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Petri's Editorial Director, Russell Smith, brings you the most important Microsoft 365 and Windows news updates every week. This Week in IT is brought to you by Petri.com

  1. 27 FEB.

    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 update pumps up system reliability with a built-in network speed test, Sysmon integration and more. Sponsored by: Cayosoft

    13 min

  2. 20 FEB.

    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 and resources: https://petri.com/podcast/copilot-confidential-when-ai-reads-your-sensitive-emails/

    10 min

  3. 13 FEB.

    Microsoft Email Meltdown: 4,000 Accounts Hacked via Outlook Add‑In

    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 bad code in a cage.

    12 min

  4. 6 FEB.

    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.

    11 min

  5. 30 JAN.

    Windows 11 Security Shake‑Up: Admin Protection Flaws + Kerberos RC4 Endgame

    Administrator Protection—meant to lock down Windows 11 —was hacked in testing and forced Microsoft to rethink the design before it even ships. At the same time, Kerberos is finally saying goodbye to RC4, with enforcement deadlines that could break legacy auth if you don’t prepare. And Microsoft just gave admins a first‑party way to manage configuration drift across Microsoft 365 with new Graph UTCM APIs.

    13 min

  6. 23 JAN.

    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 protocol that some companies still run in production. And a new class of AI bugs shows how MCP servers can be turned into cloud‑credential vending machines.

    12 min

  7. 16 JAN.

    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 already under attack.

    10 min

  8. 9 JAN.

    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. 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! 🔗 Links and resources: https://petri.com/podcast/windows-11s-exclusive-update-for-ai-pcs-and-this-weeks-top-it-news/

    13 min
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Petri's Editorial Director, Russell Smith, brings you the most important Microsoft 365 and Windows news updates every week. This Week in IT is brought to you by Petri.com

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