Home System Windows 7

How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7

ReadyBoost is a feature in Windows 7 which allows you to use a removable drive as RAM for your computer. If you are using a removable drive for ReadyBoost and you have decided that you no longer want to use it for that purpose and want to...

Part 1 of 2:

Turning Off ReadyBoost

  1. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 1
    Open the Start menu. Click the Start button.
  2. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 2
    Click Computer in the Start menu.
  3. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 3
    In Computer, right click the removable drive that ReadyBoost is enabled on to open the context menu.
  4. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 4
    Click Properties in the context menu to open the Properties dialog.
  5. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 5
    Click the ReadyBoost tab in the Properties dialog.
  6. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 6
    Select the Do not use this device radio button.
  7. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 7
    Click OK on the Properties dialog.
Part 2 of 2:

Removing the Drive

  1. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 8
    Open the Start menu. Click the Start button.
  2. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 9
    Click Computer in the Start menu.
  3. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 10
    In Computer, right click the drive to open the context menu.
  4. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 11
    Click Eject in the context menu.
  5. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 12
    Wait until Windows gives you a notification that it is safe to remove the device.
  6. How to Safely Remove a Pen Drive Which Is Being Used As a RAM on Windows 7 Picture 13
    Unplug the removable drive once you have received the notification.
4 ★ | 2 Vote
« PREV : How to Access and...
How to Remove the... : NEXT »
MORE LIKE THIS