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 Engineer Thwarts Backdoor Attack … in Linux

A Microsoft engineer discovered a backdoor attack on Linux, narrowly averting what security researchers say…

Artifact: It's dead, Jim

The Internet’s Oldest Living Dinosaur Buys Artifact

I can’t think of a worse end for Artifact than Yahoo, a sort of vestigial…

Windows 10 File Explorer in Windows 11

Tip: Rewind the Windows 11 File Explorer

The Windows 11 File Explorer is slow, unreliable, and buggy. If only we could go…

Arc browser on Mac
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Arc Browser is a Revelation on the Mac (Premium)

I was confused by Arc Browser on Windows, but the more fully realized Mac version…

AI newsreaders
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From the Editor’s Desk: AI the News That’s Fit to Feed (Premium)

While the self-reported news of Artifact’s death was, in the end, an exaggeration, it was…

Windows 11 24H2
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Understanding Windows 11 Version 24H2 (Premium)

Windows now follows a more chaotic and less predictable upgrade schedule than at any time…

Google Podcasts, RIP

Google Sends Final Warnings About Podcasts Closure

Google is emailing users of Google Podcasts about the imminent closure of the service this…

Copilot in Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Details Latest Copilot for Microsoft 365 Features

Back in February, Microsoft announced that it would start documenting all the new features it…

The cat is terrible at hide and seek
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Ask Paul: March 29 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Welcome to the last Ask Paul for March. It's another great set of…

Windows 10: It's like riding a bike
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Windows 10: It’s Like Riding a Bike (Premium)

Those unhappy with Windows 11 have good alternatives in ChromeOS, Linux, and macOS. But what…

Apple AirPods Pro 2

Hands-On with Apple AirPods Pro 2

Apple released its AirPods Pro 2 way back in September 2022, so I hope you…

Windows 11 build 26090

New Windows Insider Canary/Dev Channel Build Expands Availability of Widgets Improvements

Microsoft today issued Windows 11 build 26090 to Insiders with PCs enrolled in the Canary…

Amazon Bedrock

Amazon Concludes Its $4 Billion Investment in Anthropic

Amazon announced that it has concluded its $4 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic, more…

Borderlands game

Take-Two to Acquire Gearbox for $460 Million

Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive announced that it will acquire Gearbox for $460 million…

It's time for Apple's walled garden to fall
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Mr. Cook, Tear Down That Walled Garden (Premium)

Apple’s antitrust woes in the US and Europe are being mischaracterized by its legions of…

.NET release schedule

Microsoft Reminds Devs of .NET 7 End of Support

Microsoft issued a reminder that .NET 7 will reach end of support on May 14,…

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