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
Microsoft Quietly Delayed 23H2 on MCT Until Mid-November and Didn’t Tell Customers
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- Nov 04, 2023
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A Microsoft employee quietly confirmed that the Media Creation Tool (MCT) won't be updated for…
Microsoft Quietly Updates the Surface Support Lifecycle
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- Nov 03, 2023
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Microsoft now commits to delivering six years of firmware and driver updates to any Surface…
Amazon and Meta Settle with the UK CMA
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- Nov 03, 2023
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The UK CMA has settled with Amazon and Meta, closing investigations into anticompetitive business practices…
Ask Paul: November 3 (Premium)
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- Nov 03, 2023
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Happy Friday! We've survived Día de Muertos here in Mexico City, so I can take…
Notes From the Field: The Week That 23H2 Happened (Updated) (Premium)
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- Nov 02, 2023
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The past month has been a whirlwind of Windows 11 version 23H2 activity for me,…
Apple Revenues in Q3 Were $89.5 Billion, Roughly Flat With Last Year
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 02, 2023
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Apple reported today that it earned a net income of $23 billion on revenues of…
Amazon Enshittifies the Fire TV User Interface with Even More Ads
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 02, 2023
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Amazon this week introduced five new types of advertisements directly into the user interface of…
Brave’s AI Browser Assistant is Now Available
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 02, 2023
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Brave announced today that Leo, its AI browser assistant, is now available to users on…
Microsoft is Getting Serious About Security. Again.
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- Nov 02, 2023
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In the wake of a string of cyberattacks, Microsoft announced a new initiative today called…
Microsoft May Be Removing Two Windows 11 In-Box Apps in the Future
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- Nov 01, 2023
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Microsoft issued two builds to the Windows Insider Program today, and one of them no…
Qualcomm Revenues Plummeted 24 Percent in Quarter, But Smartphone Slump is Stabilizing
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 01, 2023
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Qualcomm reported a net income of $1.5 billion on revenues of $8.6 billion for the…
EA Revenues Were Flat in Q3, But FC 24 is Off to a Strong Start
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 01, 2023
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Electronic Arts (EA) reported that it earned a net income of $399 million on revenues…
One Month of Google Drive Made Me a Convert (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 01, 2023
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I just spent the past month using Google Drive in Windows for all my work-related…
Disney to Acquire Remaining Stake in Hulu for $8.61 Billion
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 01, 2023
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The Walt Disney Company announced plans to acquire the 33 percent stake in Hulu currently…
Windows 11 Made Modest Usage Share Gains in October
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 01, 2023
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The market researchers at StatCounter claim that Windows 11 usage jumped to 26.14 percent among…
Microsoft to Retire Classic Teams in March 2024
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 01, 2023
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Microsoft informed its commercial customers that it will retire the OG version of Microsoft Teams…