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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Microsoft: CrowdStrike Mishap Impacted Less Than 1 Percent of Windows PCs

The CrowdStrike outage this past week was devastating, but it impacted less than 1 percent…

A Game (Pass) with No Winners
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A Game (Pass) with No Winners (Premium)

Xbox has lost the trust of its biggest fans, a potentially fatal blow to a…

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Ask Paul: July 19 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Hopefully, you're not bogged down by the CrowdStrike screwup too much and can…

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Botched CrowdStrike Update Triggered Microsoft Infrastructure Outage Overnight

Security firm CrowdStrike misconfigured a Windows security update, triggering a massive worldwide Internet outage.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon First Impressions

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon First Impressions

The ThinkPad T14s combines iconic ThinkPad design elements with Qualcomm's magical Snapdragon X processor.

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Windows 11 Version 23H2 is Now Broadly Available

9 months after its initial release, Windows 11 version 23H2 is finally of sufficient quality…

Microsoft pays off CISPE

Microsoft Will Likely Avoid EU Antitrust Charges for Cloud Licensing

One week after it settled with CISPE, Microsoft has convinced OVHcloud to drop its EU…

Android 15 Beta 4

Google Delivers the Final Android 15 Beta Release

Android 15 Beta 4 is the second platform stability milestone for this release and the…

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Google Expands Markdown Support in Docs, Slides, and Drawings

After adding basic Markdown support in 2022, Google is expanding its support for Markdown in…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Transitions (Premium)

Some milestones in life are obvious, while others are subtle and perhaps not recognized in…

Google Integrates Android Studio with Project IDX

Google announced that it is integrating Android Studio with Project IDX, its AI-powered, cloud-hosted integrated…

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 9

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 9 Review

Houston, we don't have a problem: The Yoga Slim 7x 14 has the performance, battery…

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Windows 11 Version 24H2 Introduces Yet Another Way to Update Windows

Microsoft now has approximately 1,000 different ways in which it can update Windows or any…

.NET 9 Preview 6

.NET 9 Preview 6 is Now Available

Last night, Microsoft delivered its sixth preview version of .NET 9 ahead of the platform's…

Apple Releases First Public Betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, More

Apple today released the first public betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia,…

New Opera for iPhone and iPad

Opera for iPhone and iPad with New UI is Available in Beta

Opera announced a beta version of its mobile browser for iPhone and iPad that's been…

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