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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.
LATEST
Microsoft Introduces AES-XTS to BitLocker in Windows 10 Version 1511
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Mar 07, 2016
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Russell Smith
Learn about new changes to BitLocker full disk encryption made in Windows 10 Version 1511.
Join Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Mar 02, 2016
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Russell Smith
Here’s quick tip on how to join Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory (AAD) and why you might want to do that.
Rediscover Music with Roon
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 25, 2016
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Russell Smith
Learn how you can rediscover your existing music with Roon, which promises to transform files and streams into a music collection that can be enjoyed from anywhere.
Windows 10 Tip: Change Network Profile
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 23, 2016
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Russell Smith
In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to change the network profile for your Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection in Windows 10 from Public to Private.
What is Microsoft Project Centennial?
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 19, 2016
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Russell Smith
In today’s Ask the Admin, learn about Microsoft Project Centennial and how it will change the way .NET and win32 apps are delivered in Windows 10.
Enable Diagnostic Logging in Windows Server 2012 R2 Routing and Remote Access
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 16, 2016
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Russell Smith
Learn how to enable verbose logging in Windows Server 2012 R2 Routing and Remote Access (RRAS).
Join Windows Server 2016 Nano to a Domain
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 10, 2016
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Russell Smith
Learn how to add Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 Nano Server to an Active Directory domain using the Offline Domain Join (djoin) tool.
Windows 10 Tip: Disable Fast Startup
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 09, 2016
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Russell Smith
Learn about what fast startup is in Windows 10 and how to disable it.
Formatting Messages in Slack
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 05, 2016
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Russell Smith
In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows us how to format messages in Slack to make channel feeds easier to read.
Configure Operational Insights for Azure Virtual Machines
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Jan 26, 2016
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Russell Smith
Learn how to quickly set up an OpInsights workspace in your Azure subscription, along with steps on how to deploy the OMS agent to virtual machines.
Troubleshooting Azure VPNs
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jan 25, 2016
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows you how to enable VPN gateway diagnostics and download the resulting logs from Azure storage.
Windows 10 Tip: Using the Lumia 950 with Windows Hello
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jan 20, 2016
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shares a quick Windows 10 tip for using the Lumia 950 with Windows Hello for increased security.