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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Proton Updates Lumo and Proton Pass

Proton Updates Lumo and Proton Pass

Proton announced major updates to its Proton Pass password and passkey manager and Lumo AI…

LibreOffice Promotes Free, Endless Support

LibreOffice Promotes Free, Endless Support

With Microsoft Office 2021 exiting support in October, The Document Foundation is promoting LibreOffice as…

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Energized ⭐

In a "pain points" status update, Pavan Davuluri said he was "energized" by the improvements…

Microsoft Issues Five New Insider Builds

If you have a PC enrolled in the Windows Insider Program, it's highly likely that…

Ask Paul: July 31
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Ask Paul: July 31 ⭐

Happy Friday! We close out July with a delightfully short Ask Paul ahead of a…

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PlayStation 5 Sales Hit 95.3 Million Units

As part of its latest earnings report, Sony said that it sold 1.3 million PlayStation…

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Amazon Revenues Jump 20 Percent to $200.6 Billion

Amazon reported that it earned a net income of $ billion on revenues of $200.6…

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Apple Revenues Up 16 Percent to $109.4 Billion

Apple reported that it earned a net income of $29.9 billion on revenues of $109.4…

Microsoft Earnings Analysis: Hide Me The Money
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Microsoft Earnings Analysis: Hide Me The Money ⭐

With its latest quarterly report, Microsoft gave up all pretense of explaining where the money…

Welcome to the 2026 edition of the Windows 11 Field Guide!

Status Update 3: Windows 11 Field Guide 2026 Edition

With today's update, I have completely rewritten every single chapter in the Windows 11 Field…

Qualcomm Revenues Decline 4 Percent to $9.9 Billion

Qualcomm reported that it earned a net income of $2 billion on revenues of $9.9…

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Microsoft Earnings Up 18 Percent to $90 Billion

Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $35.8 billion on revenues of $90…

Is the Apple Upgrade Program a Downgrade?
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Is the Apple Upgrade Program a Downgrade? ⭐

Apple announced its Apple Upgrade program today, but it's the least Apple-y offering imaginable and…

Pocket Casts Comes to Apple TV

Pocket Casts Comes to Apple TV

The team behind Pocket Casts announced today that the podcast app is available now on…

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Windows Insiders Get More Windows 11 In-Box App Updates

Microsoft has issued a new set of updates for some Windows 11 in-box apps, in…

Windows Insider Program

Microsoft Issues a New Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms) Build

Experimental (Future Platforms) is finally getting some love. But not too much love, as there…

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