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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.
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No Internet, No Problem: Microsoft’s New Offline Cloud and Excel Agent Mode
Imagine running Microsoft’s cloud entirely on your own terms. This week, Microsoft’s Azure Local and Microsoft 365 Local go live, letting governments and regulated industries run mission-critical workloads and AI models completely offline. Meanwhile, Excel’s Agent Mode expands to Europe and even works with files stored on your own PC, and Windows 11’s latest preview...
Copilot Confidential: When AI Reads Your Sensitive Emails
Microsoft 365 Copilot has been caught reading confidential emails it was supposed to ignore, an alarming privacy blunder. Meanwhile, Chinese hackers exploited a backdoor in Dell’s backup software for 18 months without anyone noticing. And as Broadcom hikes VMware prices, IT leaders are looking to reduce reliance on it. Thanks to Cayosoft for sponsoring this episode! Links...
Microsoft’s Email Meltdown and 4,000 Accounts Hacked via Outlook Add-in
This Week in IT, what if Microsoft’s email system suddenly categorized genuine emails as phishing attempts? It happened this week, disrupting businesses. Plus, 4,000 Microsoft accounts got hacked through a genuine Outlook add-in from the official Store, and we’ll reveal how attackers pulled that off. And Microsoft’s building a brand-new mini-OS in Rust to keep...
Windows 11 Takes Off, Copilot Stalls, and Microsoft Refocuses on Security
This Week in IT, Windows 11 adoption just jumped past 62 percent after months of going nowhere. At the same time, Microsoft admits that barely 3 percent of Microsoft 365 users are paying for Copilot. And Redmond has reassigned senior leadership to focus on quality and security. Thanks to Cayosoft for sponsoring this episode! Links and resources...
Windows 11 Security Shake‑Up: Admin Protection Flaws + Kerberos RC4 Endgame
Windows 11’s Administrator Protection, which is meant to lock down elevation, was hacked in testing and forced Microsoft to rethink the design. At the same time, Kerberos is finally saying goodbye to RC4, with enforcement deadlines that could break Active Directory legacy authentication if you don’t prepare. And Microsoft just gave admins a first‑party way...
Windows 11 26H1: Built for New Silicon. Nvidia PC Chips Are Next
Nvidia is about to crash the Windows‑on‑Arm party. Its first PC chips could arrive with a special Windows 11 build just for new silicon. At the same time, Mandiant just made it trivial to crack a decades‑old Microsoft protocol that some companies still run in production. And a new class of AI bugs shows how...
Windows 11 Update Causes OS to ‘Gain Weight’
Windows 11 just got heavier, literally! A new security update is doubling the size of critical OS files and Microsoft says it’s absolutely necessary. At the same time, the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is quietly being killed off, pushing IT departments toward modern deployment, and this month’s Patch Tuesday unleashes 113 fixes, including a fresh zero-day...
Windows 11’s Exclusive Update for AI PCs (and This Week’s Top IT News)
Microsoft is bending its own rules with a special Windows update only for new AI-powered PCs. Plus, Teams is about to start auto-blocking malware and phish by default for everyone, and if you’re migrating from Slack to Teams, Microsoft’s rolling out a new tool to make it seamless. Thanks to Cayosoft for sponsoring this episode!...
GPT‑5 Arrives in Copilot Studio – Plus Clipboard & Login Upgrades!
This Week in IT, Microsoft quietly turns Copilot Studio into a fully‑fledged AI platform—bringing GPT‑5, human‑in‑the‑loop controls, and curated action groups. Meanwhile, the Windows Clipboard may soon convert anything you copy into the format you need, and Windows 11 authentication is getting a WebView2 makeover. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT –...
Teams Adds Office‑Location Tracking: Surveillance or Safety?
Could your boss soon track your every move? Microsoft is quietly rolling out a location‑tracking feature in Teams that uses Wi‑Fi and peripherals to map your office whereabouts. Microsoft is also turning up the security dial across Microsoft 365 with a new baseline that blocks legacy protocols and restricts risky file types. And if patch...
Windows Shortcut Exploit Finally Patched – Here’s What IT Pros Need to Know
This Week in IT, a hidden Windows shortcut flaw exploited for years finally gets patched, but how did attackers sneak their malware past security teams? Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 customers are about to get powerful Intune tools like Remote Help and just‑in‑time admin rights, but there’s a price hike on the way. And by...
Agent 365 vs. Agentic OS Backlash: What Microsoft Got Right (and Wrong) at Ignite
This Week in IT, Microsoft unveils Agent 365 at Ignite, a new control plane that acts as the command center for every AI agent in an organisation. Users are pushing back against Microsoft’s plan to turn Windows into an “agentic OS,”, plus Microsoft announced major Copilot upgrades. Links and resources Episode overview Microsoft announced significant...