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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The video folder in Windows 11 is named Videos, and by default it sits at C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos. To open it, press Windows + E, expand This PC in the left pane,…
A mouse that scrolls the wrong way in Windows 11 usually has a reversed scroll direction in the touchpad settings, the mouse maker’s software, or one app. Check three places…
Ms-settings commands open a specific page of the Settings app in Windows 11 with a single line of text, such as ms-settings:display for System › Display. Type one into the…
Filter keys in Windows 11 tells your keyboard to ignore brief, repeated or accidental keystrokes, so only deliberate presses appear as typed characters. You turn it on at Settings ›…
ClickLock in Windows 11 lets you drag items and highlight text without holding the mouse button down the whole time. To turn it on, open Settings › Bluetooth & devices…
Want to see the time in another city on your taskbar? Windows 11 can show up to two extra clocks next to your local time. To add one, open Settings…
Game captures in Windows 11 save to the Captures folder inside your Videos folder by default, at C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos\Captures. To change that, move your Videos folder from its Location tab in…
What breaks when you turn off Copilot in Windows 11 is mostly Copilot itself: the chat assistant, its taskbar button, and the shortcut or Copilot key that opens it. Search,…
Your photos live in the Pictures folder on a Windows 11 PC. It sits at C:\Users\USERNAME\Pictures. The quickest way to open it is to press Windows + E and click…
The Music library in File Explorer is hidden by default in Windows 11. Here is how to show it. Open File Explorer, select See more (the three dots), choose Options,…
Removing your password from sign-in with Windows Hello means the Windows 11 sign-in screen stops offering your password and accepts only a PIN, face scan or fingerprint. The quickest way…
To set the default playback device in Windows 11, open Settings › System › Sound and choose your speakers or headphones under Output. The default playback device is the speaker,…
Windows 11 can sign you in on its own after an update restarts your PC. This post shows how to turn that off in Settings, so the PC stops signing…
CGI scripts are programs that Apache runs to build a web page when someone asks for it. To set one up on Ubuntu 26.04, install Apache2, turn on the cgid…
What breaks when you turn off Snap Assist in Windows 11 is one thing: the thumbnail picker that suggests which open window to place beside a snapped one. Snapping to…
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