ReadyBoost Tab Missing? How to Get It Back Effortlessly?

ReadyBoost mainly improves computer performance with smaller memory by using USB flash drives or SD cards to store cached data. If your Windows 11/10 system encounters the problem that the ReadyBoost tab disappears , it will not be possible to manage it. This article will show you how to enable ReadyBoost on Windows 11/10.

Introduction to ReadyBoost

ReadyBoost is a disk cache software component developed by Microsoft for Windows Vista, which is included in later versions of Windows such as Windows 11 and Windows 10. ReadyBoost improves system performance by using large-capacity removable storage devices such as CompactFlash cards, SD cards, and USB flash drives as SuperFetch caches.

ReadyBoost can be used as a supplementary memory to improve computer performance. However, some users reported that they found that the ReadyBoost tab disappeared from File Explorer or encountered the "This device cannot be used for ReadyBoost" error when trying to enable or disable ReadyBoost.

"Hello! There are some problems with my Windows 11 system ReadyBoost feature. I allocated 13GB of USB drive space for ReadyBoost a long time ago and I didn't use this USB drive again until now, so I naturally went to the Properties tab to remove ReadyBoost, but the tab itself disappeared completely."

Before trying to resolve the problem, you may want to pay attention to the following:

• Starting with the 22H2 version, Microsoft removed ReadyBoost in Windows 11.
• ReadyBoost will not be available if your system drive uses solid state drive (SSD). The ReadyBoost interface will prompt: "ReadyBoost is not enabled because this computer is fast enough that ReadyBoost is unlikely to provide additional benefits."

How to fix the missing ReadyBoost tab in File Explorer

Method 1: Fall back to the old version of Windows

As mentioned above, the ReadyBoost feature has been removed since Windows 11 22H2. If you need to restore the ReadyBoost option, you might consider backing up the files and then downgrading Windows 11 22H2 to 21H2. You can do this by using the "fallback" feature in Windows settings or performing a fresh installation.

Method 2: Run SFC scan

If you meet system requirements but still don't see the ReadyBoost tab, you can perform an SFC scan to check and repair corrupt system files.

First, type cmd in the Windows search box and click the command prompt from the best match result.

In the command line window, type sfc /scannow and press Enter .

Finally, wait for the scanning process to complete and then check if the ReadyBoost option has been restored.

Method 3: Format the USB drive

When a USB drive/SD card is used for system acceleration, the reserved space will not be used for file storage. Many users cannot reuse the drives used as SuperFetch cache due to the lack of ReadyBoost tab. In this case, you can disable the relevant services and then format the drive for reuse.

Step 1. In the Windows Search box, type services and open it.

Step 2. In the service interface, scroll down to find SuperFetch and SysMain . If you see either of these two services, double-click it and set its startup type to Disabled .

Step 3. Click Apply > OK .

Step 4. Back up the files on the USB drive/SD card . After that, you can format the USB/SD card for file storage. You can do this through Disk Management and File Explorer. Alternatively, if you encounter a "Windows cannot complete formatting" error, you can format the drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Step 1. Download, install and start the green partition manager MiniTool Partition Wizard Free.

Step 2. On its main interface, select the USB drive and select Format Partition from the menu bar on the left.

Step 3. Next, set the partition tab, select the file system, and click OK .

Step 4. Finally, click the Apply button in the lower left corner.

Method 4: Upgrade to SSD instead of HDD

With the continuous upgrade of computer hardware, computer memory almost far exceeds the capacity required to use ReadyBoost, and SSDs are becoming more and more popular, so it is natural for ReadyBoost to fade out of people's horizon.

If you want better computer performance, from a hardware perspective, you can upgrade memory and processor and upgrade HDD to SSD. With MiniTool ShadowMaker or MiniTool Partition Wizard , you can easily clone HDDs to SDDs.

Summarize

How to fix the missing ReadyBoost tab in Windows 11/10? You can implement the above method.

If you have any questions about MiniTool software, please contact the support team.

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