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

Paul at TEC 2024 in Dallas
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From the Editor’s Desk: Stories I Wanted to Tell (Premium)

Last week, I spoke at a tech conference for the first time since before the…

Proton Pass Family

Proton Announces Proton Pass Family

Proton has expanded its Proton Pass password management solution to include a Family plan that…

.NET 9 RC2

Microsoft Releases .NET 9 Release Candidate 2

With one month to go until the final release, Microsoft has delivered the second and…

New OneDrive

Microsoft Announces Major Updates to OneDrive

During an online event today, Microsoft announced several advances coming soon to OneDrive across various…

Passkey improvements coming to Windows 11

Microsoft Announces Passkey Improvements for Windows 11

Windows 11 supports passkeys, but only in the most basic way imaginable. But that's about…

Stardock Multiplicity 4 Beta 1

Stardock Announces Multiplicity 4 Beta 1

Stardock today announced Multiplicity 4 Beta 1, a pre-release version of its software KVM (keyboard,…

Epic beats Google

Google is Ordered to Open Android Play Store for Three Years

Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in Epic v. Google today and, as expected,…

Microsoft Edge reaches for your data

Web Browser Makers Ask EU to Designate Microsoft Edge as a Gatekeeper

The European Commission declined to designate Microsoft Edge a gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets…

Master Chief points the way forward
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Making the Right Bet (Premium)

I'm not particularly good at prognostication, but sometimes you can just see the future unfolding…

343 Industries Renamed to Halo Studios with Shift to Unreal Engine 5

It's a new era for the Halo franchise, with 343 Industries rebranding itself to Halo…

Apple Intelligence is coming in Fall 2024

Gurman: iOS 18.1 on October 28, M4 Macs on November 1

Ace Apple watcher Mark Gurman spilled the beans on the next two big Apple milestones…

iA Writer for Android is RIP

iA Writer Abandons Android, Citing Google Play Policy Changes

iA announced that it will no longer develop the Android version of its iA Writer…

Arc Search for Android

Arc Search Comes to Android in Open Beta

Almost 9 months after it delivered Arc Search on iPhone, The Browser Company shipped an…

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 15 Aura Edition First Impressions

The Yoga Slim 7i 15 Aura Edition marks my first hands-on experience with an Intel…

Ask Paul: October 4
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Ask Paul: October 4 (Premium)

Happy Friday! I've gone from Macungie, PA to Dallas to Mexico City since Monday and…

OpenAI Canvas for ChatGPT

OpenAI Announces Canvas for ChatGPT

OpenAI today announced Canvas, a new collaborative ChatGPT interface for writing and software coding.

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