EnableCompression
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2
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. This is the default value. |
false |
Specifies that the ReadyBoost cache does not use compression. |
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-SystemMaintenanceService | CacheList | Cache | EnableCompression
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-SystemMaintenanceService.
XML Example
The following XML output example shows a configuration of two ReadyBoost devices. On this sample system, the first device does not use compression, while the second device uses compression.
<CacheList>
<Cache>
<CacheID>ReadyBoostCache1</CacheID>
<DiskID>1</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
<CacheSizeMB>1024</CacheSizeMB>
<EnableCompression>false</EnableCompression>
<EnableEncryption>false</EnableEncryption>
</Cache>
<Cache>
<CacheID>ReadyBoostCache2</CacheID>
<DiskID>2</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
<EnableCompression>true</EnableCompression>
<EnableEncryption>true</EnableEncryption>
</Cache>
</CacheList>