Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to turn pen visual effects on or off in Windows 11. Why would you do this? Some pens show ripple effects when you tap the screen. You might want to disable these effects to reduce distractions. First, let’s explain what’s happening. When you pair a pen…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial will show you how to turn the pen cursor on or off in Windows 11. Why would you want to do this? Some people find the pen cursor distracting when using a stylus with their touchscreen. You can connect a pen to your Windows 11 PC using Bluetooth. Once…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the pen as mouse feature for your account in Windows 11. You can pair a pen to your Windows 11 PC via Bluetooth. Then you can customize what your pen does. Why would you want this? By default, your pen…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This guide shows you how to turn on or off the ignore touch input feature when using a pen in Windows 11. Why would you want this? If you often accidentally touch your screen while writing with a pen, this setting helps prevent those accidental touches from interfering with your work.…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to pick your favorite Windows Hello camera for facial recognition on your Windows 11 account. What is Windows Hello? Windows Hello is a fast and secure way to unlock your Windows 11 device. Instead of typing a password, you can use your face, fingerprint, or a…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial will show you how to add and remove protected folders for Controlled Folder Access in Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is antivirus software that comes built into Windows 11. It helps protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. Controlled folder access helps protect…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to adjust the brightness of SDR content or HDR content on your Windows 11 account. Why Does This Matter? HDR content gives you better brightness and color compared to regular content (called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Regular content can show details in bright areas OR…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to turn on or off hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 11. Why Does This Matter? Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling helps your graphics card work more efficiently. It reduces delays and makes your videos and games look smoother. What You Need Your graphics card must support hardware acceleration.…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to turn on or off notifications in the notification center for your account in Windows 11. Notifications are alerts from apps, your system, and other sources. Windows 11 shows notifications in three places: You can choose to turn on or off notifications from specific apps in…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to manually sync your Windows 11 clock with an Internet time server. This works for all users on your PC. Time is a way to measure and order events from the past, present, and future. It also measures how long events last and the time between…