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  2. ReadyBoost - Wikipedia

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    ReadyBoost (codenamed EMD [1]) is a disk caching software component developed by Microsoft for Windows Vista and included in later versions of Windows. ReadyBoost enables NAND memory mass storage CompactFlash , SD card , and USB flash drive devices to be used as a cache between the hard drive and random access memory in an effort to increase ...

  3. Prefetcher - Wikipedia

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    ReadyBoost (when enabled) uses external memory like a USB flash drive to extend the system cache beyond the amount of RAM installed in the computer. ReadyBoost also has a component called ReadyBoot that replaces the Prefetcher for the boot process if the system has 700 MB or more of RAM.

  4. ExpressCache - Wikipedia

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    A test by PC Pro of the 2011-launched Samsung 700Z, which included an 8 GB SSD and a 7200 rpm hard drive, showed a reduction of five seconds in boot time with Windows 7, when ExpressCache was enabled. [16]

  5. Windows Anytime Upgrade - Wikipedia

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    The Windows Anytime Upgrade in Windows 7. Anytime Upgrade in Windows 7 no longer performs a full reinstallation of Windows. Components for the upgraded editions are instead pre-installed directly in the operating system; a notable result of this change is that the speed of the upgrade process has been significantly increased.

  6. Technical features new to Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista includes a specialized QoS API called qWave (Quality Windows Audio/Video Experience), [67] which is a pre-configured quality of service module for time dependent multimedia data, such as audio or video streams. qWave uses different packet priority schemes for real-time flows (such as multimedia packets) and best-effort flows (such ...

  7. Windows Vista I/O technologies - Wikipedia

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    By default, the necessary files are loaded into main memory, but using a feature called ReadyBoost, Windows Vista and Windows 7 can use alternative storage such as USB flash drives, thereby freeing up main memory. Although hard disks may have higher sequential data transfer rates, flash drives can be faster for small files or non-sequential I/O ...

  8. Windows 10, version 21H2 - Wikipedia

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    January 10, 2023 This update is no longer available from Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since September 12, 2023, although it continues to be available from Windows Update. 10.0.19044.2545 [66] KB5019275 Release Preview Channel: January 12, 2023 10.0.19044.2546 [67] KB5022282 Release Preview Channel and public release:

  9. Smart Response Technology - Wikipedia

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    In computer data storage, Smart Response Technology (SRT, also called SSD Caching before it was launched) is a proprietary caching mechanism introduced in 2011 by Intel for their Z68 chipset (for the Sandy Bridge–series processors), which allows a SATA solid-state drive (SSD) to function as cache for a (conventional, magnetic) hard disk drive (HDD).