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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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This Week in IT Episodes
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...
IT Overload is Driving Workers Away + Microsoft Updates
This Week in IT, 60% of UK workers report tech overload, Microsoft is retiring Skype in May, and Teams gets some new features. Links and resources Episode overview In this week’s IT news, 60% of UK workers report tech overload, and Microsoft is retiring Skype in May, with new features added to Teams.
Is Microsoft 365 a Geopolitical Risk?
This Week in IT, as Microsoft completes it EU data boundary project, Bert Hubert tells the Register that M365 is a geopolitical risk under Trump 2.0, admins get new Copilot feedback controls, and Microsoft introduces new Tenant Outbound Email Limits in Exchange Online. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT, Russell discusses concerns...
Microsoft Fast Forwards Quantum Computing
This Week in IT, Microsoft makes a significant breakthrough in the race to build commercially useful quantum computers, File Explorer gets cleaned up, and Russian hackers are targeting 2FA codes again. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT, Russell covers Microsoft’s quantum computing breakthrough, File Explorer updates, and Russian hacker attacks on multi-factor...
Microsoft Teams Adopts Facebook-Style Storylines, Windows 11 New Features
This Week in IT, Microsoft Teams is bringing a Facebook-style storyline to users, the February CU for Windows 11 brings several new features and updates to File Explorer and the Taskbar, and government users in Australia think Microsoft Copilot isn’t quite as good as they’d hoped. Links and resources Episode overview This week’s IT news...