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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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Windows Copilot Brings AI Personal Assistant to Windows 11
- May 23, 2023
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Today at Build 2023, Microsoft announced Windows Copilot for Windows 11. As the first PC operating system to include integrated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, like those found in ChatGPT and Bing Chat, Microsoft is centralizing AI features already available in Bing Chat as a new capability in Windows 11. It will also allow users to…
Docker For Windows: Create a Linux Container on Windows 10
Last Update: May 22, 2023
- Sep 19, 2018
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Looking to create a Linux container in Windows 10? Russell shows you how with easy step-by-step instructions.
Google Announces Duet AI But Can It Compete with Microsoft 365 Copilot?
- May 12, 2023
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Google shows off its competitor to Microsoft 365 Copilot, Duet AI, at its I/O conference this week. I look at what Google announced and what Microsoft also revealed about its own AI tech recently as it enters wider testing. More Google I/O news on Petri: Google Introduces Duet AI With Generative AI Features for Workspace…
Webinar: Learn How to Keep Critical Web Apps Online and Sensitive Data Secure
- May 09, 2023
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Do you know your WAF from your WAAP? Or your RASP from your WAF? This week, Petri is hosting a webinar with Fortra, which looks at how to protect your web apps from advanced web attacks. Join myself and Fortra’s Josh Davies, an experienced senior security analyst, who will explain some advanced techniques attackers use…
What’s New in Windows – April 2023
- May 05, 2023
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This month, Windows is getting memory safe Rust code in the kernel, Microsoft announces Windows 11 LTSC edition to launch late 2024, Windows 12 could be getting a special edition to support Arm and A.I. features, plus lots of updates for Insider Program builds. Windows gets support for Rust in the Windows kernel At the…
Guide: Getting Started with Windows Package Manager (Winget) v1.0
Last Update: May 05, 2023
- May 31, 2021
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Microsoft announced at Build that Windows Package Manager (WPM) v1.0 is now generally available. First announced in May 2020, WPM has been in development for over a year. But now it’s finally ready for you to use. In this Winget Guide, I’ll show you how to get it and how it works. How to get…
How to Use Windows Package Manager
Last Update: May 05, 2023
- May 24, 2020
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Microsoft recently announced at Build 2020 that it is working on a native open-source package manager for Windows. Due to hit general availability in May 2021, Windows Package Manager is now accessible on GitHub and for Windows Insiders in preview. In this article, I will show you how to use Windows Package Manager (WPM) to…
How to Programmatically Install Microsoft Store Apps Using Windows Package Manager
Last Update: May 05, 2023
- Oct 28, 2020
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In the latest preview version of Windows Package Manager, you can install Microsoft Store apps from the command line.
How to Configure Group Policy to Reapply Settings
Last Update: Apr 28, 2023
- Feb 12, 2019
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How to ensure that Group Policy settings are applied every time Group Policy is processed.
How to Create a Group Policy Central Store
Last Update: Apr 28, 2023
- Feb 10, 2020
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How to centralize Group Policy templates to make managing configuration settings easier in a domain environment.