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

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Microsoft is Killing Paint 3D in November

In 2016, Microsoft was plotting to replace the OG Paint app in Windows with a…

Security Researcher Demos Copilot Flaws at Black Hat Conference

Security Researcher Demos Microsoft Copilot Flaws at Black Hat Conference

Former Microsoft security architect Michael Bargury demonstrated multiple flaws that malicious hackers can exploit to…

Intel Innovation

Intel Delays Innovation Event to 2025

Intel contacted me today to let me know that its Intel Innovation 2024 event, originally…

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Ask Paul: August 9 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We're heading to Washington D.C.--my favorite city in the United States--for the weekend.…

Quakecon 2024

Lots of DOOM News as Quakecon Gets Underway

With QuakeCon 2024 underway in Texas, Bethesda has some new DOOM updates to share and…

Proton Pass identity management and biometrics on desktop

Proton Pass Adds Identities, Plus Biometric Authentication on Desktop

Proton announced a major update to Proton Pass that extends its password manager capabilities to…

App Store icon on iPhone home screen

Apple Changes App Store Rules that Violated the EU DMA

Six weeks after an EU investigation determined that it wasn't complying with the Digital Markets…

Background removal (and replacement) in Clipchamp

Microsoft is Adding Two New AI Features to Clipchamp

Microsoft will update its terrific Clipchamp video editor with support for AI-based background and noise…

Peak Chromecast
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RIP? Please. Peak Chromecast Was Almost a Decade Ago (Premium)

Don't mourn the passing of Chromecast: Google's little dongle that couldn't peaked several years ago…

Sonos stuff

Sonos Delays Two New Products, Blames Broken New App

Sonos is delaying the release of two new products this year until it can improve…

Pixar's "Inside Out 2"

Disney+ and Hulu are Profitable Again, ESPN+ Not So Much

The Walt Disney Company's streaming business was profitable in the most recent quarter, following the…

Sony PlayStation 5

Total PlayStation 5 Sales Hit 61.7 Million Units

Sony sold 2.4 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the most recent quarter, down from 3.3…

WordStar 7 for MS-DOS

WordStar 7 for MS-DOS is Now Available for Free in Complete Archive

Before Microsoft Word, there was WordPerfect. And before WordPerfect, there was WordStar. And now, WordStar…

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Modernizing .NETpad: The Trouble with Tabs (Premium)

When I started this year's .NETpad modernization project, it wasn't entirely clear where the new…

Scales of Justice: Microsoft v. Google
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Microsoft the Legal Precedent, Microsoft the … Victim? (Premium)

While the parallels between US v. Google and US v. Microsoft are obvious, it's fascinating…

Firefox 129

Firefox 129 Delivers Improved Reader View, More

Mozilla launched the latest version of Firefox, its flagship desktop and mobile web browser, with…

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