Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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.

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I’ve been a music lover my entire life. Literally: I received my first album, Mister…

Microsoft Finally Announces Windows 10 Version 21H1

Microsoft today formally announced Windows 10 version 21H1, and it released the first pre-release build…

Microsoft Brings FPS Boost to Backward Compatible Games

A new Xbox Series X|S feature called FPS Boost will improve the experience of playing…

Google Starts Paying for News in Australia

After threatening to pull Search from Australia because of a proposed new law requiring it…

Opera Launches E-Commerce System in Europe

Opera announced today that it is launching in-browser ecommerce functionality with a cashback and payments…

Epic Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in the EU

Epic is stepping up its legal battle against Apple’s anticompetitive business practices this week by…

Microsoft Edge Now Uses Adaptive Notifications

After quieting all website notifications by default in Edge, Microsoft discovered that many users couldn’t…

The Free Version of LastPass is About to Get Less Useful

LastPass has long offered both free and paid versions of its password manager, but the…

Flight Simulator Update Brings Enhanced Visuals for the UK and Ireland

Microsoft has released World Update 3 for Flight Simulator, bringing enhanced visuals scenery, airports, and…

Microsoft Announces the Xbox Wireless Headset

Microsoft today announced that it will soon sell an Xbox Wireless Headset, and unlike its…

You Can Preorder the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 Now

Samsung announced today that customers can now preorder its Galaxy Chromebook 2, with prices starting…

Here are the Next Titles Coming to Game Pass This Month

Microsoft will add several new titles to its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions over the next…

Microsoft Brings Office App to iPad

Microsoft has quietly ported its unified Office app to the iPad, one year to the…

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Thanks to a confusing strategy change in 2020 and ongoing terrible communications from the Windows…

Carl Pei’s New Company Has Purchased Essential for Some Reason

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei recently started a new firm called Nothing. And Nothing has acquired…

Pat Gelsinger Becomes Intel’s CEO

Intel announced that Pat Gelsinger has assumed the role of company CEO in keeping with…

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