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

.NET 11 Preview 3 is Here

.NET 11 Preview 3 is Here

The .NET team continues to release .NET 11 previews on a predictable and timely schedule.

Anthropic Redesigns Claude App on Desktop for Parallel Agents

Anthropic Redesigns Claude App on Desktop for Parallel Agents

Anthropic has released a redesigned Claude app for desktop that supports parallel agents so you…

Proton Drive Has Already Had a Great 2026

Proton Drive Has Already Had a Great 2026

Proton today highlighted the many improvements it's made to Proton Drive this year so far,…

Microsoft Releases a More Efficient Image Generation Model

Microsoft Releases a More Efficient Image Generation Model

Microsoft AI is on a roll, and today it announced a more efficient version of…

Google I/O Registration is Open With Schedule

Google I/O 2026 Registration is Open With Schedule

Google I/O registration is now open, and Google has made the full livestream schedule available.

Google App for Desktop Comes to Windows Worlwide

Google App for Desktop Comes to Windows Worlwide

Last September, Google revealed a new desktop app for Windows. Today, that app is available…

Switcher 2026: Coping with the Mac
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Switcher 2026: Coping With the Mac ⭐️

The Mac is having a moment thanks to the MacBook Neo, but whichever Mac you…

Stardock Releases a New App, Connection Explorer

Stardock Releases a New App, Connection Explorer

Windows utility maker Stardock today announced a new app, Connection Manager, that visualizes network activity.

Google Home Gets More Gemini Updates

Google Home Gets More Gemini Updates

Google continues to update Gemini in Google Home with a flurry of useful functional upgrades,…

Switcher 2026: Some Thoughts About France, Linux, and Digital Sovereignty
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Switcher 2026: Some Thoughts About France, Linux, and Digital Sovereignty ⭐️

When it comes to personal technology, something that works inconsistently is worse than something that…

Lenovo IdeaPad 5a 2-in-1 First Impressions

Lenovo IdeaPad 5a 2-in-1 First Impressions

The IdeaPad 5a 2-in-1 is what an affordable and versatile Copilot+ laptop looks like in…

Windows Insider Program

Microsoft Issues Four Insider Builds Across Canary, Dev, and Beta Channels

Microsoft just announced major changes to the Windows Insider Program, but this ain't it.

Ask Paul: April 10
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Ask Paul: April 10 ⭐️

Happy Friday! This is possibly the longest Ask Paul I've ever worked on, thanks to…

IDC Reports 2.5 Percent PC Sales Growth in Q1

IDC Reports 2.5 Percent PC Sales Growth in Q1

The market researchers at IDC report that PC makers sold 65.6 million units in the…

ASUS Zenbook A16 Preview

ASUS Zenbook A16 Preview

The first Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme laptop is here, and I will review it ...…

Amazon CEO Tries to Explain $200 Billion in AI Spending to Shareholders

In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon's CEO is already painting AI as a success…

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