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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

Mount a VHD or ISO File in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

Sep 18, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn to mount .iso and VHD files in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 without burning the image to disk in this Ask an Admin! It’s easy!

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How to Lock Down a Remote PowerShell with a Constrained Endpoint

Sep 17, 2013
Russell Smith

In this Ask an Admin, learn to use constrained endpoints to allow users to connect remotely using PowerShell without granting administrative privileges.

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Updating Windows Management Framework (WMF) on Windows Server 2008/R2

Sep 12, 2013
Russell Smith

In this Ask an Admin, find out how to install Windows Management Framework 3.0 (WMF) in Windows Server 2008 and R2.

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Use Group Policy to Stop Users from Linking Microsoft Accounts to Local or Domain Logins in Windows 8

Sep 10, 2013
Russell Smith

In this Ask an Admin, learn how to use Group Policy to disable your users’ ability to link domain and local computer accounts to Microsoft Accounts.

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How to Create Active Directory Sites in Windows Server

Sep 06, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn more about creating Active Directory sites and subnets in Windows Server in this step-by-step Ask an Admin article.

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Configure Global Object Access Auditing in Windows Server

Sep 05, 2013
Russell Smith

Keeping tabs on file and registry access in Windows Server has never been easier! Learn to configure Global Object Access Auditing in this how-to guide.

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Should I Choose Server Core When Installing Windows Server?

Sep 03, 2013
Russell Smith

Server Core is the default choice in Windows Server 2012 for a reason. Learn more about using Server Core when installing Windows Server!

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Why You Need to Upgrade from Windows XP (and Windows Server 2003)

Aug 29, 2013
Russell Smith

Get on the ball! Find out why it’s time to upgrade from Windows XP and Server 2003 and read about Microsoft’s OS infection rates.

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Enable Advanced Auditing in Windows Server

Aug 27, 2013
Russell Smith

In this quick Ask an Admin, learn to easily enable and configure Advanced Audit Policy Configuration in Windows Server.

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How to Boot Directly to the Desktop in Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2

Aug 23, 2013
Russell Smith

Boot directly to the desktop and skip that Start screen nonsense! Learn how to do just that in Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 in this easy Ask an Admin.

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