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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The Downloads folder is the default place Windows saves files, photos and documents you grab from the web. File Explorer (the built-in app for browsing files) opens it in two…
Printer drivers are the software files your computer needs to talk to your printer and print documents correctly. In Windows 10 and 11, Windows Update handles much of this on…
Changing the display language in Windows 11 updates the text used in menus, buttons, Settings and apps to match the language you prefer. You can install new language packs, set…
The Windows 11 print queue is a built-in list of every document waiting to print on a printer. Use it to check active print jobs, see file sizes and status,…
Automatic brightness in Windows 11 changes your screen’s light level on its own, based on the room around you. It relies on a built-in ambient light sensor, found in most…
The print queue in Windows 11 lists every document that is waiting to print or currently printing. You can use it to spot a stuck file, see why a printer…
Dynamic Lock is a Windows 11 security feature that locks your PC automatically when you walk away from it. Windows watches the Bluetooth connection to your paired smartphone. When the…
Outdated or damaged printer drivers are behind many printing problems in Windows 11, such as errors, missing paper trays and jobs that cancel on their own. Device Manager is the…
The Mouse Properties window in Windows 11 lets you change your mouse pointer’s appearance, speed, and trails beyond what the standard Settings app offers. Size and color are handled separately,…
Dynamic Lock in Windows 11 locks your PC automatically when you step away. It does this by measuring the Bluetooth signal strength of your paired phone. When you walk out…
Screen timeout settings in Windows 11 control how many minutes pass before your monitor turns off or your computer goes to sleep. These are two separate timers. The screen can…
Windows 11 lets you set the text-to-speech speed for each language voice separately, so a voice in one language can read faster or slower without changing the others. Each language…
Advanced diagnostic data upload schedules in Windows 11 let you control when your computer sends system error reports and usage data to Microsoft. By default, the Connected User Experiences and…
The speech synthesis rate in Windows 11 controls how fast the built-in text-to-speech voice reads words aloud. Slowing it down helps when you are working through dense text or learning…
The mouse indicator activation method controls how you call up the highlight that shows where your pointer is. You can choose a single press or a double press of the…
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