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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Ask Paul: January 19 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We live in interesting times, for better or worse, and you can see…

Photo collection consolidation
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Digital Decluttering: Photo Consolidation Mission Accomplished (Premium)

With months of work behind me, I finally consolidated my photos into a 450 GB…

New Windows 11 Dev Channel Build Improves Teams and Phone Integration

Today, Microsoft released Windows 11 build 23619 to PCs enrolled in the Dev channel of…

Microsoft Reading Coach

Microsoft is Bringing More AI to the Education Market

As part of a push to bring more AI capabilities to its educational offerings, Microsoft…

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What (If Anything) Can We Do To Prevent Tracking Online? (Premium)

In addition to being the year of AI, 2024 may also be the year in…

An Amazon Alexa-powered Echo smart speaker

Amazon is Working on a Paid AI Version of Alexa

According to a report in Business Insider, Amazon is working on a paid subscription plan…

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Report: Facebook Users Are Tracked by an Average of 2,230 Advertisers

A troubling new report from the consumer advocates at Consumer Reports shows that our online…

Notion Calendar

Notion Announces Notion Calendar

Notion today announced Notion Calendar, a calendar service that can link Google Calendar and Notion…

Apple did it again

Epic is Right to Sue Apple for End-Run Around Court Ruling

Apple's "bad-faith compliance" with its court-ordered remedy in Epic v. Apple is forcing Epic to…

EU advertising disclosure in the new Outlook

New Outlook Decried as a “Surveillance Tool for Targeted Advertising”

Thanks to new EU privacy regulations, the new Outlook displays a disturbing disclosure there that…

IDC: Apple is Now the World’s Biggest Smartphone Maker

The market researchers at IDC claim that Apple surpassed Samsung in the calendar year 2023…

PC sales - 2006 to 2023

PC Sales Fell 13.25 Percent in 2023 to 250.7 Million Units

PC makers sold just 250.7 million PCs in 2023, a decline of 13.25 percent year-over-year…

An AI robot army
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Put Up or Shut Up (Premium)

We've long known that 2024 was the year in which Microsoft would need to deliver…

Epic Games

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Epic v. Apple Appeals, Forcing Apple to Open Up App Store (Updated)

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear both appeals in Epic v. Apple, so Apple…

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HP Elite Mini 800 G9 First Impressions

I have always had a special place in my heart for small form factor (SFF)…

Microsoft Copilot Pro

Microsoft Announces Copilot Pro for Consumers, Expands Copilot for Microsoft 365 for Commercial Customers

Microsoft now offers a paid Copilot Pro subscription for consumers and is dramatically expanding the…

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