Tech Writer, IT Professional
Richard is a writer at Geek Rewind who turns complex IT tasks into clear, step-by-step guides. He draws on years of hands-on experience in system administration and enterprise IT operations, focusing on Windows, Linux and WordPress: the problems people actually run into, and the fixes that work. His server and WordPress guides come from systems he runs himself. Richard builds and maintains the platform behind Geek Rewind, from its Ubuntu servers and Nginx configuration to its custom WordPress plugins. Many new tutorials start with readers' questions, and he's always glad to answer them in the comments.
Writes about: Windows 11, Ubuntu Linux, CMS, Apps and Browsers
3,338 tutorials
Connect the camera to your PC with a USB cable, and Windows copies its new pictures to a folder on your computer. The quickest way is to connect the camera…
OneDrive can slow down a Windows 11 PC when it uploads, downloads, or scans a large number of files in the background. The quickest test is to pause syncing for…
To tell your monitors apart, press Identify on the Display page. It flashes a large number on each screen for a few seconds, and you match that number to a…
Single-click to open items in File Explorer changes Windows 11 so that one click opens a file or folder instead of the default two. The setting lives in the File…
Accelerated App Launches in Windows 11 make Microsoft Edge open faster by using a launch speed-up built into Windows itself. Microsoft says most users see a 15% improvement in launch…
You can now choose which items appear in the File Explorer right-click menu, but only on a Beta build of Windows 11 for now. Microsoft added it in Windows Insider…
The tilde (~) in the File Explorer address bar in Windows 11 jumps straight to your user profile folder, the folder that holds Desktop, Documents, Downloads and AppData for your…
Magnifier viewport locking in Windows 11 holds the magnified view of one screen in place. To use it, put the pointer on that screen and press Ctrl + Windows key…
To add a widget, open the Widgets Board, select the add (+) button, and pin the widget you want. The board holds small panels such as weather, calendar, and to-do…
Recurring billing for Microsoft 365 can now be turned back on from inside Windows 11 Settings, without opening a webpage. The fastest route is to look for Turn on recurring…
Shared Audio in Windows 11 sends the same sound from one PC to two Bluetooth devices at once. Two people can listen together using a Bluetooth broadcast feature called LE…
Widgets in Windows 11 no longer open when you rest the pointer over the taskbar icon once your PC has the update described in KB5095093. Widgets is the panel that…
Morocco’s time zone in Windows 11 moves to permanent UTC+00:00 on September 20, 2026. A Windows update, KB5124008, adjusts Morocco Standard Time so your PC shows the correct local time…
The Arabic 101 Legacy keyboard layout in Windows 11 is a version of the Arabic keyboard for people who prefer the design used before recent changes to the AltGr key.…
Pause Windows 11 updates for up to 35 days from the calendar in Settings › Windows Update. Pick an end date, and Windows holds back updates until that day arrives.…
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