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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The Making of Karateka Interactive Documentary is Now Available

The Digital Eclipse interactive documentary The Making of Karateka is now available on PC, Xbox,…

Google Workspace Duet AI

Google Duet AI to Cost $30 Per User Per Month, Just Like Microsoft 365 Copilot

Google confirmed today that its Duet AI offering for Workspace business customers will cost $30…

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IDC: PC Sales to Grow Slightly in 2024

A new report from the market researchers at IDC claims that the PC industry’s post-pandemic…

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Microsoft Announces Free Foundational C# Certification

Microsoft is partnering with freeCodeCamp to offer a free Foundational C# Certification that spans 35…

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Digital Decluttering: For the Love of NAS (Premium)

With my OneDrive documents and photos archives organized, I've moved on to the next daunting…

Microsoft Special Event September 21

Microsoft’s September Event Isn’t Just About Surface

While many of us had speculated that next month's Microsoft special event was mostly about…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Mental Health Will Drive You, Well, You Know (Premium)

I've written a lot about my recent health initiatives, but I've skirted around the other…

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Scaling Back the Terrible in Windows 11 and Other Stories I’d Like to Tell (Premium)

I spend a lot of time writing, but I can be easily distracted by experimental…

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Ask Paul: August 25 (Premium)

Happy Friday and welcome to the final Ask Paul for August! Let’s kick off the…

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I’m Moving My Video Archive to YouTube (UPDATED)

As part of my recent digital decluttering work, I've pulled all of my archived videos…

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Roll Your Own Windows Time Machine (Premium)

Last week, a reader asked me if Microsoft or any third parties offer a full…

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NVIDIA’s Revenues Doubled in Q2 Thanks to AI

NVIDIA reported that it earned a net income of $6.19 billion on record revenues of…

Microsoft Edge for Business is Now Available

Microsoft announced that its Edge for Business experience is now available, offering a clearer separation…

Microsoft Issues Latest Monthly Update Preview for Windows 11 22H2

It's Week D, enthusiasts, so those running Windows 11 version 22H2 will find a new…

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Atari 2600+ Looks Like Original VCS, Will Play 2600 and 7800 Cartridges

The hits just keep on coming: Atari today announced the Atari 2600+, a retro video…

Brave with Leo AI assistant

Brave is Adding a Native AI Assistant to its Browser

Brave announced today that it has begun testing a new AI assistant called Leo that…

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