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

Google Pixel Watch 3

Google Pixel Watch 3 First Impressions

With hundred dollars in Google Store credit and no need for yet another set of…

Modernizing .NETpad: Decision Time on Find/Replace
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Modernizing .NETpad: Decision Time on Find/Replace (Premium)

The way that Microsoft implements Find/Replace in Notepad today is non-standard and would be difficult…

Sonos starts updating its app

Sonos Finally Fixes a Few Meaningful Regressions in its New App

Four months after it kicked off the summer of Sonosgate with its horrible new mobile…

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Preview

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Preview

I seriously considered going with a non-Pro iPhone for the first time, but in the…

Sunset in Macungie
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Ask Paul: September 13 (Premium)

Happy Friday! I'm still reeling from the trip to Berlin, but I'm home and sort…

Google Chrome 128

Chrome 128 Brings Updated Safety Check, More

Google shipped Chrome version 128 on desktop and mobile, and today it's highlighting some major…

Adobe Q3 earnings

Adobe Revenues Up 11 Percent to $5.41 Billion

Adobe reported that it earned a net income of $1.68 billion on revenues of $5.41…

Paul's concept image of a Sonos set-top box

Report Outs the Delayed Sonos Competitor to Apple TV

A new report in Lowpass claims that Sonos has partnered with a company called The…

Google Confirms It Will Bring Desktop Windowing to Android

With Android 15 complete, Google is turning its attention to the desktop windowing capabilities it…

Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit

Microsoft Security Summit Was a Lot of Talk, Little Action

Microsoft held its high-profile Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit this week with Crowdstrike and other…

ExplorerPatcher

ExplorerPatcher Updated for 24H2, Windows 11 on Arm

Valentin Radu's useful ExplorerPatcher now supports Windows 11 version 24H2, including Arm64, and a new…

Google Wallet

Google Expands Digital ID and Commuter Capabilities in Wallet

Google announced new capabilities for Wallet as it moves ever closer to an all-digital future…

Microsoft Deprecates Legacy DRM Services in Windows

It's been a big year for deprecated Windows features, possibly the biggest ever. And you…

.NET 9 Release Candidate 1

Microsoft Issues .NET 9 RC1

Microsoft has released the first of two release candidates for .NET 9 ahead of its…

Apple HomePod mini
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A HomePod a Day Keeps the TV at Play (Premium)

We don't write much about Apple's HomePod line of smart speakers here at Thurrott.com, but…

Microsoft Will Let Developers Update UWP Apps to .NET 9

Microsoft Will Let Developers Update Legacy UWP Apps to .NET 9

Microsoft today announced a surprising new modernization path for developers stuck supporting legacy UWP apps.

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