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When a compatible device is plugged in, the Windows AutoPlay dialog offers an additional option to use the flash drive to speed up the system; an additional ReadyBoost tab is added to the drive's properties dialog where the amount of space to be used can be configured. [4]
Suggesting initramfs was an alternative to ReadyBoost is incorrect: they are entirely different things. Initramfs is a system which is only of relevance during the booting of the machine and allows you to have a smaller runtime kernel during operation (improved boot times as a result of a sequential read are consequential rather than by design).
In addition to these marketing strategies, Google Chrome has created several "Chromebook minis" that demonstrate the ease of use and simplicity of the devices in a comical manner. For example, when the question "How do you back up a Chromebook" is asked, it is implied to refer to data backup , but instead, shows two hands pushing a Chromebook ...
Although Instant can be turned off, suggestions based on previously visited sites cannot be turned off. Chrome will also autocomplete the URLs of sites visited often. [31] If a user types keywords into the Omnibox that do not match any previously visited websites and presses enter, Chrome will conduct the search using the default search engine.
A VPN service does not make one's Internet use private. Users can still be tracked through tracking cookies and device fingerprinting, even if the user's IP address is hidden. [15] A VPN service can log the user's traffic, although this depends on the VPN provider. [15] A VPN service does not make the user immune to cyberattacks. [15]
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]
Devindra Hardawar of Engadget cites the SP11 as the best Surface Pro device ever made, in spite of the AI, which he feels is a far less compelling reason to buy the device. While he feels it is overall solid, instead, the great performance of the Snapdragon X chips, great battery life, display, and flex keyboard are the true x-factors at play.
In order to ensure the uniqueness of the generated Container ID, Windows will attempt to use information unique to the device, such as a MAC address or USB serial number. Devices connected to the computer via USB, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), eSATA, PCI Express, Bluetooth, and Windows Rally's PnP-X support can make use of Device Containers. [141]