We combine help desk experience, lab testing discipline, and clear writing to bring you fixes that work. Below are the same bios we publish on our author pages.
Nitin Agarwal – Founder and Editor in Chief
Nitin graduated with a B.C.A. and started his career in technical writing and product documentation before launching Windows Lifestyle in 2013. With more than 12 years in content leadership and hands on testing, he focuses on clarity, sourcing standards, and long term reliability of fixes. His areas of expertise include Windows release management, privacy and security settings, and productivity workflows for Microsoft 365. He has mentored early career writers and spoken at community user groups on writing effective help content. On weekends he experiments with home lab builds and photography. He sets editorial direction, runs release day coverage, and signs off on complex troubleshooting guides.
Akhil Pulotil – Senior Troubleshooting Editor
Akhil holds a B.Tech in Computer Science and a postgraduate diploma in Systems Administration. He has 9 years of experience across service desks and tier two support where he specialized in Windows deployments, device management, and performance tuning for mixed hardware fleets. His expertise includes PowerShell automation, driver management, and root cause analysis for blue screen and boot errors. He received a community award for a set of open-source scripts that simplified routine maintenance. Off hours he enjoys cycling and retro game emulation. At Windows Lifestyle he leads our fix library, validates every step-in tutorials, and maintains our internal test matrix across Windows versions.
Amit Rahi – News and Releases Editor
Amit earned a B.A. in Journalism with coursework in data reporting and digital publishing. He brings 7 years of newsroom and product desk experience focused on Microsoft release cycles, Patch Tuesday breakdowns, and Insider builds. His specialties include change log analysis, KB tracking, and clear summaries that help readers decide when to update. He received a newsroom recognition for deadline reporting during a high-profile outage. Outside work he is a keyboard modding enthusiast and a weekend runner. Amit runs the daily news brief, coordinates embargoed updates, and partners with the testing bench to verify update behavior across different machines.
Ankit Gupta – Guides and How-To Editor
Ankit holds a B.Sc. in Information Technology with certifications in networking and cybersecurity. He has 8 years of experience building knowledge bases for small businesses and writing consumer help content with a focus on accessibility and data protection. His expertise spans account recovery, backup strategies, Windows settings, and browser hygiene. He received a community choice award from a tech forum for a series on backup hygiene. He enjoys cooking regional recipes and tinkering with Raspberry Pi projects. At the site he manages the guides pipeline, standardizes screenshots and captions, and ensures every tutorial includes safety notes and rollback steps.
Benjamin Noah – Hardware and Peripherals Editor
Benjamin completed a B.S. in Computer Engineering and spent 6 years in a systems integrator role where he specced Windows workstations for creative and CAD workflows. He specializes in driver stacks, GPU tuning, storage performance, and display calibration. His buyer guides for monitors and input devices are widely referenced by community groups. He is a weekend cyclist and a vinyl collector. At Windows Lifestyle he tests peripherals, maintains our recommended gear lists, and provides guidance on hardware compatibility and performance tuning.
Elijah Lucas – Security and Privacy Editor
Elijah holds a B.S. in Cybersecurity and has 7 years of blue team experience across endpoint hardening and incident response. His focus is Windows Defender, account protection, BitLocker, and secure configuration for home and small office networks. He has presented on ransomware hygiene at a regional security meetup and contributes to open-source hardening checklists. He enjoys hiking and digital photography. Elijah publishes security explainers, creates checklists for safe browsing and patching, and reviews our content for privacy by default recommendations.
James Oliver – Productivity and Office Apps Editor
James earned a B.B.A. with a minor in Information Systems and has 9 years of experience training users on Microsoft 365 workflows in education and small business environments. His specialties include Excel power user features, Outlook automation, Teams collaboration, and OneNote organization. He was recognized by a regional educator’s group for a series of plain language training sessions. He plays indie games and is learning landscape photography. James writes step by step guides for Office apps, produces templates and quick reference sheets, and answers reader questions in our productivity column.
William Johnson – Networking and Home Lab Editor
William graduated with a B.S. in Information Systems and worked 8 years in IT support and home networking deployments. He has deep experience with Wi Fi planning, Windows networking stacks, VPN, and remote desktop. He maintains a home lab for repeatable tests and publishes practical setups for power users. He received a community documentation award for an open-source mesh networking guide. Away from work he experiments with home automation and cooks regional dishes. William owns our networking coverage, maintains troubleshooting playbooks, and publishes home lab blueprints that pair well with Windows.
Together they bring breadth across Windows internals, everyday productivity, and the update pipeline, which is why our advice is both practical and trustworthy.