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Russell Smith

Editorial Director

Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase. Russell has more than 20 years' experience working in IT. From small business to large government IT infrastructure projects.

Russell started his writing career for Windows IT Pro magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, Russell has contributed to a variety of publications, including Petri, CDW's list of publications, and various industry blogs including Netwrix, BeyondTrust, and others.

In addition to more than 1000 articles Russell has authored, he has also written a book on Windows security and co-authored another for Microsoft's MOAC series. Russell has also authored several courses for Pluralsight.

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Webinar: Learn How to Keep Critical Web Apps Online and Sensitive Data Secure

Do you know your WAF from your WAAP? Or your RASP from your WAF? This week, Petri is hosting a webinar with Fortra, which looks at how to protect your web apps from advanced web attacks. Join myself and Fortra’s Josh Davies, an experienced senior security analyst, who will explain some advanced techniques attackers use…

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What’s New in Windows – April 2023

This month, Windows is getting memory safe Rust code in the kernel, Microsoft announces Windows 11 LTSC edition to launch late 2024, Windows 12 could be getting a special edition to support Arm and A.I. features, plus lots of updates for Insider Program builds. Windows gets support for Rust in the Windows kernel At the…

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Guide: Getting Started with Windows Package Manager (Winget) v1.0

Last Update: May 05, 2023

Microsoft announced at Build that Windows Package Manager (WPM) v1.0 is now generally available. First announced in May 2020, WPM has been in development for over a year. But now it’s finally ready for you to use. In this Winget Guide, I’ll show you how to get it and how it works. How to get…

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How to Use Windows Package Manager

Last Update: May 05, 2023

Microsoft recently announced at Build 2020 that it is working on a native open-source package manager for Windows. Due to hit general availability in May 2021, Windows Package Manager is now accessible on GitHub and for Windows Insiders in preview. In this article, I will show you how to use Windows Package Manager (WPM) to…

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How to Programmatically Install Microsoft Store Apps Using Windows Package Manager

Last Update: May 05, 2023

In the latest preview version of Windows Package Manager, you can install Microsoft Store apps from the command line.

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How to Configure Group Policy to Reapply Settings

Last Update: Apr 28, 2023

How to ensure that Group Policy settings are applied every time Group Policy is processed.

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How to Create a Group Policy Central Store

Last Update: Apr 28, 2023

How to centralize Group Policy templates to make managing configuration settings easier in a domain environment.

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How to Create and Link a Group Policy Object in Active Directory

Last Update: Apr 27, 2023

Russell Smith shows us how to create and link a Group Policy Object in Active Directory in this step-by-step how-to article.

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Microsoft Designer Enters Public Preview with New A.I. Features

Today, Microsoft Designer goes into public preview and it adds new A.I. features. Like Canva, Designer offers a collection of templates and elements like graphics, photos, and video so that you can easily create eye-catching content for your social media channels. What is Microsoft Designer? Essentially a clone of popular graphic design tool Canva, Microsoft…

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5 New Features in Linux 6.3 Kernel

The latest Linux kernel is now available, and it comes with some important new features. Linux Kernel 6.3 is a minor release and it shouldn’t cause any major problems when you get round to upgrading. But like any change you introduce into your environment, it should be properly tested. So, let’s look at the most…

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