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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.
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What’s New in Windows – July 2023
- Aug 02, 2023
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With the exception of Windows 11 Moment 3 landing for everyone in July, it’s been a fairly quiet month. But Insiders did get access to Windows Copilot and the new Outlook for Windows client and Microsoft revealed more about Windows 11 version 23H2. Let’s get started! Windows 11 Moment 3 generally available with July Patch…
What Is Exchange Online Archiving?
Last Update: Jul 24, 2023
- Jun 27, 2016
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Learn all about Exchange Online Archiving, a set of optional features that can be purchased separately from Exchange Online, which is also included in some Office 365 plans.
Introduction to Windows Hello for Business
Last Update: Jul 24, 2023
- Nov 25, 2016
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Russell explains what Windows Hello for Business is and how it differs from Windows Hello for consumers.
How to Set Up Windows Hello for Business
Last Update: Jul 24, 2023
- Jan 09, 2017
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Learn how to set up Windows Hello for Business using Microsoft Intune.
Role-Based Access Control Comes to Intune
Last Update: Jul 24, 2023
- Sep 05, 2017
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In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at how Microsoft’s Role-Based Access Control can help you manage administrator access to its Mobile Device Management service.
Remove Stale Computer Accounts from Active Directory Using PowerShell
Last Update: Jul 21, 2023
- May 20, 2014
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Search for and remove inactive users and computer accounts and query Active Directory – all by using PowerShell. Find out how in this handy post!
How to Solve Invalid_Client Error When Joining Windows 10 to Azure AD
Last Update: Jul 17, 2023
- Jul 01, 2020
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Configure MDM autoenrollment to solve Invalid_Client Azure AD join error message.
Understanding Hybrid Azure Active Directory Join
Last Update: Jul 17, 2023
- Jul 29, 2020
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Devices hybrid joined to AAD are not joined to AAD. But instead, joined to ADDS and automatically registered with AAD.
How to Set Up SMS-Based Authentication for Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory Users
Last Update: Jul 17, 2023
- Oct 13, 2020
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Configure SMS-based sign-in for Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365 users.
Join Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory During OOBE
Last Update: Jul 17, 2023
- Nov 20, 2019
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Before you perform an AAD domain join, you should understand the difference between an AAD domain-joined device and one that is registered with AAD.