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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.

LATEST

Multi-User Windows 10 Powers Windows Virtual Desktop

Dec 18, 2018
Russell Smith

Russell explains how multi-user Windows 10 enables Microsoft’s new Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure.

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Memory-Based Attacks are on the Rise

Dec 17, 2018
Russell Smith

Microsoft updates Windows Defender ATP to detect and auto remediate memory-based attacks.

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Understanding Kerberos Delegation in Windows Server Active Directory

Dec 11, 2018
Russell Smith

Understanding how Kerberos delegation works in Active Directory is key to keeping your systems secure.

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What You Need to Know About Windows 10 S Mode

Dec 05, 2018
Russell Smith

Microsoft is continuing to improve the S Mode experience in Windows 10 version 1809 and beyond, here’s what you need to know.

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Windows 10 October 2018 Update Still Experiencing Issues

Dec 04, 2018
Russell Smith

Apple iCloud, mapped drives, Trend Micro, F5 VPN clients, and AMD graphics still causing problems for Windows 10 version 1809 users.

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Windows Subsystem for Linux Improvements in Windows 10 Version 1809

Dec 03, 2018
Russell Smith

Now that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update has been rereleased after the initial rollout was paused in early October, here is a list of improvements Microsoft has made to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 10 version 1809.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – November 2018

Nov 30, 2018
Russell Smith

Windows 10 version 1809 is rereleased but users still face problems, Microsoft issues security advisory for devices with self-encrypting SSDs, Windows 10 gets support for 64-bit ARM apps, and researcher finds Active Directory forest trust security bug.

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Microsoft Launcher 5.0 for Android Brings Timeline Support

Nov 21, 2018
Russell Smith

While Microsoft has finally re-released the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) since the rollout was paused early October, the company has been busy with version 5.0 of its Launcher software for Android phones, which now supports Windows 10 1803’s one new major feature, Timeline.

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Patch Tuesday November 2018

Nov 20, 2018
Russell Smith

Microsoft rereleases Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 version 1809, and patches 62 flaws, 13 of which are rated critical.

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What’s New in Windows 10 Version 1809 For IT Professionals

Nov 15, 2018
Russell Smith

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell takes look at what’s new in Windows 10 version 1809 for system administrators and developers.

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