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

Windows App Development CLI Updated with .NET Project Support, More

Windows App Development CLI Updated with .NET Project Support, More

Microsoft updated its Windows App Development CLI (winapp) to version 0.2 and added some eagerly…

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Google Home Updated with Multiple Gemini Enhancements

Google is now rolling out a long list of enhancements to Gemini for Google Home…

MWC 2026: Lenovo Announces New Yoga, IdeaPad, and Legion PCs, Tablets, Peripherals and Concepts

MWC 2026: Lenovo Announces New Yoga, IdeaPad, and Legion PCs, Tablets, Peripherals and Concepts

This week at Mobile World Congress, Lenovo is announcing several new consumer-focused PCs, tablets, peripherals,…

MWC 2026: Motorola Partners with GrapheneOS

MWC 2026: Motorola Partners with GrapheneOS

Motorola is partnering with the GrapheneOS Foundation to bring its Google-less Android version to businesses…

MWC 2026: Lenovo Announces New ThinkPad PCs, Concepts

At Mobile World Congress 2026 this week, Lenovo announced several interesting new ThinkPad PCs and…

WinUIpad: AI to the Rescue
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WinUIpad: AI to the Rescue ⭐

With progress slowing to a crawl, I researched Windows App SDK alternatives and then started…

Make Windows 11 More Secure
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De-Enshittify Windows 11: Make Windows 11 More Secure ⭐

In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good…

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Dell Revenues Surge 39 Percent to $33.4 Billion

Dell reported that it earned a net income of $2.3 billion on revenues of $33.4…

Ask Paul: February 27
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Ask Paul: February 27 ⭐

Happy Friday! After a huge week for Xbox, it's not surprising that we're all wondering…

Netflix Now Has 260.8 Million Paid Subscribers

Netflix Drops Bid for Warner Bros.

Netflix declined to raise its bid for Warner Bros. today, allowing Paramount Skydance to proceed…

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Google Ships Android 17 Beta 2

Tied no doubt to today's AppFunctions announcement, Google has also delivered Android 17 Beta 2…

Google Outlines How AI Agents Will Interact with Android Apps

Google Outlines How AI Agents Will Interact with Android Apps

Google is working to give Android apps semantic (programmatic) capabilities so that they can be…

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Nvidia Revenues Jump 73 Percent to a Record $68.1 Billion

Nvidia reported that it earned a net income of $43 billion on record revenues of…

1Password is Getting More Expensive

1Password is Getting More Expensive

It's not just Bitwarden: 1Password revealed this week that it will soon raise the price…

Now Available De-Enshittify Windows 11

Now Available: De-Enshittify Windows 11

It's still incomplete, but my latest book, De-Enshittify Windows 11, is now available for purchase…

Report Highlights Best Selling Videogames of 2025

Report Highlights Best Selling Videogames of 2025

A new report from Sensor Tower dives deep into 2025 videogame sales and reveals some…

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