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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Cloud rebuild in Windows 11 reinstalls the operating system by downloading a clean Windows image, the latest monthly security update, and drivers from Windows Update. This means you do not…
Widgets now loads only when you open it on Windows 11 PCs with 8 GB of memory or less. Microsoft made the change to cut the memory Windows sets aside…
To see a folder size in OneDrive on the web without opening the Activity feed, open OneDrive in a browser, switch to List view, and read the File size column…
The best ways to protect Windows 11 from malware are already built in: Windows Update, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, SmartScreen, the firewall and a standard user account. Each is a setting…
OneDrive on a personal Microsoft account has no setting for how many copies it keeps. You control the history by deleting or restoring versions in the OneDrive website, while an…
Hardware-enforced Stack Protection in Windows 11 uses a feature built into your processor to stop attackers from hijacking the path a program follows through the Windows kernel. The setting is…
Turn off web results in Start menu search by changing one setting in Settings. Web results are Bing suggestions that appear next to your apps, files and settings when you…
BitLocker decryption removes the encryption from a drive, so Windows reads and writes its files as plain data again. On Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise and Education, the quickest way to…
File Explorer settings in Windows 11 mostly live in the classic File Explorer Options dialog, not in the Settings app (the window you open with Windows + I). To find…
To make Microsoft Edge ask before it closes a window that has several tabs open, go to Settings and more > Settings › Accessibility. Then turn on Ask before closing…
To mute a tab in Microsoft Edge, select the speaker icon on the noisy tab, or press Ctrl + M while that tab is active. Select the icon or press…
The display turn-off time in Windows 11 controls how long the screen stays on after your last keystroke or mouse movement. To shorten it, open Settings › System › Power…
To customize typing speed in Windows 11, open Keyboard Properties and move the Repeat delay and Repeat rate sliders on the Speed tab. Both sliders control how a held-down key…
The Clock app in Windows 11 includes a Timer that counts down from any length of time you choose and plays an alert when it reaches zero. To set one,…
Click the notification to open its full message. The banner only shows a short preview, so the app that sent it has to show the rest. When a message says…
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