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.

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Nvidia Stock Craters in Historic $280 Billion Decline

The pendulum has swung: Nvidia lost nearly 10 percent of its value Tuesday, erasing almost…

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Copilot+ PC Questions, Answers, and Some Clarity (Premium)

This has been a year of nothing but questions. But with IFA happening this week,…

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Google Releases Android 15, Reveals New Features

In separate announcements, Google says it has released Android to AOSP and is making 5…

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Dell Launches Lunar Lake-Powered XPS 13

The next Dell XPS 13 is available for preorder today. It's powered by Intel Core…

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Microsoft Says Apple Still Charges Too Much in Mobile Store

Microsoft has submitted a filing with the UK CMA explaining that Apple's mobile app store…

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Firefox 130 Offers Experimental Access to Third-Party AI Chatbots

Mozilla released Firefox 130, the latest version of its flagship web browser, and the first…

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What’s New in Windows 11 Version 24H2

In October, Microsoft will retire Windows 11 version 22H2 and release an updated Windows 11…

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Just Kidding: You Won’t Be Able to Uninstall Recall

I had a lot of questions when the latest Windows 11 version 24H2 preview update…

# Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 2: Next Steps
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Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 2: Next Steps (Premium)

This time, we'll look at some basic code refactoring, add a few small features and…

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Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-In-1 Review

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 delivers premium looks, a powerful AMD processor, and a versatile…

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Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 1: The Basics (Premium)

In this first phase of modernizing the WPF version of .NETpad, we'll take the original…

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Apple Broke a Key Spotify Connect Feature

Apple is up to its usual shenanigans, artificially hobbling competitors while it pretends to conform…

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Modernizing .NETpad: The Way Forward (Premium)

It's time to document the work I've done modernizing the WPF version of .NETpad. Here's…

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Sonos Makes Its App Improvement and Bug Tracker Available to the Public

In yet another move aimed at appeasing its outraged user base, Sonos today published its…

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Microsoft Will Apparently Let Windows 11 Users Uninstall Recall

The latest preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2 contains a little surprise for those…

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Ask Paul: August 30 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We're heading into a long holiday weekend here in the U.S. so this…

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