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Russell Smith
Editorial DirectorRussell 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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Microsoft Enterprise Search is Coming to Windows 10
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 20, 2019
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Russell Smith
Microsoft Enterprise Search is coming to all Office apps, Bing, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Windows 10.
How to Synchronize Password Hashes Between AAD and Domain Services
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 20, 2019
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Russell Smith
In the second part of this two-part series, I show you how to synchronize password hashes between AAD and Domain Services, and how to join a Windows Server VM to the new domain.
What is Windows Subsystem for Linux 2?
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 15, 2019
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Russell Smith
What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux and what are the changes coming in version 2 of the technology?
How to Change the Default Search Engine in Chromium-Based Edge
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- May 10, 2019
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Russell Smith
Microsoft has released a new version of their Edge browser, here is how to change the search engine from Bing to Google.
Three Ways to Migrate to Windows 10
Last Update: Jun 26, 2025
- May 08, 2019
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Russell Smith
In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll look at three different ways you can migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
How to Set Up (Microsoft Entra) Azure AD Domain Services
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 07, 2019
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Russell Smith
How to set up Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Everything You Need to Know About Windows – April 2019
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- May 01, 2019
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Russell Smith
This month sees yet more changes to Microsoft’s Windows 10 servicing schedule, problems for users after April’s Patch Tuesday quality update, the new version of Edge released for Insiders, and new minimum disk space requirements for upgrading to the Windows 10 May 2019 Update.
How to Enable GPU Acceleration in Windows Containers
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Apr 29, 2019
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Russell Smith
Need a little extra GPU power inside your container? Here is how you can turn on GPU acceleration in Windows Containers.
Windows Admin Center 1904 Reaches GA with Support for Active Directory
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Apr 24, 2019
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Russell Smith
Windows Admin Center 1904 is released with a host of new features and updates, including Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP tools in preview.
How to Uninstall and Reset Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions
Last Update: Jun 07, 2025
- Apr 24, 2019
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Russell Smith
Here is how to uninstall and reset Linux distributions installed in Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
How to Create a Windows Virtual Desktop Tenant with Windows Virtual Desktop
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Apr 18, 2019
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Russell Smith
In the second part of this series, I show you how to create a Windows Virtual Desktop tenant.
Microsoft April Updates Cause Issues for Some Users
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Apr 16, 2019
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Russell Smith
Microsoft’s April updates for Windows cause performance and authentication issues for some users.