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Russell Smith

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Editorial Director at Petri

Editorial Director of @PetriFeed. Let's connect on YouTube at https://t.co/liMY64Vxo0

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  • 1 week ago | petri.com | Russell Smith

    Key Takeaways: Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday update introduced a bug that can break the DHCP service on Windows Server. The issue prevents some clients from renewing their IP addresses. There’s currently no official fix or workaround besides rolling back the patch. Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday update introduced a bug that can break the DHCP service on Windows Server versions 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025.

  • 2 weeks ago | petri.com | Russell Smith

    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.

  • 3 weeks ago | petri.com | Russell Smith

    In this episode of Petri Dish, Russell interviews Henry Shapiro, co-founder of ‪Reclaim AI. Reclaim AI helps users manage their schedules in Google Calendar and Outlook by synchronizing multiple calendars and automating tasks like scheduling, rescheduling, and prioritizing events to improve productivity and work-life balance. Henry also discusses the challenges faced developing features for Outlook and future plans for the product.

  • 3 weeks ago | petri.com | Russell Smith

    Microsoft wants organizations to migrate to Windows 11 before October 2025. And to help things along, they have released a new backup tool, called Windows Backup for Organizations, that aims to smoothly migrate user settings for devices not connected to a corporate intranet. Microsoft announced this week that they’re launching the Windows Backup for Organizations tool in private preview.

  • 1 month ago | petri.com | Russell Smith

    Microsoft announced Administrator Protection for Windows 11 at its Build 2025 conference. Administrator Protection will affect how developers create applications for Windows 11. Windows 11 Administrator Protection provides local administrators with more protection without putting limitations on functionality they might need to get their jobs done. Microsoft revealed in its 2024 Digital Defense Report that there were 39,000 token theft attacks every day on Windows devices.

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Russell Smith
Russell Smith @smithrussell
24 Mar 25

AI PCs: Is search the secret weapon for businesses? 🤔 🎬 https://t.co/HmAQgb2VlM This Week in IT explores the potential benefits of AI PCs, a new live chat feature coming to #MicrosoftTeams, and the latest security tools for #WindowsServer from #Microsoft. https://t.co/EAROpBGfU1

Russell Smith
Russell Smith @smithrussell
24 Jan 25

🚨 This Week in IT: "Stargate Teleports Tech Bros to Other Dimension" https://t.co/HmAQgb3tbk 🎥 🚀 Unpacking the US government’s Stargate project, Microsoft's gains, Windows Server 2022 woes, and the looming Azure AD API retirement. #Microsoft #Stargate https://t.co/OQOIfAIpcx

Russell Smith
Russell Smith @smithrussell
17 Jan 25

Unlocking the Future: Copilot Chat aims to boost #AI adoption. 📈 📺 https://t.co/Dh7IU0WZu7 #TechNews #MicrosoftCopilot #ITUpdates Microsoft unveils Copilot Chat & pay-as-you-go agents, Outlook & Teams unified contacts experience, and Patch Tuesday’s impact on Citrix users. https://t.co/QGAFCTQoU9