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

Report: Microsoft Could Sue OpenAI for Contract Breach

Report: Microsoft Could Sue OpenAI for Contract Breach

The Financial Times reports that Microsoft is considering suing OpenAI, one of its biggest partners,…

Mozilla Details New Features Coming in Firefox 149, 150, and Beyond

Mozilla Details New Features Coming in Firefox 149, 150, and Beyond

Mozilla is ramping up the improvements to its Firefox web browser, and the AI kill…

PowerToys 0.98 Arrives with Command Palette Dock, More

PowerToys 0.98 Arrives with Command Palette Dock, More

There's a new version of PowerToys out and this is a big one that includes…

Mozilla Unveils Kit, the New Firefox Mascot

Mozilla Unveils Kit, the New Firefox Mascot

Mozilla today unveiled Kit, a new mascot for Firefox which will appear in ads and…

Thoughts About Switching
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Thoughts About Switching ⭐️

I've made the case that Windows 11 can be fixed. But what happens when that's…

Intel Announces Core Ultra 200HX Plus Series Mobile Processors

Intel Announces Core Ultra 200HX Plus Series Mobile Processors

Intel today announced a new set of high-end mobile processors in the Core Ultra Plus…

Microsoft Reorgs Its AI Businesses

Microsoft Reorgs Its AI Businesses

Microsoft announced a major reorganization today, and this time it's focused on Copilot and AI.

Google Launches New Resources for Android Desktop Mode

Google Launches New Resources for Android Desktop Mode

With Android heading to laptops this year, Google is ramping up its developer support for…

DuckDuckGo Brings More Powerful Reasoning Models to Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo Brings More Powerful Reasoning Models to Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo announced this morning that Duck.ai now supports more powerful reasoning models like GPT-5 mini.

A Lying Liar Who Lies
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A Lying Liar Who Lies ⭐️

Microsoft is a pathological liar that doesn't not have your best interests at heart. Think…

Proton Launches Born Private Program

Proton Launches Born Private Program

Proton's Born Private program lets new parents protect their children's digital identities from birth.

Google Pixel 10 Pro 10 Fold Review

Google Pixel 10 Pro 10 Fold Review

The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is a godsend for those who need a bigger…

WinUIpad: Heading Into the Final Stretch
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WinUIpad: Heading Into the Final Stretch ⭐

Thanks to Clairvoyance, all the hard work implementing multiple documents and tabs in WinUIpad is…

Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 First Impressions

Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 First Impressions

The ThinkPad P16 is a 16-inch portable workstation with Intel Core Ultra Series 2 HX…

Ask Paul: March 13
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Ask Paul: March the 13th ⭐

Happy Friday! This Friday the 13th, we’re haunted by the MacBook Neo and for no…

IDC Predicts an 11.3 Percent Decline in PC Sales This Year

IDC Predicts an 11.3 Percent Decline in PC Sales This Year

The market researchers at IDC have issued a new warning about PC sales in 2026…

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