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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Windows Dynamic Lock locks your PC when you walk away. It does this by watching the Bluetooth signal from a phone that is paired with the computer. When that signal…
Windows location services show the wrong city when your internet provider or nearby Wi-Fi routers send outdated location clues to your PC. Most Windows PCs have no built-in GPS chip.…
Text-to-speech voices in Windows 11 determine how your computer sounds when it reads text aloud. Windows 11 includes several built-in voices, and you manage them from the Time & language…
Clearing your Windows Security protection history logs manually means turning off a built-in safety feature called Tamper Protection in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Windows keeps these security logs locked…
Cached speech model data in Windows 11 is the set of files Windows keeps so voice features work quickly. It includes temporary audio files, pronunciation patterns, and voice recognition data.…
Windows 11 keeps its clock accurate by checking an online time server. A background program called the Windows Time service does this. It compares your PC clock with an official…
The touch keyboard in Windows 11 appears on your screen when you tap a text box on a touchscreen, or when you use a device with no physical keyboard attached.…
Traditional Windows Speech Recognition is the older, built-in accessibility tool that lets you control a Windows PC by voice instead of a mouse or keyboard. Turning it off stops you…
Custom notification priority rules in Windows 11 let you choose which apps can interrupt you and which ones stay quiet. Windows 11 sorts your alerts into banners, sounds, and the…
Custom regional date formats in Windows 11 let you change how your computer displays days, months, and years without moving to a new country. A regional format also controls details…
System Restore points on a secondary drive tell Windows to keep snapshots of that drive’s system-related files. Windows leaves System Restore off for secondary drives by default. Your C drive…
Blocking camera access globally in Windows 11 turns off the webcam for every app on your computer at once. The switch lives in the privacy settings, and it stops unwanted…
Windows audio enhancements are built-in software filters that process the sound from your speakers or headphones before you hear it. Microsoft includes them to make everyday movies and music sound…
The Feedback Hub in Windows 11 lets you send bug reports, feature ideas, and complaints directly to Microsoft. This built-in app gathers system details and screenshots to help engineers fix…
Daylight saving time (DST) settings in Windows 11 control how your computer clock moves forward or back by one hour twice a year. Windows does this with built-in time zone…
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