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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Dave Cutler Talks NT, Cairo, and More (UPDATED)

There is no person more important to the history of Windows than Dave Cutler, and…

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Ask Paul: October 20 (Premium)

Hola from Mexico City, and happy Friday! Here's another great set of reader questions to…

No more activation for you!

You Can No Longer Use Windows 7/8 Keys to Activate Windows 10 Either

Microsoft is no longer letting users activate Windows 11 using a Windows 7/8.1 product key.…

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Stardock at 30

When I think about the Windows software makers that have been around the longest and…

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Netflix Reports Q3 Revenues and a Price Hike for Some Subscriptions

Netflix reported that it earned a net income of $1.7 billion on revenue of $8.5…

Google Chrome address bar improvements

Google Improves the Chrome Address Bar

Google today announced several new improvements f0r the Chrome address bar that should make the…

Google Play Protect

Google is Expanding its Scanning of Sideloaded Android Apps with Play Protect

Google Play Protect checks for malicious sideloaded apps at install time on Android, but Google…

Microsoft Radius

Microsoft Announces a New Open App Platform for the Cloud

Microsoft Radius is a new open-source, cloud-native application platform that supports Azure, AWS, and private…

New System Components UI in Windows 11 23H2
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The Mysterious Case of the Windows 11 23H2 System Components (Premium)

Windows 11 version 23H2 seems like a non-event now that its best features were released…

Activision Blizzard Titles Won’t Come to Game Pass Until 2024

Microsoft's Phil Spencer said that Activision Blizzard titles can’t come to Xbox Game Pass until…

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Numbers Don’t Lie, People Do (Premium)

News that Windows 11 is now in active use on about 400 million PCs casts…

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Camtasia Brings AI to Video Creation and Editing

TechSmith announced that it is using AI to accelerate video creation and editing in its…

Wear OS is coming to RISC-V

Qualcomm and Google are Bringing RISC-V to Wear OS

Qualcomm and Google announced today that they will extend support for Wear OS to include…

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In Praise of iPhone Navigation (Premium)

Every time I switch between an iPhone and a Pixel, I’m confronted by the things…

Windows 11 Field Guide Update: 23H2, the Site, and the Book

I’m hoping to update at least several Windows 11 Field Guide chapters for version 23H2…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Feeling Remote (Premium)

I've worked from home for over 30 years, but the pandemic opened up this opportunity…

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