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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. [7 Tutorials - Help and How To For Windows & Windows Phone]( This week's articles: [This week on Microsoft: Microsoft prepares Windows 10 Pro for Workstation PCs]( Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Jun 11, 2017 03:19 pm [Windows 10] This week we have learned many new things about what’s coming to Windows 10. First of all, Microsoft is preparing a new version of Windows 10 Pro for advanced users with high-performance workstations. Also, the company has released a new Windows Insider build which includes many of the features that are coming with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update later this year. To learn more details, as well as other interesting news about products like Cortana or Xbox One Scorpio, read this week’s recap: [Acer Aspire V 17 Nitro Black Edition review - What does the 2017 update improve?]( Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Jun 09, 2017 01:08 pm [Acer Aspire V 17 Nitro Black Edition] Aspire V 17 Nitro is Acer’s top laptop series designed for gamers that are interested in the ultimate performance at a reasonable price. The series is not new and it has recently received a refresh. In 2017, Acer bundles the latest Kaby Lake processors from Intel, as well as the latest graphics card from NVIDIA. We received for testing one of the best models that Acer has produced, with highly impressive hardware and specifications. You will find it in shops under the name Acer Aspire VN7-793G, and this is what it has to offer: [FAT32 or NTFS? How to format SD cards, memory sticks and hard drives]( Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Jun 08, 2017 03:30 pm [Flash memory] How should I format my SD card, my USB memory stick, USB external hard disk or my computer’s partition? Should I use the old FAT32 file format or the newer NTFS file format? It is a tough question for most people, and the right answer differs depending on the type of device that you need to format, how and where you will use it. Read this article, and you will understand how it is best to format any device: [How to unlock a BitLocker encrypted flash drive in Windows]( Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Jun 08, 2017 11:12 am [BitLocker To Go] Protecting the data on your flash drive or USB memory stick with BitLocker drive encryption is a smart move to ensure that your information is not available to anyone who gets their hands on your drive. While it does take a while to encrypt the data, after the initial setup, you will have no trouble using the encrypted drive. All you have to do to access the data on your USB memory stick is to enter the password you configured. Here’s how: [Kingston DataTraveler microDuo 3C - Dual memory stick with USB Type C and USB 3.0 connectivity]( Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Jun 07, 2017 01:53 pm [Kingston DataTraveler microDuo 3C] USB Type-C is getting a lot of traction, and it is used on many smartphones, tablets, and ultrabooks. Even gaming laptops now include a USB Type-C port. This new port is tiny, fast and it can also be used for charging your devices. However, it poses one challenge: you can’t use traditional USB flash drives on computers and devices that have USB Type-C. To respond to this challenge, Kingston has released its DataTraveler microDuo 3C family of flash drives which offer both USB Type-C and USB 3.0 connectivity, so that you can connect the same memory stick to all kinds of devices, including your smartphone. To see how well it works, read this review: [How to encrypt USB memory sticks in Windows, with BitLocker To Go]( Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Jun 06, 2017 01:48 pm [BitLocker] USB memory sticks, also known as flash drives, are very convenient when it comes to transporting data. Their tiny size allows you to carry them unnoticed in a pocket or on a key ring, while their storage capacity allows you to store anything including videos, documents, presentations, applications, system recovery tools and even operating systems. Unfortunately, the small size that makes them so useful also makes them easy to lose, which can put any sensitive information you have stored on them at risk. To protect your data, and yourself, you can use BitLocker To Go, a feature of Windows that encrypts your data to prevent unauthorized viewing. Without your password, smart card or recovery key, your data will be indecipherable to anyone who finds your flash drive. Here’s how to protect any USB memory stick by using encryption “to go:” [How to find your lost or stolen Android smartphone with Find My Device]( Published by Codrut Neagu on Jun 06, 2017 09:56 am [Find My Device] In 2013, Google launched the Android Device Manager service for Android smartphones and tablets. Recently, it was renamed to Find My Device. Even though this feature has received its fair share of attention in the tech press, most Android users have no idea what it is and whether it is on their smartphones. Luckily, everyone with a modern Android smartphone has it built-in, and people can use it to find their lost or stolen Android devices, straight from their Google accounts. Here’s how: [6 ways to boot into Safe Mode with Networking in Windows 10]( Published by Codrut Neagu on Jun 05, 2017 01:14 pm [Safe Mode] The Safe Mode environment in Windows is one of the best ways to diagnose and repair problems that stop the operating system from loading correctly or even from loading at all. The default Safe Mode starts Windows using only a few core services and drivers so that it avoids as many issues as possible. Unfortunately, the minimal Safe Mode means that your Windows computer doesn’t get access to the network or the internet. However, there’s also a Safe Mode with Networking environment available, which you can use to boot your Windows computer using only a minimal set of services and drivers, but with the networking components included. It can be tremendously useful when you need to download repair tools from the internet or when your computer is infected with malware, and you must download and run antivirus tools that are up to date. 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