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
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Msinfo32 is the command that opens System Information, the Windows 11 app that lists your BIOS version alongside the rest of your hardware details. The BIOS (basic input/output system) is…
To invert colors on a PC running Windows 11, open Settings › Accessibility › Color filters, turn on Color filters, and select Inverted. The Inverted filter swaps every color on…
The device setup region is the country or region you chose when you first set up Windows 11. You change it in Settings › Time & language › Language &…
Windows Hello in Windows 11 lets you sign in with a PIN, fingerprint or face instead of a password. To go passwordless with Windows Hello, set up a PIN and…
Web Remix in Microsoft Edge is controlled by one policy value: RemixAvailability. Set it to force Remix on, turn it off, or return to the default, where each user decides.…
Ask to save passwords is the Edge setting that makes the browser offer to store your sign-in each time you enter a username and password on a site. For most…
Opening cmd as administrator in Windows 11 means starting Command Prompt with elevated rights, which lets it change system files and settings that a normal window is not allowed to…
The shared experiences settings in Windows 11 are at Settings › System › Shared experiences. Turning them off stops file sharing with nearby PCs and stops your other devices from…
Mouse keys in Windows 11 lets you move the pointer with the numeric keypad instead of a mouse or touchpad. To turn it on, open Settings › Accessibility › Mouse…
Quick Settings in Windows 11 includes a Bluetooth tile that switches your PC’s Bluetooth radio on or off with one click. Bluetooth connects headphones, mice, keyboards and speakers to your…
A color profile in Windows 11 is an ICC file (a standard format named after the International Color Consortium, which describes how a display reproduces color). Assigning one takes about…
Setting an alarm in Windows 11 uses the built-in Clock app, which stores any number of alarms and rings them even when the app is closed. The fastest route is…
File Explorer copies files from a USB drive to a Windows 11 laptop. Small transfers usually finish in about a minute. To copy files from a USB drive to your…
Windows Hello, the face, fingerprint and PIN sign-in system, can brighten your screen for a moment when the room is too dark for it to see your face. This tutorial…
Changing the Microsoft Store download path in Windows 11 means telling Windows to install new Store apps and games on a different drive than C:. The quickest way is Settings…
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