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

HP ZBook Firefly G10 16-Inch First Impressions

I've had nothing but good experiences with HP's ZBook Firefly laptops, but this is my…

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Digital Decluttering: Finishing the Job (Premium)

Four years ago, I digitized our entire photo collection as part of a decluttering purge.…

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Build 2023: Microsoft Again Makes the Case for Windows to Developers

For the past several years, Microsoft has done what it can to make Windows the…

Local Stable Diffusion demo on a Snapdragon-based PC

Build 2023: Qualcomm Pushes a Hybrid AI Approach

Qualcomm was the first of Microsoft's silicon partners to integrate AI capabilities into its chipsets,…

Build 2023: Microsoft Unleashes an AI Tsunami for Developers, Customers

Not surprisingly, AI is the focus on this year's Build conference, and Microsoft has a…

Microsoft Wins Legal Victory in So-Called Gamers’ Lawsuit

Among the least daunting of Microsoft's challenges in acquiring Activision Blizzard is a spurious "gamers'…

Awaken a sleeping giant painting by Paul Thurrott and AI
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Microsoft, AI, and Ethics (Premium)

On the eve of Build 2023, it's perhaps useful to examine the ethics of Microsoft's…

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From the Editor’s Desk: More Stories (Premium)

I collect little stories so I can add them to bigger pieces I'm writing where…

AI Activists to Target Microsoft at Build 2023

The activists from Ekō have published a full-page ad in The Seattle Times and a…

Neeva Shut Downs its Search Engine

Neeva was founded two years ago by ex-Googlers as a paid, ad-free, and private alternative…

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China is 37th Country to OK Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft keeps racking up victories in its attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard, with China becoming…

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In Defense of Chris Capossela (Premium)

After marketing itself as the kinder, gentler Big Tech corporation under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has…

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Ask Paul: May 19 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here's another great set of reader questions to kick off the weekend a…

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Still Feeling a Little Edgy (Premium)

I try to avoid Microsoft Edge as much as possible because the browser doesn't respect…

Brave is Adding a Forgetful Browsing Feature

A coming version of the Brave web browser will include a new Forgetful Browsing feature…

Amazon Announces New Alexa-Powered Echo Devices

With over 500 million Alexa-powered devices sold worldwide, Amazon today announced several new additions to…

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