EnableCompression (Standard 7 Package Reference)

7/8/2014

EnableCompression specifies whether the Microsoft ReadyBoost cache uses compression.

Disabling compression can improve CPU usage and decrease battery consumption.

Enabling compression may be necessary for systems with a low amount of RAM or cache space, to ensure that the necessary pages can be stored.

• For a portable computer with 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM, we recommend using a fast internal flash device with a cache size of at least 4 GB, to avoid the need for cache compression.
• For a portable computer with 2 GB or more of RAM, we recommend using a fast internal flash device with a cache size of at least 8 GB, to avoid the need for cache compression.

Values

true	Specifies that the ReadyBoost cache uses compression.
false	Specifies that the ReadyBoost cache does not use compression.

The default value for this setting is true.

Valid Passes

specialize

See Also

Concepts

Cache