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Join Russell Smith, Editorial Director of Petri.com, to take a look at the most important news for IT pros in the past week. This Week in IT is a podcast for IT Pros that covers all the latest developments on Windows, Microsoft 365, and Azure. The show is enterprise focused for IT Pros who are looking to make the most of Microsoft solutions and products.
Latest Episode: Windows 11 Start Menu Overhaul: What’s New and Improved
This Week in IT Episodes
Windows 11 Start Menu Overhaul: What’s New and Improved
This Week in IT, Insiders can now test Microsoft’s updated Start menu for Windows 11 but will the changes be enough to convince Windows 10 users to migrate? Plus, Microsoft stalls on Patch Tuesday updates and releases a fix for Windows Server 2025 domain controller network connectivity issues. Links and resources Episode overview This week...
Is Microsoft 365 Copilot a Failure?
This Week in IT, a new report says UK government employees only saved 26 minutes a day with Copilot, AI could mean you get a pay rise while others lose their jobs, and organizations are looking to repatriate certain cloud workloads. Links and resources Episode overview This episode focuses on AI’s impact on productivity and...
Windows Backup Tool Has An Ulterior Motive
This Week in IT, Microsoft is releasing a new backup tool for Windows ahead of Windows 10 end of life later this year, updating apps could be set to become a whole lot easier, and there’s some important updates for orgs using Microsoft Intune. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT, Russell discusses...
Windows 11 Gets a Big Security Upgrade
This Week in IT, I look at the most important Build announcements for sysadmins, including a big update to Windows 11 security, updates to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Microsoft 365 Copilot announcements. Links and resources Episode overview This week in IT, Russell looks at key announcements from Build 2025, focusing on security updates...
Windows 10: Microsoft Does U-Turn on EoL Support
This Week in IT, Microsoft changes its support policy for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10, Windows 11 version 24H2 is now broadly available — but not without issues, and I look at the updates to Teams in the May update. Links and resources
Windows Server 2025: An Update You Didn’t See Coming
This Week in IT, Microsoft teases putting one of the best features of Windows Server behind a paywall, Arch Linux is now officially supported in Windows, and Windows Recall and improved search finally get launched on ARM Copilot+ PCs. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT, Russell discusses:
The Rise of AI Agents: Are They Taking Over Workplaces?
This Week in IT, I look at the Wave 2 Spring releases for Microsoft 365 Copilot, including new agents and search experience, and at whether data in Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index, which Microsoft says indicates AI is reshaping the future of work, stacks up. Links and resources Episode overview In this week’s episode, Russell...
NTLM Bites Back and Copilot Vision Is Watching You
This Week in IT, a legacy authentication protocol is still causing woes for many organizations this week as hackers continue to exploit it, Copilot Vision is coming to Edge users in the US for free, and Windows 11 gets offered to some corporate users despite Intune policies to block it. Links and resources Episode overview...
Windows 11 New QMR Feature and Big Start Menu Update
This Week in IT, Windows 11 QMR finally reaches Windows Insiders, Microsoft Accounts are getting a new login experience, and Power BI prices get a big hike. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT, Russell discusses recent updates and changes in Microsoft’s products and services, particularly focusing on Windows 11, Microsoft accounts, and...
Windows 11 25H2 and Office Apps Get Faster
This Week in IT, Microsoft has started working on the next version of Windows 11, Microsoft Office apps are getting a performance boost, and AI capabilities are coming to Entra ID. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT, Russell covers recent developments in Microsoft’s ecosystem, particularly focusing on Windows 11 and its associated...
AI PCs: Is Search the Secret Weapon?
This Week in IT, AMD says AI PCs will be a no brainer for businesses but exactly what benefit will they provide? Plus, Teams gets a new live chat feature, and Microsoft updates the Windows Admin Center with new security tools for Windows Server. Links and resources Episode overview This week in IT, AMD advocates...
Remote Desktop Shakeup, AI for Licensing, and Search Struggles
This Week in IT, Microsoft is set to discontinue the Remote Desktop App, a new AI startup aims to help organizations with Microsoft licensing, and workers are spending 9 hours a week searching for information. Links and resources Episode overview Microsoft is discontinuing its Remote Desktop app on May 27, 2025, recommending users to migrate...