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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Local network access in Microsoft Edge is a security setting that controls how websites connect to smart devices on your home network, such as printers and streaming boxes. Added in…
Your Microsoft Edge home page is the website you get when you click the Home button. Many people also expect it to load when the browser opens, but Edge treats…
The “Create Podcast” feature in Microsoft Edge uses AI to turn a webpage into spoken audio. You can listen to long articles, news stories and blog posts instead of reading…
Copilot in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 creates short, bullet-point summaries of long web pages, so you can get the main points without reading every word. The tool sits in…
Microsoft Edge can share your browsing data, including your most visited websites, with other Windows features on Windows 11 and Windows 10. Windows uses that data to personalize your PC.…
Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC) is a Windows 11 feature that changes your screen brightness automatically based on what is on the screen, to save battery life. A dark movie…
Adaptive brightness in Windows 11 changes your screen brightness automatically. It reads the built-in ambient light sensor and matches the display to the light in your room. That keeps the…
Changing your Windows 11 display brightness lets you match the screen to your room or save laptop battery power. It takes about ten seconds, and you can use either the…
Microsoft Family Safety is a free parental control app for Windows 11 and Xbox. It lets you manage screen time, block apps, and stop Microsoft Copilot from running on your…
Microsoft Family Safety is a free tool from Microsoft that lets you block or unblock specific apps on a child’s Windows 10 or 11 PC, Xbox, or Android device. Windows…
Microsoft Family Safety is a free tool from Microsoft that lets you set daily time limits on specific apps and games on a child’s Windows 11 PC. These limits stop…
Microsoft Family Safety is a free parental control tool that works with Windows 11. It lets you restrict screen time and manage how long a child spends on the computer…
Adding your child’s Microsoft account to Windows 11 lets you manage screen time limits, block adult websites, and monitor app downloads across devices. Microsoft Family Safety handles this setup, so…
Leaving a Microsoft family group ends your sharing of Microsoft 365 subscriptions, screen time limits and safety settings with the other household members. Anyone aged 18 or older can remove…
A Microsoft Family group lets you share Microsoft 365 subscriptions, track screen time, and set web filters across Windows 11 PCs, Xbox consoles, and mobile devices. Adult organizers can invite…
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