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How to use Microsoft’s new Windows File Recovery Tool

Here’s a great news for Windows 10 users: Microsoft has just released a new free built-in Windows File recovery app which is available in the Microsoft Store. With the new recovery tool, you will be able to recover lost files that cannot be recovered from the Recycle Bin.

Windows File Recovery command line

This new feature has been introduced only for the Windows 10 version 2004 or newer. So, if your Windows OS is not updated, you need to update it now to get it.

Windows File Recovery is a command-line based application that can be downloaded directly from Microsoft store. This tool works for all types of local storage devices including internal drives, external drives and USB storage devices.

Here are the different use cases when the app can be of use:

  • If you have accidentally deleted an important file
  • You have deleted a file with the shift+D switch that removes it from Recycle Bin as well
  • Hard drive has been wiped clean
  • Windows or Hard Drive has corrupted data

The Three Modes of Windows File Recovery

Windows supports different types of File systems belonging to different types of storage devices. Here’s a quick summary of the different file systems support by Windows:

File Systems OS and Device Types
FAT and exFAT USB drives, Flash drives, SD Cards (Less than 4 GB)
ReFS Windows Servers and Windows Workstations (Pro)
NTFS Internal HDD, SDD, External Drives, USB and SD Cards having Greater than 4 GB storage capacity

The tool supports three modes of operation. Here’s a brief description for all three modes:

  1. Default Mode: Default mode uses the Master File Table (MFT) to locate the lost files. It works best for files that were deleted recently. It only support the NTFS file system.
  2. Segment Mode: This mode does not require MFT, it only requires segments of data. It works best for situations when the data was deleted a while ago or after the disk was formatted. It also works for recovering data from corrupt drives.
  3. Signature Mode: Signature mode works for both types of partitions, i-e FAT, ReFS, exFAT and NTFS. This mode only works for large files and searches for specific file types. Data from external storage devices and USB devices can only be recovered with Signature mode.

Here are the different types of data that can be recovered with this tool (audio, video, photos, documents, archives):

  • wma, wmv, asf
  • jpg, jpeg, jpe, jif, jfif, jfi
  • mp3
  • mpeg, mpg, mp4, m4v, m4a, m4r, m4b, mov, 3gp, qt
  • png
  • pdf
  • zip
  • xlsx, pptx, docx, odp, ods, ott, otg, otc, ots, otf, oth

Steps to Recover Deleted Files in Windows 10

Here’s how you can use the new Windows File Recovery tool to recover the deleted data:

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How to Disable Control Center in iOS 7

Control Center is an awesome feature that allows you to quickly access your most commonly used iPhone/iPad features with a swipe. The problem however is that by default, Control Center can be accessed even if your iPhone or iPad is unlocked. This is a great convenience, but it’s also not very secure in that anyone with physical access to your iPhone can turn on AirPlane mode and or mess with some of your phone’s settings.

To prevent this from happening you can head into Settings to disable this feature or limit when it is accessible. Follow the instructions below to learn how to disable and/or enable Control Center in iOS7.

disable-control-center-ios7

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How to fix Outlook Error 0x800CCC0E on Windows 10

Undoubtedly Microsoft Outlook is a great email client application that is used to manage various types of personal data included with the Microsoft Office suite. But at times you may encounter Outlook error while working on the Outlook. One such error code 0x800CCC0E users encountered when they find an issue while sending or receiving email messages on Outlook or Outlook Express. With this error code, you could see the following error message:

The connection to the server has failed. Account: ‘your_account’, Server:’your_SMTP_server’, Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure (SSL): NO, Socket error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E. So if you have also faced Outlook Error 0x800CCC0E on your Windows device, then this guide will help you to resolve the problem.

This is a common situation when your emails stop working in Outlook however it keeps working on the other devices at the same time. To resolve such type of problem, follow the below suggestions:

  1. Check server requirement from settings
  2. Delete duplicate accounts
  3. Change server port number
  4. Repair Outlook
  5. Re-install Outlook.
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How to Fix “Aw Snap” ERROR on Google Chrome

If you’re facing the error Aw, Snap! while trying to access a website in Google Chrome then you are at the right place in order to fix the issue. If you’re facing the Aw, Snap! Google Chrome Error frequently then it’s an issue which needs troubleshooting. But if you’re facing this error once in a while then no problem, you can safely ignore this error. The Aw, Snap! Error on Chrome basically occurs when the webpage you’re trying to access unexpectedly crashes and you have no other option than to close your browser.

Fix Aw, Snap! Google Chrome Error

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Fix network discovery on W10

Metwork discovery is a feature that allows you to find quickly all the devices connected to the network by using File Explorer.When this feature is enabled, using the Network tab in File Explorer, you can see all the devices, and you can even browse their available resources, such as shared folders and printers, and more others. The only caution is that network discovery doesn’t always work as you expected, and sometimes, you may not be able to find any computer, or you may see some of them, but others might be missing.

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