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

Leanpub Book Launch: De-Enshittify Windows 11 by Paul Thurrott

Welcome to the Leanpub Launch video for De-Enshittify Windows 11: How to make Windows 11…

What We've Lost
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From the Editor’s Desk: What We’ve Lost ⭐

The personal technology industry, now run by some of the worst human beings on earth,…

Android 16 QPR3 Delivers Long-Awaited Desktop Mode

Android 16 QPR3 Delivers Long-Awaited Desktop Mode

Android 16 QPR3 is here with an important Android platform capability, a Desktop mode that…

Ask Paul: March 6
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Ask Paul: March 6 ⭐

Happy Friday! It was a week of Apple news, so I'm not surprised that this…

Next Xbox Console to Play PC Games

Next Xbox Console to Play PC Games

Microsoft's next Xbox videogame console is codenamed Project Helix and will play Windows PC games.

WinUIpad: Adding New Features with AI and a Peek at the Future
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WinUIpad: Adding New Features with AI and a Peek at the Future ⭐

Given my early success with Clairvoyance, I quickly moved to using this AI pair programming…

Microsoft is Testing Web Integration in Copilot on Windows 11

Microsoft is Testing Web Integration in Copilot on Windows 11

Microsoft is deploying a new web integration feature for Copilot on Windows 11 to all…

WinUIpad: Fixing Problems with AI
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WinUIpad: Fixing Problems with AI ⭐

Once I had Clairvoyance up and running, I asked it to perform a code review…

OpenAI Releases Codex App for Windows

OpenAI Releases Codex App for Windows

One month after it released a standalone Codex app on the Mac, OpenAI announced a…

Epic Games Settles with Google Worldwide

Epic Games Settles with Google Worldwide

Epic Games and Google announced today that they have settled their years-long antitrust worldwide.

Google Pixel 10a First Impressions

Google Pixel 10a First Impressions

My Pixel 10a review unit was delivered by hand by a Google courier here in…

Bitwarden Brings Passkey Sign-Ins to Windows 11

Bitwarden Brings Passkey Sign-Ins to Windows 11

Bitwarden now supports passkey sign-ins to Windows 11, which I believe is a first for…

Google Launches Android Quarterly Update, March Pixel Drop

Google Launches Android Quarterly Update, March Pixel Drop

Google today announced a set of updates for Android alongside its March Pixel Drop for…

Google Moves Chrome to a Two-Week Development Schedule

Google Moves Chrome to a Two-Week Development Schedule

Starting with Chrome 153 in September 2026, Google will move its web browser to a…

Puzzling
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Puzzling ⭐

Videogames have come a long way since I was a kid, but I'm struck by…

Audible Introduces Less Expensive Audiobook Plan

Audible Introduces a Less Expensive Audiobook Plan

Amazon has announced a less expensive Audible Standard plan to keep the service competitive with…

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