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Russell Smith
Editorial DirectorEditorial 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
OpenSSH Comes Out of Beta in Windows April 2018 Update
- Jul 03, 2018
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In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to get started with the OpenSSH client in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
Everything You Need to Know About Windows — June 2018
- Jun 29, 2018
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This month sees Microsoft hold its first virtual Windows Server Summit with lots of news about upcoming features. Plus, Sets disappear from the latest RS5 Insider build and Microsoft is using AI to drive the Windows 10 April 2018 Update rollout.
New Windows Autopilot Deployment Options in Windows 10 1803 and Redstone 5
- Jun 20, 2018
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In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at the new deployment options for Windows Autopilot in the current and next version of Windows 10.
Patch Tuesday — June 2018
- Jun 19, 2018
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In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a disabled-by-default patch for Spectre 4, Adobe plugs a zero-day Flash vulnerability that can be exploited via Excel, and there are fixes for DNS, black screens, and Cortana.
Intel’s Spectre Variant 4 Microcode Update Off by Default
- Jun 15, 2018
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In this Ask the Admin, I look at Spectre Variant 4 and whether it will affect performance as its distributed over the coming weeks.
Microsoft Breathes Life into Win32 Apps with .NET Core 3.0 and UWP XAML Islands
- Jun 06, 2018
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At the beginning of March and at its developer conference in May, Microsoft made several announcements about the future of Win32 apps. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at how those developments will affect the application landscape in Windows.
Reset Expired Domain Admin Password in Azure VM
- Jun 06, 2018
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If you only have one domain admin account set up in a Windows Server domain running in an Azure VM, you might be left struggling to enter a new password when the current one expires. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to reset a domain account password using an Azure VM extension.
MSIX Installer to Bring More Win32 Apps to Microsoft Store
- Jun 01, 2018
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Microsoft’s new MSIX unified packaging format promises to make it easier to bring legacy apps to the Store, even if you don’t have access to the app’s source code. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll explore how MSIX differs from existing tech, like the Desktop Bridge.
Everything You Need to Know About Windows — May 2018
- May 31, 2018
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This month I look at Windows 10 April 2018 Update woes, Progressive Web Apps in the Microsoft Store, new productivity features, and new security features in the next version of Windows.
What Is Microsoft’s Intelligent Edge?
- May 30, 2018
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There’s been a lot of talk again this year at Build about Azure, IoT, and cloud computing in general but one term that keeps cropping up is the ‘Intelligent Edge’. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll explain Microsoft’s cloud vision in more detail.