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Russell Smith, the Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase, has over two decades of hands-on experience in IT, in both small business settings and government IT infrastructure projects.

Russell started writing for Windows IT Pro Magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, he has contributed insights to various IT publications, including Petri and CDW. His authoritative voice has resonated across industry blogs, where he dissects complex topics into an ‘easy read’.

Russell has authored over a thousand articles, each a testament to his depth of knowledge. His expertise doesn’t stop there: he wrote a book on Privilege Management and co-authored another for Microsoft’s MOAC series. Moreover, Russell’s commitment to education shines through in the courses he crafted for Pluralsight.

He is also presenter on his own YouTube channel, This Week in IT, and the current presenter of Petri Dish.

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Patch Tuesday – November 2020

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft patches 112 bugs, including a zero-day for the Windows kernel.

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How to Copy Active Directory Users with PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Using the New-ADUser cmdlet and -Instance parameter, you can copy AD attributes from an existing user when creating new Active Directory user accounts.

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Understanding How Azure Sentinel and Entity Behavior Analytics Deliver Actionable Intelligence

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

UEBA can identify unusual activity and help SOC teams identify if there is a compromised entity or a malicious insider.

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Windows Admin Center is Coming to the Azure Portal

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

At Ignite earlier this year, Microsoft announced that the Windows Admin Center is coming to the Azure portal.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – October 2020 Edition

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This month’s big news is the release of Windows 10 version 20H2. It’s a minor update but it comes with some worthwhile improvements. Also in October, Microsoft released a new version of its Edge browser to the Stable Channel and Microsoft provides a workaround for the ‘Reset this PC’ bug in Windows 10 version 2004.

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How to Programmatically Install Microsoft Store Apps Using Windows Package Manager

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

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 Choose Between Basic Mobility and Security Or Microsoft Intune

In this article, I explain the differences between Basic Mobility and Security and Microsoft Intune, both MDM services from Microsoft.

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Microsoft Tunnel Makes Connecting to Corporate Apps Easier from Android and iOS

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

First announced at Ignite in September 2020, Microsoft Tunnel Gateway provides access to on-premises corporate resources from Android and iOS devices.

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Patch Tuesday – October 2020

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

This month Microsoft patches a serious remote code execution (RCE) in Windows that could be easily wormable and Outlook gets a patch for a bug that could let an attacker run arbitrary code on affected systems. And after a break of a few months, Adobe releases a security update for Flash Player.

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How to Update Windows System Images Using the Antimalware Update Package for Microsoft Defender

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Update the Microsoft Defender engine, platform, and security intelligence file in Windows system images.

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Microsoft Brings Integrated SIEM and XDR Tools to Defender and Azure Sentinel

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

At its Ignite conference in September, Microsoft announced a serious of branding changes for Microsoft Defender and new features for Azure Sentinel.

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How to Limit OneDrive Upload Bandwidth

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

By default, the OneDrive sync client upload rate isn’t limited. In this article, I explain when and how to limit upload bandwidth.

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