Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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

Microsoft’s Printing Nightmare Continues

Microsoft has acknowledged the third printer-related vulnerability in Windows in the past month or so.

Visual Studio Code Now Includes Built-In JavaScript Debugging

Extensibility is one of the key advantages of Visual Studio Code, but JavaScript debugging is…

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Ask Paul: July 16 (Premium)

It’s the Ides of July, or something, so let’s kick off the weekend early again…

Thinking About the Future of UWP, Windows Store, and Windows 10 S (Premium)

Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Version 21H2

Yes, Windows 11 is the new hotness, but Microsoft will still issue another version of…

Valve’s Steam Deck is a $400+ Portable Gaming PC

Anyone looking for a Nintendo Switch-like portable gaming PC will want to check out the…

Microsoft to Begin Extended Release Cycle Option with Edge 94

Back in March, Microsoft announced that it would move its Edge web browser from a…

ASUS ExpertBook B9450 First Impressions

The ASUS ExpertBook is billed as the world’s lightest 14-inch business-class laptop, and it makes…

Windows 11 Build 22000.71 Brings More Small Refinements

Microsoft has released the third official build of Windows 11 and, sure enough, the major…

Hands-On with the Office Visual Refresh

It’s unclear why I had to wait so long to get the Office Visual Refresh,…

OnePlus Won’t Sell the Base Model 9 Pro in the U.S., Canada

Citing ongoing component shortages, OnePlus admitted that it won’t be bringing the base model OnePlus…

Google Releases Android 12 Beta 3

Today, Google announced the immediate availability of Android 12 Beta 3, which ships with the…

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Microsoft Announces Windows 365

Microsoft is branding its Cloud PC service as Windows 365 and will offer it to…

Amazon Alexa Comes to Third-Party Smart TVs Powered by LG webOS

LG announced today that Amazon Alexa is coming to a wide range of third-party smart…

Google Makes Stadia More Attractive to Developers

As part of its virtual Google for Games Developer Summit, Google today announced dramatically better…

Xbox Family Settings App Adds Spending Management

Microsoft’s Xbox Family Settings app has been updated to support a way to manage how…

Mozilla Releases Firefox 90

Mozilla Firefox 90 supports background updating, HTTPS-only exceptions, Print to PDF improvements, and private browsing…

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