FIX: This device cannot be used for ReadyBoost

Hey there! In today's video, I'll be showing you 3 easy to follow methods in order to resolve this error: "This device cannot be used for ReadyBoost". METHOD 1 Step 1. Run the REGEDIT Step 2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EMDMgmt Step 3. Delete all subkeys and then check whether ReadyBoost is available METHOD 2 - Formatting your USB flash drive Try formatting your USB device that you want to use for ReadyBoost. Make sure that its File System is NTFS! METHOD 3 Step 1. Run the REGEDIT Step 2. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EMDMgmt Step 3. Set DeviceStatus key value data to 2 instead of 6. Step 4. Also, create new QWORD (64-bit) value data key, called SpeedReadKBs and set its value data (in Decimal) to 1000. After you've done this, ReadyBoost should work fine now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following information applies to: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope you liked my video. In case you chase any problems or have some IT related questions then please let me know in the comments or inform me via my emails: [email protected] or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you enjoyed my video then please LIKE and SHARE my video with others and also don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for more clever IT and technology tutorials!!!! Cheers ;)