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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Night Light in Windows 11 reduces harsh blue light by making your screen colors warmer and softer after dark. When this switch becomes grayed out and stops working, your computer…
Windows 11 widgets are small cards on your taskbar that show live updates like weather, news, and sports scores. The widget board slides out from the left side of your…
Keep mouse indicator visible until dismissed is a Windows 11 setting that places a steady marker on your screen and keeps it there until you press a key. Introduced in…
The Windows 11 driver store is a hidden system folder located at C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore that holds all the software packages your computer needs to run hardware like printers, mice, and graphics…
The “Please wait” screen in Windows 11 freezes your PC right after you enter your password, trapping you behind a spinning loading wheel instead of opening your desktop. This startup…
Windows 11 personalization is the built-in collection of design tools in the Settings app that lets you change your desktop background, taskbar layout, color scheme, and system sounds. Changing these…
Windows Security fails to open after a security update when a background process gets stuck or system files break. Windows Security is the built-in antivirus program in Windows 10 and…
Disabling the Windows 11 virtual memory paging file stops your computer from managing memory overflow, which causes apps to crash without warning and triggers sudden out-of-memory errors even if you…
Delivery Optimization is a built-in Windows 11 feature that uses your home internet bandwidth to send system updates and app downloads to other computers. This background process works like a…
User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 11 is a built-in safety guard that pops up to ask for your permission whenever an app tries to make changes to your PC.…
The Windows 11 hidden startup folder locations store app shortcuts that launch programs automatically every time you turn on your PC. Two main folders control this behavior: a personal folder…
Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR) in Windows 11 automatically shifts your screen speed between 60Hz and 120Hz to balance display smoothness with battery life. This feature drops your screen down to…
The “Let’s finish setting up your PC” screen is a full-page notification that pops up in Windows 11 every 3 days to promote Microsoft services like OneDrive and cloud backup.…
A Windows 11 laptop that wakes up randomly from sleep is usually being told to do so by a piece of hardware, such as a network card, mouse or keyboard,…
Windows 11 setup can freeze on the “Checking for updates” screen when the PC loses its internet connection, or when the connection is too slow for the update check to…
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