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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Microsoft Quietly Kills Free Windows 10/11 Upgrades from Windows 7/8 (UPDATED)

Microsoft quietly announced that it has stopped supporting free upgrades from Windows 7 and 8…

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Raspberry Pi 5 Arrives in October, Starts at $60

It took over four years, but the Raspberry Foundation is finally launching a new flagship…

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U.S. v. Google: Apple Never Seriously Considered Switching to Bing

Apple used Bing as a bargaining chip to wring more money out of Google and…

FTC Revives its Battle Against Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard (UPDATED)

It can’t prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard, but the U.S. FTC will nonetheless hold…

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We Need to Discuss Amazon.com (Premium)

You all know how strongly I feel about the long-overdue need to regulate Big Tech.…

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Lenovo Slim Pro 9i (16″ Intel) Review

The 16-inch Lenovo Slim Pro 9i is a desktop replacement laptop that targets creators of…

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Microsoft is Looking to Rust for Windows Driver Development Too

Microsoft's embrace of the memory safe Rust programming language continues, with the software giant taking…

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Windows Insider Release Preview Channel Moves Forward to 23H2

With the Windows 11 Fall Update now available in preview form, the Release Preview channel…

FTC and 17 U.S. States Sues Amazon for Antitrust Violations

The U.S. FTC today sued Amazon.com for illegally maintaining its monopoly power by harming competition…

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Apple Release macOS Sonoma

Apple announced today that macOS Sonoma 14.0 is now available as a free update for…

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Day 2: Configuration, AV, Dynamic Island, First Photos, More

I finally spent some time using the new iPhone and continue to be impressed, including…

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max First Impressions

Today, I received a welcome surprise from Apple when my iPhone 15 Pro Max arrived…

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Digital Decluttering: Online Accounts (Premium)

Like many of the other digital decluttering tasks I'm taking on this year, reorganizing my…

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Redacted: Acquisitions (Premium)

With Microsoft's blockbuster acquisition of Activision Blizzard still hanging in the balance, it's interesting that…

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The 23H2 Mystery, Solved (Premium)

Microsoft’s transition of new features from Windows 11 23H2 to tomorrow’s Moment update was confusing.…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Groundhog Day (Premium)

My life has turned into a real-life version of the movie Groundhog Day, where I’m…

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