Using CacheBoost

CacheBoost is installed as a Windows Service and is configured automatically. Every time you boot your machine, it will be launched by the Windows Service Manager whether any user is logged in or not.

CacheBoost is consists of three components

CacheBoost Service: Service runs in background. Advantage of running as service are that CacheBoost start it optimization engine as soon as windows is started, whether any user is logged in or not. Besides CacheBoost Service is just 50 KB in size. It is the fastest and smallest.

CacheBoost Tray Manager: As soon as you log in CacheBoost Tray Manager starts and sits in System Tray near the clock. It is also very light and small only about 50 KB. It shows you current Memory Stats and launches CacheBoost control panel for configuring CacheBoost.

CacheBoost tray icon sits in System Tray. It shows you memory stats. Cache Boost can be configured just by click on tray icon.

CacheBoost Control Panel: It lets you configure CacheBoost Service. Have visual display of current memory. CacheBoost Control Panel can be started either menu by right clicking Cache Boost icon in system tray or from the Windows Control Panel.

Cache Boost Control Panel and Monitor

The advantage of having CacheBoost in three components is that CacheBoost is a system Utility which runs continuously . Breaking up not needed components and running only required light weight component saves precious resources and CPU cycles. Our tests have shown that on a normal system which was run continuously for three days. Total CPU usage as per the windows task manager of CacheBoost service was only 3 minutes out of total ( 24 * 3 * 60 ) 4320 minutes. CacheBoost used only 3 minutes of CPU time out of 4,320 minutes while system was running. That is only 0.05% of total CPU time when CacheBoost was running continuously for three days.