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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Disabling autoplay in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 stops websites from playing unwanted videos and audio the moment you open a page. Edge allows media playback by default. A quick…
Microsoft Edge AutoSuggest is a browser feature that predicts search terms and website links in the address bar as you type. To guess what you want, it sends your keystrokes…
Graphics hardware acceleration in Microsoft Edge lets your graphics card (GPU) share the rendering workload with your main processor (CPU). Web pages and videos load and play more smoothly as…
The Tab Performance detector in Microsoft Edge is a built-in tool that flags open tabs using too much memory or CPU power. It helps keep your PC responsive when you…
This tutorial shows you how to turn startup boost on or off in Microsoft Edge. You can do this for just your own account or for everyone who uses your…
Spotify Focus Sessions link your Spotify account to the built-in Clock app, which handles timers, alarms and focus time. Once linked, you can play background music during a work session…
You can have Spotify music start playing automatically whenever you begin a focus session in Windows 11. Once it is set up, you start the session and your music follows,…
Linking Spotify to Focus Sessions in Windows 11 plays music in the background while you work and blocks screen distractions. Focus is a built-in tool inside the Windows Clock app.…
This tutorial shows you how to turn the Drop Tray feature on or off in Windows 11. The setting belongs to your user account, so it does not change anything…
This tutorial shows you how to turn the “minimize the Xbox app to the system tray on close” option on or off for your account in Windows 11. The setting…
The Xbox app startup setting in Windows 11 controls whether the gaming platform opens automatically as soon as you sign in to your PC. When the app launches in the…
This tutorial shows you how to turn the accessibility control hints in Task View on or off when you use Xbox mode on Windows 11. The hints are the on-screen…
Xbox Mode in Windows 11 Task View adds a gaming button to the app switcher screen that opens when you press the Windows key and Tab together. It is available…
Xbox Mode in Windows 11 changes your PC into a full-screen, console-style gaming setup that launches games fast and cuts down on background tasks. This built-in feature focuses system power…
This tutorial shows you how to turn on or off enhanced security and performance for batch and CMD files in Windows 11. The setting works the same on Windows 11…
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