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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Visual audio alert flashes in Windows 11 are accessibility options that turn system sounds into visual cues, such as a flash of the title bar, the active window or the…
Windows Hello facial recognition lets you sign in to your PC with your face instead of a password. It uses an infrared camera sensor to map your facial features and…
Storage Sense is a built-in Windows 11 tool that cleans up junk files automatically. It can delete files from the Recycle Bin on a schedule you set. Left alone, deleted…
Storage Sense is the Windows 11 tool that cleans out junk files. It can clear temporary download caches and free up disk space in a few clicks. Over time, Windows…
Disk Management is a built-in Windows 11 tool for setting up new hard drives, creating partitions, formatting volumes, and changing drive letters, all without extra software. It shows every physical…
Resetting audio settings in Windows 11 fixes no sound, distorted playback and wrong volume levels by clearing device and app settings that have gone wrong. The aim is to return…
Snap layouts in Windows 11 arrange several open app windows into a tidy grid, so you stop resizing and dragging windows by hand. You can split the display into two,…
Automatic restarts for Windows 11 updates can interrupt your work and close open apps without much warning. You can stop this by setting active hours or changing restart schedules in…
The Installed apps page in Windows 11 Settings shows how much storage each app uses and when it was installed. You can use it to find large programs, spot apps…
Projecting your phone screen to your PC in Windows 11 turns your computer into a wireless display receiver using Miracast (a standard for wireless display connections). Windows 11 does not…
Lock screen wallpaper is the background picture you see after you wake or lock your PC, before you sign in. Windows 11 gives you three choices: a single personal photo…
Color management profile errors in Windows 11 happen when your system fails to match the color data in your files with the actual output of your monitor or printer. The…
Targeted offers in Windows 11 are promotional pop-ups, tips, and suggested apps that Microsoft displays across the Start menu and Settings app based on your personal device usage data. Turning…
Choppy video, faded colors, and random freezes usually come from one of four places: the Windows video settings, the HDR configuration, GPU scheduling, or an out-of-date graphics driver. This guide…
Video playback options in Windows 11 apps settings control how your computer decodes and renders video. They cover hardware acceleration, color calibration, and HDR (High Dynamic Range) streaming. Moving this…
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