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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U.S. Considers a Google Breakup

For the first time since Microsoft about 25 years ago, the U.S. government is considering…

Spotify gets a win in the EU

Apple Finally Relents on Spotify In-App Pricing Communications … But Only in Europe

Five long years after it complained to EU regulators about Apple's anticompetitive business practices, Spotify…

Compact Mode for the Game Bar in Windows 11

Microsoft is Testing a Compact Mode for the Windows 11 Game Bar

The Xbox app isn't the only gaming feature in Windows 11 that's being optimized for…

Drag and drop an app shortcut from Start to the Taskbar

Microsoft Issues Patch Tuesday Updates for All Windows 11 Versions

Microsoft today issued its Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for all three supported Windows 11 versions.

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Once More Unto the Pixel, Dear Friends, Once More (Premium)

Thanks in part to the rise of generative AI, 2024 has emerged as a critical…

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Google Announces Expanded Pixel 9 Series Family (Updated)

As expected, Google today announced an expanded family of Pixel 9 series smartphones that includes…

Proton Duo

Proton Now Offers a Duo Plan for Couples

Proton today announced a new Proton Duo plan that offers all the features in Proton…

Passkeys (Dashlane)

These are the Sites Driving Passkey Adoption

Dashlane recently revealed which websites and services are driving passkey adoption as a more modern…

Google Wallet

Google Wallet is Adding Support for “Everything Else”

With the world going fully digital, Google is adapting its Wallet app for Android to…

Opera One for iOS

Opera One Launches on iPhone and iPad

Opera announced today that its AI-native flagship web browser, Opera One, is now available for…

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Modernizing .NETpad: Project Update (Premium)

Last week, a reader asked me why I wasn't posting the source code for the…

iPhone 16 to be Minor Update, Gurman Says

We're about a month out from Apple's iPhone 16 series launch, and everyone is a…

This app never should have existed in the first place

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…

Roadtrip time
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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.…

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