function ConvertToKey(Key)
Const KeyOffset = 52
i = 28
Chars = "BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789"
Do
Cur = 0
x = 14
Do
Cur = Cur * 256
Cur = Key(x + KeyOffset) + Cur
Key(x + KeyOffset) = (Cur \ 24) And 255
Cur = Cur Mod 24
x = x -1
Loop While x >= 0
i = i -1
KeyOutput = Mid(Chars, Cur + 1, 1) & KeyOutput
If (((29 - i) Mod 6) = 0) And (i <> -1) Then
i = i -1
KeyOutput = "-" & KeyOutput
End If
Loop While i >= 0
ConvertToKey = KeyOutput
End Function
Once you save the file, click on it. You will see the product key in Popup.

2. Find Windows 10 product key using Command Prompt

It’s very straightforward to find the Windows 10 product key using Command Prompt, you have to open the CMD and paste the below command in it, you will get your product key. 
Command: 
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
Please type or paste it in the CMD.
Windows 10 product key using Command Prompt

3. Find the Windows License Key using PowerShell.

In order to find the product key with PowerShell, you have the open a new Powershell with administrative permissions and the below commands in it.
powershell “(Get-WmiObject -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey”
This is the command.

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