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

Stardock Multiplicity 4

Stardock releases Multiplicity 4

Stardock today released Multiplicity 4, a major update to its software KVM solution that, among…

Native Copilot app for Windows 11

Microsoft is Updating Copilot for Windows … Again

A new native version of the Copilot for Windows app is heading out to all…

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2024 Winds Down with a Fresh Look at the Microsoft Client Stack (Premium)

Microsoft's strategy for moving customers to new versions of its client software products involves two…

OpenAI Sora generated video

OpenAI Delivers Sora AI Video Generator

Spurred no doubt by the recent preview of Google "Veo", OpenAI today took its Sora…

Here come more Apple Intelligence features

Not Yet, Apple Fans, Not Yet

Apple was expected to release iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 today, but the…

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.…

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