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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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Windows Mobile 10: The Story So Far
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 27, 2015
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Russell Smith
As Windows Mobile 10 rolls towards RTM, Russell Smith looks at one of the latest builds and gives his impressions.
Enable Nested Hyper-V Virtualization in Windows 10 Build 10565
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 19, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn how to enable Hyper-V nested virtualization in Windows 10 build 10565.
Microsoft Lumia 950: Dead on Arrival?
Last Update: Jun 26, 2025
- Oct 15, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith discusses why the Lumia 950 and 950 XL won’t be money down the drain if you’re in the market for a new Windows Mobile handset.
Windows 10: Disk Optimization
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 13, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn a quick trick in disk optimization in Windows 10 with the redesigned Reset and Refresh features that are designed to reduce the OS footprint.
PowerShell 5.0 Tutorial: Example-Driven Parsing using ConvertFrom-String
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 12, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows you how to easily parse complex text files using ConvertFrom-String in PowerShell 5.0.
PowerShell 5.0 Just Enough Administration (JEA) Part 2: Creating Toolkits and Understanding Logs
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Oct 08, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn how to create your own JEA Toolkits (Endpoints), and monitor the logs for user activity.
Memory Compression in Windows 10 Threshold 2
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 08, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn about upcoming changes to Memory Manager in Windows 10 Threshold 2, and how memory compression will be used to improve performance.
Microsoft Announces Facebook, Instagram, Box, Twitter, and more Universal Apps for Windows 10
Last Update: Jul 02, 2025
- Oct 07, 2015
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Russell Smith
Microsoft announces soon to be made available Windows 10 Universal Apps from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Netflix, and more.
Basic Delimited Parsing using ConvertFrom-String in PowerShell 5.0
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 06, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn how to easily parse delimited text files using ConvertFrom-String in PowerShell 5.0.
Windows 10 Enterprise Feature: Credential Guard
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 05, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith explains how Credential Guard in Windows 10 Enterprise can be used to protect domain user account passwords.
What is Slack and Is It Better Than Email?
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 02, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith explains how Slack works, and how it can improve productivity for small teams working on internal projects.
PowerShell 5.0 Just Enough Administration (JEA) Part 1: Understanding JEA and Configuring the Demo Toolkit
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Oct 01, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn how to easily configuring constrained PowerShell Remoting endpoints using the PowerShell Just Enough Administration Toolkit.