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A second myth is that the user should delete the prefetch folder contents to speed up the computer. If this is done, Windows will need to re-create all the prefetch files again, thereby slowing down Windows during boot and program starts until the prefetch files are created—unless the prefetcher is disabled.
SuperFetch is a technology that pre-loads commonly used applications into memory to reduce their load times. It is extended from the " prefetcher " function in Windows XP . SuperFetch attempts to load commonly used libraries and application components into memory before they are required.
[6] SuperFetch pre-populates frequently-read data into ReadyBoost cache, so SuperFetch is necessary for ReadyBoost to perform well. [11] ReadyBoost is not compatible with portable media devices such as mobile phones or cameras, or other devices with emulated storage. ReadyBoost is not available on Windows Server 2008. [12]
Users can disable as many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista. The new components which can now be disabled include: Handwriting Recognition, Internet Explorer, Windows DVD Maker, Windows Fax and Scan, Windows Gadget Platform Windows Media Center, Windows Media Player, Windows Search, and the XPS Viewer (with its services ...
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A Windows Vista feature called SuperFetch performs a similar task of preloading Firefox if it is used often enough. [ citation needed ] Tests performed by PC World and Zimbra in 2006 indicated that Firefox 2 used less memory than Internet Explorer 7.
Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years earlier, which was then the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows.