This Week in IT

This Week in IT

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.

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Latest Episode: Windows 11 Start Menu Overhaul: What’s New and Improved

This Week in IT Episodes

Windows 11 Start Menu
Episode 161 Jun 13, 2025

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...

Microsoft 365 Copilot hero approved
Episode 160 Jun 6, 2025

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 11 update
Episode 159 May 30, 2025

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 2022 Update
Episode 158 May 23, 2025

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...

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Episode 157 May 16, 2025

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

Servers Hero
Episode 156 May 2, 2025

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:

Microsoft 365 Copilot hero approved
Episode 155 Apr 25, 2025

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...

Copilot Vision
Episode 154 Apr 18, 2025

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...

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Episode 153 Apr 4, 2025

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...

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Episode 152 Mar 28, 2025

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...

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Episode 151 Mar 21, 2025

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...

Windows app
Episode 150 Mar 14, 2025

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...

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