Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

It's time to leave x86 behind
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Intel is Dead and x86 is Next (Premium)

The x86 instruction set that once defined personal computing is now a boat anchor holding…

Raspberry Pi 500 and Monitor

Raspberry Pi Launches Pi 500 and Pi Monitor

Raspberry Pi is back with an updated take on its low-cost computer in a keyboard,…

2024 apps, services, and games
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My New Apps, Services, and Games of 2024 (Premium)

2024 was another year of great change, driven in part by the sudden viability and…

The real problem with Recall
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The Real Problem with Recall (Premium)

Recall is controversial for all the wrong reasons. The big issues here are user experience-related:…

My Favorite Podcasts of 2024
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My Favorite Podcasts of 2024 (Premium)

2024 was a banner year for podcasts, with three major new additions, two of which…

Fornite Ballistic

Fortnite Goes Ballistic Next Week

Next week, Fortnite will launch a 5v5 first-person competitive game mode called Ballistic that combines…

## Recall and Click to Do Preview Come to AMD and Intel Copilot+ PCs

Recall and Click to Do Preview Come to AMD and Intel Copilot+ PCs

Two weeks after making Recall and Click to Do available in preview via the Insider…

Bagged and tagged
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Ask Paul: December 6 (Premium)

Happy Friday! The first Ask Paul of December kicks off an end of year wrap-up…

Google Quietly Extends Pixel 6, 7 and Fold Support Lifecycle

Google quietly extended the support lifecycle for the Pixel 6, 7, and Fold, with each…

## Google Releases Major Updates for Android 15, Pixel

Google Releases Major Updates for Android 15, Pixel

It's a big day for Android fans, with Google releasing a new bundle of AI…

Open
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Open? (Premium)

Microsoft claimed that Windows was "the most open operating system" at its recent Ignite conference.…

The Windows 11 Watermark Isn’t New

After Microsoft launched Windows 11, it warned that users running the system on unsupported hardware…

Open Source Takes on Video Game Preservation

Two recent open source projects highlight another major game reservation push, in this case to…

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Microsoft Accuses the FTC of Ethics Violations

Microsoft deputy general counsel Rima Alaily accused the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of violating its…

Negotiation complete
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Non-Negotiable (Premium)

When Microsoft announced Windows 11 in 2021, it angered customers by raising the hardware requirements…

Spotify Wrapped 2024

Spotify Wrapped 2024 Highlights Your Year in Music with Notebook LLM

Spotify has posted its year-end wrap-up for customers and this year, it comes with an…

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